Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-08-07
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Important Resolution Adopted on Sub
,ject of Validity of Railroad Bonds
No More Payments Will Be
Made or Taxes Levied on
that AccOunt-ROutine
Business.

AS previously announced in these col
umns, the board of county commissioners
met at 2 o'clock on Monday afternoon
and has since been in session. Chairman,
Dudrow, Commissioners Rogers and Lu-
jan, and Clerk Hill are present.
Mr.. E. A. Fiske appeared before the
board and asked that the assessed yalua-
ton of the property of E. D. Franz be
reduced from $16,625 to $4,000. The
board reduced the amount to $4,000.
Mr.. A. B. Renehan appeared before the
board and petitioned for reduction of
J. B. Lamy's assessment from $2S,760 to
$4,000. The petition was taken under
advisement.
The following important resolution was
adopted:
Whereas, There are now outstanding
bonds of the county of Santa Fe of the
issue of 1891, in exchange for bonds orig
inally issued in aid of the construction of
the New Mexico & Southern Pacific rail
| road, Nos. to 262 inclusive, of $1,000
each, amounting to $262,000; and also
bonds of the issue of 1892, Nos. 32S to
499 inclusive, of $1,000 each, amounting
to $4,000, and Nos. 500, SOL and SOP of
300 each, am mounting to $500, and Nos
SOB to 5O7 inclusive, of $1,000 each,
amounting to $4,000, and Nos. sos to $40
inclusive, of 800 each, amounting to
$1,000, issued in exchange for bonds and
unpaid coupons originally issued in aid
of the construction of the Texas Santa
Fe & Northern railroad; and
| Whereas, 1t was held by the supreme
court of the United States in similar
case, to wit: Lewis vs.. Pima county, A
| t., that counties in the territories car
only incur such debts or obligations af
shall be necessary to the administration
of their internal affairs, and that bonds
issued by such counties in aid of railroad
construction were not debts incurred II
the administration of their internal af
fairs; therefore be it
Resolved, That the treasurer of The
county of Santa Fe be and he is hereby
instructed not to pay henceforth any in
terest coupons for or on account of any
of the above named bonds, and to hole
all moneys now in his hands to the credit
of interest fund on said above named
bonds, and all moneys that shall come
into his hands henceforth to the credit o
said interest fund, until the question shall
receive final judicial determination; ant
be it further
Resolved, That no tax leyies be now o.
henceforth made by this board to NEE
the accruing interest on any of said above
named bonds.
fo1l kills oil
Water & Improvement company, $371.61
A. p. Hill, clerk. $l4.50; W. p. Cunning
ham, sheriff, $35l.50; Patrocino Lopez
janitor, $40; 4. H. Tucker, deputy sheriff
$1,000.
Exemptions of 5000 each were allowed
on the assessment returns of Josepht
Baca and Librado Quintana.
The tax return of Fernando Delgadt
was reduced to $3.50 for the year 1895
and that of Jose Herrera was reduced to
| $465.
Mr.. B. M. Read appeared before thu
board and asked that Francisco Griegt
de Rodriguez be allowed an exemption
of 5000 for the years 1898 and 1894. Tit
petition was granted.
Luciano Garcia was allowed an ex
emption of 5000 for 1898.
| Petitions for the appointment of james
Caruthers, Jose Dolores Garcia and Fa
cundo Pine, as sheep inspector of Sants
Fe county, were received.
Mr.. Lujan moved that Facundo Pine
be appointed as sheep inspector, but, AZ
the motion was not seconded, the matter
was deferred until the next meeting.
| The board has under consideration this
afternoon the subject of the tax levy fol-
1896 and after that is disposed of will ad
| journ.