Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-08-08


Cattle, same as previous year.
Lands we're ordered assessed at actual
cash values.
OF course the board, at its late meeting,
had to be mainly guided by these valua-
tions in disposing of the numerous APP
peals that came before it. Its preiimi-
nary work and first day 'stransactions have
already been reported in these columns.
Below will be found its last two days.
proceedings complete:
In the matter of the appeal of the
Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf Railroad
company, the following resolution was,
after consideration, duly adopted:
eve are legally advised and believe
that the action of the board in January,
1896, fixing values, is final and can not be
revised by us at this meeting"
In the matter of the appeal of M. 5.
Otero, for lack of proper data showing
the grounds of the action of the assessor
and county commissioners in making the
raise, the action of these officials was not
sustained and the assessment of Otero
was fixed at the amount he returned.
The raise made on the return on stock,
horses and residence in Hillsboro, made
by w. s. Hopewell was sustained, but
that on real estate was overruled.
In the matter of the appeal Of the A., L.
& s. +. Railroad company from the action
of the board of commissioners of Dona
Ana county, the raise was not sustained
on the buildings and Improvements on
line of road, but was overruled for the
reason that such assessment is different
from that made in any other county in
the territory, and for that reason is dis
eliminating and inequitable.
The action of Dona Ana county in
raising the assessment of the Rio Grande
Land company was sustained.
The raise made on real estate of John
e. Frost, in San Juan county, was sus-
| tanned.
In the matter of the appeal of the New
Mexico Town company, of Dona Ana
county, from the action of the county
commissioners in raising the assessment
| returns of certain lots and real estate
| owned by said company to $50 per lot,
said appeal was sustained to the extent
that the amount was reduced to 1926 per
lot.
The petition of Charles G. Hitchcock,
made against him by the commissioners
of Santa Fe county on account of mort
gage he was alleged tohold against the San
ia Fe Electric Light company, was grant
ed on the ground that the owners of the
property had returned the same for taxa
tion and that the assessment made against
him was illegal on account of his being a
MORTGAGE and nonresident.
The assessment on the mining and mill
ing machinery and surface Improvements
of the Standard Gold Mining & Milling
company, of Sierra county, was sustained
The raise on the mill site and improve
ments was also sustained, and the surface
grounds of the three patented claims oil
| this com pany, the latter being valued at
5000, were ordered assessed at S. per
acre.
The raise made in the assessments of
M. Chavez and Joaquin Chavez, of So
zorro county, was sustained, Mr.. Martinez
dissenting.
The appeals of the Helen Mining com
pany and Colonial Mining company, Of
Socorro county, were sustained, and the
| assessments of said companies were fixed
AS returned by them.
In the matter of the estate of the late
Thomas Casad, returned by Sarah V
| Casad, administrator, the raise in assess
ment by the commissioners of Dona Ans
county was Sustained.
The raise made in the assessment of tn,
Albuquerque Land company was no
| sustained, for the reason that no evidenc,
was presented to show upon what ground
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