Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-01-07
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION.
Transactions Of the New Mexico As
sessment Equalizers at Their Reg
ular Meeting In This City-Val.
uatiOns for the Guidance
Of the COunties.


AS already announced in the New MEX
loan the board of equalization of the
territory of New Mexico met pursuant to
law in the capital city on Monday, Janu.
ary 4, with G. W. Kannedy, W. r. Upton
Romulo Martinez and d. q. Hobart
present and Geo. l.. Ulrick absent.
In the matter q 'hf,rs peal of J. e
Frost, Jacob Seligman ara tia A. & p
R. R., continued from the August meet
ing of this board for additional proofs
relating to the certain matters, sitter due
deliberation and careful investigation, as
to the classification of the lands in ques-
tion, the board of equalization found
that said lands had not any permanent
water thereon nor either coal or mer-
chantable timber land, and therefore
should be classed and assessed at 25 cents
per acre and the board directed the as
SCISSOR and board of county commission
ers of the county of San Juan to assess
said lands at 25 cents per acre.
In the matter of the appeals of Cane
~ DuEdu3 d ul0TCuubll6 SCAl pduy3 ana ble
Clayton Land & Investment company. of
Union county, N. M, and also of the ap-
peal Of the Taos County bank, of Taos,
N. M, thu board was advised by the So
licitor.general, j. P. Victory, that it had
no jurisdiction in the matter of the above
appeals at this meeting, for the reason of
the failure of the clerks of the alb owe men
toned counties to forward proper GER
tificates from the clerks of said counties
showing that the appeals were taken
from the boards of county commission
ers to the said board of equalization.
The board thereupon fixed the follow
ing values for the ensuing year on rail
road property, telegraph lines, and .tele
phone lines within the territory of New
Mexico:
All railroads of standard gauge, which
shall be subject to taxation on the 1st
day of March, 1897, in each county in the
territory of New Mexico through which
they may run and are situated and run
ming north, and east of The Atchison, To.
peka g. Santa Fe railroad depot, in the
city of Albuquerque, N. M, shall be
valued and assessed tu the companies
owning or operating the same at the rate
of $1,000 per mile for each and every
mile of the main line, and at the rate of
81, 500 per mile for each and every mile
Of switch and side track, and at the rate
Of $4,000 per mile for each and every
nile of branch lines, and the assess
nent and values per mile on the above
stated main lines, branch lines and
switches, shall include all rolling stock
Of said company or companies used
thereon, except such cars as belong to
,he Pullman Palace company, and desig-
mated as Pullman palace cars.
The above rolling staakss mantienea
consists OF locomotive engiahs ana cars
,f all descriptions, but shall not include
my buildings, machinery or tools used
n repair shops, or any supplies or ma
erials on hand, nor shall it include the
lines.
II is further ordered and decided by
his board that all railroads of standard
,auge, situated south of the north end of
he Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad
lepot, in the city of Albuq N. NJ,
Including the Atlantic & Pacific railroad,
'hall be subject to taxation on the first
lay of March, 1897, and shall be assessed
or taxable purposes to the company or
owning or operating the same
n the county or couuties through which
hey may run at the rate of $6,500 per
nile for each and every mile of main
inc, and at the rate of -$4,50O per mile for
zach and every mile of branch line and
hall be assessed at the rate of $4,000 per
nile for each and every mile of switch
md side track connected with and belong
ng to said road, which said valuation
shall include all rolling stock used by
'aid company or companies, except Pull
nan palace cars. Said rolling stock in
,luded consists of locomotive engines
md cars of all descriptions, but shall not
nclude any buildings, tools or machinery
lsed in repair shops or any material or
supplies on hand and shall not include
lines.
1t is further ordered and deoreed by
his board that the Denver & Rio Grande
narrow gauge railroad, being operated
within the territoay of New Mexico,
g subject to taxation within the territory
,f New Mexico on the first day of March,
1897, shall be valued for the purpose of
taxation through the various counties
through which it runs at the rate of ST.
500 per mile for each and every mile of
main and branch lines, and at the rate of
81, 500 per mile on all switches and side
racks connected Herewith. Said valua-
ion shall include all rolling stock, con-
listing of locomotive engines and cars of
Ill descriptions, except Pullman palace
,ars, but shall not include any buildings,
;ools or machinery used in repair shops
,r material or supplies on hand, nor shall
t include telegraph lines.
It is further ordered and decreed by
his board that in the matter of the New
Mexico e. Arizona railroad, situated in
Grant county, New Mexico, and which is
,ubject to taxation on the let day OF
March, 1897, and which is operated with
n the territory of New Mexico, shall
,e valued for the purpose of taxa
ion in the county or counties through |
which it may run at the rate of $4,000
oer mile for each and every mile of main
ind branch lines and at the rate of ST.
100 per mile for each and every mile of
witch and side tracks connected there
With. Said valuation shall include all
olling stock, consisting of locomotive
'ngines and cars of all descriptions, ex-
'ept Pullman palace cars, but shall not
nclude any buildings, tools or machinery
lsed in repair shops nor materials nor
upplies on hand nor shall it include
elegraph lines.
In the matter of fixing values of stand.
.rd gauge railroads, north Of the city of
Ilbuq uerque, New Mexico, it shall be
Understood that such valuation does not