Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-03-08


many instanr, s.: Chas. Wagner, Of thlt
town, presenteda claim against the county
f0r the amountof 81 for which the chair
man issued a warrant for $50.
The present board OF commissioners
have violated the law by directing the
sheriff not to turn over tie the county
treasurer any money collected by him,
and further by ordering him to pay out q!
such money the policemen, the county
clerk and other parties.
| We had before us the original franchise
OF the Water company and found that
! the said company had failed to comply
| with the original conditions thereof This
! franchise stipulated that the said COM
pany should construct three reser. oirS
within one year from the date OF same,
which was not complied with. In 1855
the board of county commissioners passed
a resolution releasing said company from
any further obligations to construct the
third reservoir, on the ground that the
supply of water in the already construct
Ell reservoir was sufficient Tor the present
demands of the public.
And the grand jury believes that tho
said board exceeded its authority by pass
| ing such resolution.
We found that the chairman OF the
present board has rented the court house
hall for theatrical performances and for
other purposes without receiving any
compensation therefor. Although by 80
| doing he created higher rate of insur-
ance on the building, and having no
authority to do so.
The total county debt to date consists
of the following:
$4,000 90 per cent bonds from 1850, N. NJ. & S
T. railroad.
29,500 90 per cent bonds from 1882, county
funded bonds.
4l,500 90 per cent bonds from 1884, county
funded bonds.
100000 90 per cent bonds from 1887, T., S. F. &
n. railroad.
$1,000 00 per cent bonds from 1889, court
house.
lO,4OO 90 6 per cent bonds frop 1885, count!
funded bonds.
Hiss 90 per cent warrants from 1889, not
funded.
10,006 90 6 per cent warrants from 1889, without
Interest.
$780, 94 90
Furthermore, about SIP 900 for 1889 for
which no warrants are drawn as yet, and
about $4,000 for over due coupons on the
T., S. +. q n. r. Il. bonds.
| We examined the accounts Of the col
| lector, Francisco Chavez, and found that
he has never made final settlement with
the commissioners as required by law,
and upon investigation of his accounts
with the county, have to report as fol
lows:
Charges made by the county against
him from the time he entered in
office up to January /, 1889. ..... s2l4,sl4 g.
Payments made by him during said
period Into the treasury .... l22,252 %
Collectors commission, .......... S,lIS 81
Expenses paid by him. .......,.-.... $500 AZ
UnCollected taxes during period. ,.,. 72,l76 81
sos, 1872 %
Leaving a balance in favor of the
county on January !, 1881 ..........s $3.50 II
A further charge made by the county
against +. Chavez, for the year 1889
to 1870, for taxes aud licenses .... 53,S4S a
Total SO. .................... GO, 403 y
Payment into the treasury up to Feb
ruary 10, 1890. ...... ...,..' . ....., 1886 O3
Total balance Feby 10, 1890 s 1857 Is
in favor of the county, from which will
be deducted the commission on taxes and
license for the year 1889 to 1890. The
uncollected tax list returned by Francisco
Chavez to the county commissioners,
amounting as above stated to $72, l76 81,
including the uncollected taxes from 1881
to 1889, as the board of county commits.
sleners have never made settlement
with the said collector for the uncolected
taxes, therefore have never given him
credit Tor any portion OF q considerable
SUN OF this very large tax list, consisting
OF taxes on uncOntirmed grants, Indian
grants, taxes against property which does
not belong to this county, or persons who
have no property III the county.
At this time such taxes are uncolleCtable,
and proper action should be taken by the
county commissioners i'll relation thereto.
The collector has violated the law bv
obeying the order OF the county commits
sioners to withhold certain moneys in his
hands and III not returning same over to
the county treasurer, also in that he has
taken the functions of treasurer by pay
ing out certain amounts of money b,
same order.
OF the balance of IS $50 II due from the
collector on taxes January l, 1889, there
is nearly 81, 1000 belonging to the N. M. & |
S. Z. r. Il. funds, which he has retained |
by the direction OF the board of county |
commissioners.
We found also that he has grossly |
violated the law by not turning over the
money collected by him on the 10th day
OF each month as provided by law.
We have examined the accounts of the |
treasurer, Gavino Ortiz, and find that the
70 ha 81
ty on February 10, 1889, are as follows:
Court house fund. .......................$ 7O3 90
Fundel bond ...... ........,........... 467 %
County iuuus .-............... .-,. $500 81
Total amount ............,. 1865 40
We found the treasurer had paid out a
certain amount of the school fund in re-
demption OF warrants drawn against said
fund by the county commissioners in
payment of claims against the county,
which the law provides should be paid out
If the general county fund, and by 80 do
ng the present county commissioners and
he treasurer simply followed in the foot
steps of their predecessors, and are equally
guilty OF violating the law.
The assessor OF the county has assessed
grants, Indian grants and
other properties not subject to taxation
N this county. The assessor, however,
was not allowed fee for many such as
,essments.
The description of real estate in many
instances, as shown by the assessors re-
.urns, is very defective, and the taxes
AN not be collected by the law.
We suggest as a remedy therefor COM