Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-01-07

. | NuTs 0o0 ~. OlItck.i
i, After organization, the board adjourns
TO ! 80, p. m.
Que. thirty p. M, board met pursuant
ed1ournment. present as above; absen
Geo. L. Ulrick.
In the matter Of J. Z. Frost, Jacob He
igman, and the A. q p. r. H., the appe,
continued from the August meeting {
this board for additional proofs relating |
the above matters, after due delibsratio
and careful investigation, as to the cassi
ficstion Of the lands In question, the boar
OF equalization finds that said lands hav
not any permanent water thereon, nor ha
either coal or merchantable timber lam
thereon, and therefore should be classifie
and assessed at twenty. five cents per acre
and this board directs the assessor an
board OF county commissioners of the coun
4 ty Of San Juan to assess said lands q
twenty-five cents per acre.
Recess was here taken to 7:30, D. m.
| n-thirty. p. M, board present a
above; absent, Geo. L. Ulrick.
| After going over various schedules, thi
board adjourned till O'Clock, January 9th
1897. s
| Nine O'Clock, a. M, January 9th. Me
pursuant to adjournment. Board presen
as above; absent, Geo. L. Ulrick.
In the matter of the appeal Of Can
& Duran, mercantile company, ais
the appeal Of the Clayton Ian,
and investment company, OF Upiol
county, N. NJ, as also the appeal O
the Taos county bank, of Taos, N. M, thi
board Is advised by the attorney general
J. P. Victory, that we have no Jurisdiction
in the matter OF the above appeals at thi
| meeting, for the reason of the failure o
the clerk Of the above mentioned countie
to forward proper certificates from
the clerks of the above mentioned counties
showing that appeals were taken from tn,
boards of county commissioners to the sale
board Of equalizati IN.
The Territorial board Of equaliza tion, fol
the Territory Of New Mexico, has fixed the
following values for the ensuing year, or
railroad property, telegraph lines, and
telephone lines within the Territory oi
New Mexico, as follows:
All railroads of standard guage, which
shall be subject to taxation on the 1st day
OF March, 1887, In each county Ia the Terri
tory Of New Mexico, through which they
may run and ara situated, and runn..
north and east Of the Atchison, Topeka q
santa Fe railroad depot, 10 the city o.
Albuquerque, N. NJ, shall be valued and as
sessed to the companies owning or opsrat-
ing the same, at the rate OF $1,000 per mile,
for each and every mile of the main line,
and at the rate Of So, 500 per mile, for each
and every mile of switch and side track,
and at the rate OF 81 500 per mile for each
and every mile Of branch lines, and that
the assessment and values per mile on the
above stated main line, branch lines and
switches, shall include all rolling stock of
said company or companies used thereon,
except such cars as belong to the Pullman
palace car company. and designated as Pull
man palace cars. The above rolling stock
mentioned consists of locomotive engines,
and cars Of all descriptions, but shall not
include any buildings, machinery or tools.
used in repair shops, or any supplies or
on hand, nor shall it include the
telegraph lines.
1t is further ordered and decided by this
board, that all railroads of standard
gauge, situated south of the north end of
the A. T. a =. r. railroad depot, In the
city OF Albuquerque, N. M, including the
A. 6E p. railroad, shall be subjected TO
taxation on the first day of March, 1897,
and shall be assessed for taxable purposes
to the company OF companies owning or
operating the same in the county or coun-
ties through which they may run, at the
rate of So, 500 per mile, for EACH and every
mile of main line, and at the rate of $4, 800
per mile for each and every mile OF branch
line, and shall be assessed at the rate of
" 800 per mile for each and every mile OF
switch and side track connected with and
belonging 60 said road; which said valua-
tiOn shall include al rolling stock used by
said company or companies except Pull
man palace oars, Said POLLING stock in
cluded. consists Of locomotive engines and
cars of all descriptions, but shall not in
clude any buildings, tools or machinery
used in repair shops, or any material or
supplies inland, and shall not include
telegraph lines.
Il is further ordered and decresd by this
board, that the d. e. r. G.. narrow gauge
railroad, being operated in the Territory
of New Mexico that 10 subject TO taxation
and that is being operated within tie Ter
ritory Of New Mexico, and that is subject
to taxation 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 S2,6 600 per mile,
for each apd every mile of main and
branch lines. and at the rete Of $1,000 per
mile on all switches and side TRACKS con-
nected herewith, said valuation shall in
clude all rolling stock, consisting of loco
motive engines and cars of all descriptions
except Pullman palace oars, but shall not
include any buildings, tools or machinery
used In repair shops, or material or sup
plies on hand, nor shall 1t include tele-
graph lines.
Ii is further ordered and decreed by
this board, that in the matter of the New
Mexico & Arizona railroad, situated in
Grant county, New Mexico, and which is
.ubjeot to taxation ON the Arst day of
March, 1897, and which Is operated with
in the Territory Of New Mexico, said road
shall be valued for the purposes of taxation
10 the county or counties through which 1t
nay run at the rate OF 5000 per mile,
'or each and every mile OF main and
1ranch lines, and at the rate of $1,000
Der mile for each and every mile Of switch
ind side tracks connected Herewith; said
valuation shall include all rolling stock,
consisting af locemotlve engines and cars
Il all descriptions, except Pullman palace
'ars, but shall not include any buildings, |
ools or machinery used in repair shops,
lor materials nor supplies on hand, nor
hall It include telegraph lines.
In the matter Of fixing values of stand
rd guage railroads, north OF the city of
Albuquerque, New Mexico, II shall be un-
lerstooi that such valuation does not ap-
'ly to the Union Pacific, Denver Il Gulf
Rjlrgad. This board, after due considera-
ion, has 6xed tbp following valuations on
he property Of said Union Pacific, Denver
Gulf company: In Union county, said
abroad shall be assessed to the company