Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-07-17

that reason they didn't appear before the
board and the matter was taken under
consideration.
Mr.. Antonio Ortiz y Salazar appeared
as agent of Rev. Anthony Fourchegue and
protested against the raising of the as
sessment from $1,000 to $4,000 and asked
| that the same be reduced to the original
| report stating various reasons for same
and it was taken under consideration.
Mr.. j. B. Lamy appeared before the
board and protested against the raise on
real estate from $4,000 to $4,000 stating
that his report was the same this year as
| it had been for the last four years, and
that the property was not as productive
as it had been, that rents were lower and
the same was taken under considera-
ton.
Mr. Mckenzie appeared as agent of Mrs.
Anna G. Mckenzie and protested against
the raise of the real estate property from
$500 to $500 and the same was reduced
from $500 to 5000.
Mr.. Geo. II. Howard appeared before
the board as the agent for Mrs. Candida
ria Galegos, and protested against the
raise of the assessment report by the as
sor, from $4,000 to $500 and the board
declined to reduce the assessment.
The board resumed business as board
of county commissioners.
Mr.. L. Spiegelberg appeared before the
board and stated that he had presented to
the county treasurer for its payment
coupons of bonds issued in 1882 and 1884
and that the same were not paid for fault
of funds, and he asked the board that a
levy be made for the payment of such
coupons as required by law.
Mrs. Bartlett appeared before the board
as member of the Woman's Board of
Trade of Santa Fe, and asked the board
of county commissioners to appropriate
the sum of $50 for the purpose of help
ing them III Identifying the plaza of
Santa Fe, and on the motion of Hon. G.
w. Dudrow and seconded by Hon. Victor
Ortega the sum of $50 was appropriated
unanimously, and the clerk was ordered
to issue a warrant of $50 out of the gen.
eral county fund, in the name of Mrs.
Weltmer by request of Mrs. Bartlett.
A petition was presented to the board
of county commissioners by Mr.. Antonio
Macs, signed bya large number of In
habitants of Santa Cruz and Espanola
asking the board that an alcalde be ap-
pointed for the purpose of distributing
the waters of Santa Cruz river, and the
district attorney being present the board
asked his opinion in regard to that mat
ter and he stated to the board that under
the law the board of county commission
ers had no jurisdiction in that matter
and the petition was returned.
The board adjourned till the 9th day of
July, A. d. 1898.
SANTA FE, N. NJ, July 6, 1S93,-The
board met at 2 o'clock p. m.
Present. Hon. A. L. Kendall, chair
man, and Hon. Victor Ortega and Hon.
Chas. W. Dudrow, Atanasio Romero, clerk,
and Chas. NJ. Conklin, sheriff.
The minutes of the last session were
read and approved.
The board opened as board of equali-
cation and appeal in the tax matters.
Mr.. SOL Spiegelberg appeared in be-
half of Mrs. HELD and Mr.. Levi Spiegel-
berg and asked the board to reduce the
levy made by the board to the original
return and the board declined to reduce
the assessments of both parties.
Mr.. Marcelino Garcia appeared in be-
half of Mrs. Magdalena l.. de Ortiz and
asked reduction of raise of assessment
and the board declined to reduce the as
sessment.
Mr.. Juan B. Lamy appeared before the
board and asked reduction of raise of
assessment and the board declined to re-
duce the assessment.
Mr.. Arthur Seligman appeared in be-
half of Mrs. B. Seligman and asked rem
dition of raise of assessment and the
board declined to reduce the assessment.
j. R. Cushier, by Hon. N. B. Laughlin
and asked reduction of raise of ASSESS
ment and the same was fixed in the sum
of $1,000.
The assessment of Grunsfeld g. Lind
helm was fixed in the sum of $500.
Mr.. VIM. NJ. Berger appeared on behalf
of G. w. Houghton and asked for reduce
tion of raised of assessment, and the board
fixed the same at $4,000.
The assessment of r. H. Longwill was
left as raised by the board.
In the matter of the assessment of Lu-
ciano Chaves, Ascencion Chaves and Apo
Ionic Chaves the board declined to reduce
the assessment of 1892.
The assessment reports of Demetrio
Leyba T. Bro. were fixed as follows:
Assessment return for 1892 was fixed in
the sum of 5000.
Assessment return for 1892 was fixed in
the sum of 1855, and the sheriff was di-
rected to collect accordingly.
Mrs. Rita Martinez de Gooch appeared
before the board and stated that she paid
her tax for the year 1888 to Sheriff Cha
vez and that he did not give the receipt
for the same, and the board ordered the
sheriff to give credit on the tax roll for
said year.
Mr.. Geo. W. Knaebel presented petit
ton to the board on behalf of Grace
Breeder, asking that her real and per-
sonal property be separated from her
husbands property, and that the board,
by resolution, cause the same to be so
separated, and authorize and direct the
collector of taxes to compute and receive
the tax for the year 1892 thereon.
Now therefore, the board of county
commissioners ordered and directed the
collector to receive the tax Of said prop
erty of said Grace Breeder, which is here
by fixed in the sum of $500.
The board adjourned till tomorrow,
the 7th day of July, A. D., 1898.
SANTA FE, N. NJ, July z, 1S93.--The
board met at 2 o'clock p. m.
Present: Hon. A. L. Kendall, chair
man; Hon. Chas. w. Dudrow and Hon.
Victor Ortega, commissioners; Atanasio
Romero, clerk, and Chas. M. Conklin,
sheriff.
The minutes of the last session were
and approved.
The sheriff is hereby authorized to pro-
rate the taxes now due on two pieces of
property which belonged to the estate of