Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-08-06
EQUALIZATION BOARD.
Transactions Of the Recent Meeting
Of the Territorial Board Of Equal
izatiOn i'm Detail.

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board of equalization met in the city o.
: Santa Fe on August for the transaction
of such business as might properly come
before it, there being present Romulo
! Martinez, W. R. Upton, George l.. Ulrich
and d. Q. Hobart. President G. W. Ken
nedy being absent on account of sickness,
DR.. Upton was chosen chairman pro tenn.
The following proceedings were had on
Monday:
In the matter of Las Animas Land &
Cattle company, after due consideration
by the board, so per cent of the raise
made by the board of county commits
sioners of Sierra county was sustained,
and said board instructed to correct its
tax roll in accordance with such action
by this board.
In the matter of g. A. Burdick, the
board found, after careful investigation,
that the assessment of 1O0snead of cattle
IN Sierra county was erroneous, and there
fore the appeal of said Burdick was sns-
tained.
In the matter of A. Staab, Santa Fe
county, the board sustained the appeal of
said Staab for the reason that said raise
was not made on any specific property.
In the matter of the Maxwell land grant,
notice to dismiss was filed by Frank
Springer, and the same was sustained for
the reason that the board has no iuris-
diction in the case, as under the law it was
advised that the action of the majority
of the board of county commissioners
was final.
In the matter of New Mexico & Arizona
railroad, the board was advised that the
rate fixed by the board at it's January
meeting on property for 1896 was final,
and it had no right at this meeting to
correct or change such value. Therefore
the raise upon this property was sus-
tanned.
In the matter of lone L. Morley, of
Dona Ana county, after consideration of
the appeal of said lone l.. Morley was
sustained and the raise made disallowed
In the matter of Oscar G. Snow, o. K.
Snow and W. M. Snow, the appeal was
disallowed and the raise made sustained.
In the matter of the estate of Thomas
Casad, Dona Ana county, the raise was
not sustained, but the valuation placed
on said property and tract of land at
$4,1OO, and the assessor of said county
was ordered to correct the tax roll in ac-
cordance with such action.
On motion the board adjourned to Au-
gust at 10 a. m.
August 4, 10 a. m.-The board met pur
suant to adjournment, members present
as above. In the matter of the Rio
Grande Land company, Dona Ana county,
the appeal was sustained and the assessor
of Dona Ana county was instructed to
correct his tax roll and place the values
as set forth in the original return.
In the matter of the New Mexico
Town company so per cent of the raise
heretofore made in the assessment was
sustained, and the remainder thereof was
disallowed, ard the assessor and board of
commissioners was instructed to make
correction of the tax roll accordingly.
On motion the board adjourned till 2
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2 psm.-In the matter of Max Schultz,
Grant county, after careful investigation
of the schedules and proofs set forth by
said Schultz as to the amount of personal
property on hand this board sustained
the appeal of said Schultz and directed
the board of county commissioners to
correct the roll in accordance with the
original return.
In the matter of appeal on real estate
in block 81, of Max Schultz, the board did
not sustain the appeal, but recommended
and found that the value should be as
raised by the board of county commits
sioners, viz: $4,000.
In the matter of Henry Rosenberg
Grant county, after investigation of his
schedules and proofs submitted him, the
appeal was sustained on personal prop
erty. As to the real estate, the appeal
was not allowed, and it was directed that
the valuation remain as set by the board
Of commissioners.
In the matter of the Silver City water
company, the appeal was sustained, and
the board of commissioners directed to
correct the tax roll in accordance with
the original schedule.
In the matter of the Ell Dorado Town
com pany and the Hill Site Town COM
pany, of San Miguel county, the raise was
sustained to the extent of the values set
out in the returns of said companies Of
1896, and the commissioners were in
structed to assess the said values in ac-
cordance with such returns of 1895.
In the matter of Geo. W. Ward, of San
Miguel county, the petition, asking for q
reduction from $4,000 on real estate,
was granted to the extent of $1,500, plac-
ing such value at $500, and the assessor
and county commissioners instructed to
act in accordance with such correction.
In the matter Of Edith M. Nichol and
Frank j. Amader, Dona Ana county, the
lappeal was not sustained, but was disal-
lowed, and this board ordered that the
taxes be enforced as assessed.
On motion an adjournment was taken
till August s, at 10 q. m.
August 6, 10 a. m.-The board met pur-
suant to adjournment; board present as
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In the matter of the Tularosa Land &
Cattle company, Dona Ana county, the
raise of the board of county commission
ers was sustained to the extent OF $1,000,
and disallowed as to the remainder OF
such raise; and the commissioners we're
instructed to correct the tax roll accord.
ingly.
In the matter of Ration Goal & Coke
company, Colfax county, this case was
continued to the January meeting in
order to get further information and data.
In the matter of Frank Springer, of
Colfax county, the case was continued till
the January meeting, because the record
failed to arrive from San Miguel county.
j In the matter of the A. & P. railroad,
Jno. F. Frost and jacob Seligman, OF San
Juan county, the case was continued till
the January meeting, in order for the ap-
pellants to present further proof as to
the character and quality and class of the
land assessed.
In the matter Of the A., T. & 8. F. Rail-
road company, Of Grant county, the ap-
peal was sustained as to the half interest
in tie depot and freight house assessed,
but was disallowed as to the other prop
erty mentioned for the reason that to sus.
tain such appeal would be to discriminate
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