Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-07-03
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At the afternoon session the assessment
OF the Water & improvement company
was reduced from $4,000, as raised by
the assessor. to $4,000.
In the case OF T. B. Catron vs.. the
County Board OF Commissioners, suit tc
test the validity OF the court house bonds
formal notice was formed on the hoard
that application for reinstatement of the
suit would be made to the district court
on July 6. Mr.. Fiske was present when
this notice was served and volunteered to
defend the county's interest free OF cost il
the board 80 desired. Mr.. Fiske was
authorized to act for the county.
The assessment Of the Gas company
was raised from $25, 900 to $35, 900.
The assessment OF the Cash Entry
mine property was reduced from 81 900
as raised by the assessor, to $4,000.
The Santa Fe Copper company's assess-
ment was fixed at $1,000.
Dr. Eggerts tax return was reduced
from 5000 to s400.
1t was ordered that the necessary steps
be taken to refund all outstanding county
warrants legally issued prior to July 30,
1886.
The following communication was read
by the clerk:
To the Board Of County Commissioners.
SANTA FE, N. NJ, July /, 1889. Gen
tlemen: l deem it my duty to call your
attention to the fact that there is no such
Office as county physician recognized un-
der our territorial laws, and therefore the
appointment of DR.. Harroun by your hon
orable body is without authority.
Subdivision II Of section 345 of the
Compiled Laws declares that boards Of
county commissioners shall not have
power to create or establish any new office
within their respective counties.
In view Of the plain language Of the
statute you in wisdom will see the neces-
sity of resembling the resolution creating
the office of county physician and thereby
save yourselves from public criticism--if
not from criminal indictment-and the
county from an unlawful disbursement OF
an unwarranted salary.
The late legislative assembly created
the position of health officer for all towns
snd settlements in the several counties
OF the territory having population Of not
less than 500 inhabitants (see chapter 70,
laws 'S9). DR.. Symington, a physician
OF well known ability and integrity, has
been appointed as such official by your
board for Santa Fe. His duties are clearly
defined under the law, and in my opinion
are of larger scope and Of greater utility
for the sanitary welfare Of the community
than those of an unauthorized county
physician with no specific regulations to
guide him in the proper discharge OF his
duties. Trusting that these suggestions
will be received in a kindly spirit l re-
main yours truly, JOHN P. Victory,
Dist. Atty. and Acting Atty. Gen.
The above was simply read and filed as
a communication from any private citizen
and no action was taken thereon, Com
missioner Wylys incidentally remarking
that he did not recognize Mr.. Victory as
district attorney and he thought Mr.. Mar
tinez agreed with him, to which Mr..
Martinez nodded assent.
To-day the board is again sitting as
board OF equalization and is making
general raise Of the tax returns as made
by the assessor.
One feature of to-day's session is that
the board insists on explicit descriptions
of property by the assessor, so that in case
of sale for delinquent taxes the tax title
will constitute lawful claim against the
property.