Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-09-21
TERRITORIAL EQUALIZATION
Official Proceedings of the Late Meet
ing of the New Mexico Board
of Equalization.
RESULTS THAT WILL CAUSE SADNESS
Some Complaints Were Favorably Con-
sidered and Some Were Not-Evi-
dently Members of Board Were
Prompted by Pure Motives.

eq ualization met in the city of Santa Fe
on Monday, September 13, with Messrs.
Romulo Martinez, Thomas Hughes, d. G.
Hobart, j. s. Duncan, and Geo. L. Ul-
rich, representing the five different dis
tricts of the territory, all present. An
organization was effected by the election
OF D. G. Hobart of Silver City, as presi-
dent, and Thomas Hughes of Albuquer-
que, as secretary.
The transactions of the board since
then, as transcribed from the official rec
ords, are as follows:
In the matter of the appeal of Strousse
and Bacorats of San Miguel county, after
due consideration, the raise made by the
board of county commissioners of San
Miguel county was sustained.
In the matter of the appeal of the
Singer Manufacturing company of San
Miguel county, to said board, after care-
full reviewing of the papers and data
presented to said board, the raise made
by the board of county commissioners OF
San Miguel county was sustained.
In the matter of the Juana Lopez grant,
appeals taken by I. B. Catron from the
action of the board of county commits.
sioners, this b oard finds that the values
of said Lopez grant as returned by Mr..
Catron was in accordance to the rates
fixed by the territorial board of equaliza-
tion on said class of lands. Therefore
the board of equalization sustains the
| Il ia tho L0or6 of
missioners to correct their tax rolls sc-
cordingly.
In the matter of the appeal of the New
Mexico & Southern Pacific railroad, Col
fax county, the board of equalization up
on examination of former tax rolls,
find that said railroad company has made
returns upon said railroad property on
the same valuation as in former years,
and therefore sustains said appeal and
directs the board of county commits
sioners of Oolfax county to correct their
tax rolls accordingly.
Iu the matter of the Madrid Mercantile
com pany, after investigation by said
board of equalization, said raise is sus-
tanned.
In the matter of the appeal of John E.
Frost, Jacob Seligman, A. g. P. Railroad
com pany, and Mitchell Brothers, of Va
Iepcia county, also the A. " ?. railroad
and Jacob Seligmap, of San Juan county,
the cases we're continued to the January
meeting of the board of equalization, for
the reason that the clerks of said mem
toned counties failed to furnish the
board of equalization with said appeals,
and there having been filed sworn state
ments by the parties taking such appeals
to the effect that said appeals we're taken
in the regular way and at the proper
time as is required by law.
In the matter of the appeal of Fran
cisco Abeytia of Rio Arriba county, New
Mexico, the board of equalization, after q
careful examination, has sustained the
raise made by the board of county com
missoners of said county, to the extent
of $1,000, and directs the board Of com
missioners to correct their rolls in accord
ance with such finding.
In the matter of the appeal of Miguel
Chavez of Rio Arriba county, after care
full investigation and proofs presented tc
said board of equalization, said board has
sustained the raise on merchandise, in the
sum of 81 500, and has also sustained the
raise in the number of sheep to 1,50(
head, amounting to the sum of $1,000, ant
directs the board of county commission
ers of said county of Rio Arriba to cor
rect their rolls in accordance with sucf
findings.
In the matter of the appeal of the Santt
Fe Mercantile company of Santa Fe, New
Mexico, the raise made by the board o.
county commissioners of Santa Fe county
in the sum of $4,000 was sustained in tht
amount of $4,000, and the board of coun
ty commissioners of said county is hereb!
directed to correct their rolls in accord
anoe with these findings.
In the matter of the appeal of the La
Vegas Savings bank of Las Vegas, Sal
Miguel county, New Mexico, from tn
assessment for 1897, as fixed by the coun
ty commissioners: 1t is ordered that tn
valuations of the capital stock and sur
plus of said bank be and the same hereb.
is fixed at 60 per cent by this board, les
the value of any real estate or other prop
erty in which the capital or surplus o
said bank is invested on which taxes ar
separately assessed and paid in this terri
tory.
In the matter of the appeal of the Sal
Miguel National bank of Las Vegas, n
NJ, from the assessment for 1897, q
fixed by the county commissioners o
San Miguel county: 1t is ordered that th
valuation of the capital stock and surplu
of said bank be and the same hereby i
fixed at 60 per cent of the capits
stock of said bank, less the value of an
real estate or other property in which th
capital or surplus of said bank is invest
cd on which taxes are separately assesse
and paid in this territory.
In the matter of the appeal of the Firs
National bank of Las Vegas, N. NJ, frof
the assessment for 1897, as fixed by th
county commissioners of San Migut
county: It is ordered that the vsluatio
of the capital stock and surplus of sal
bank be and the same hereby is fixed q
60 per cent of the capital stock of sal
bank, less the value of any real estate c
other property in which the capital Q
surplus of said bank is invested on whic
taxes are separately assessed and paid i
this territory.
| In the matter Of the appeal Of the Firs
National bank of Ration, in the county {
Oolfax, N. NJ, from the assessment fo
1897, as fixed by the county commits
sioners Of Colfsx county: 1t is ordere
that the valuation of the capital stock an
surplus of said bank be and the sam
hereby is fixed at 60 per cent OF tn
capital stock of said bank, less the valu
of any real estate or other property
which the capital or surplus of said ban
is invested, on which taxes are separate
ly assessed and paid in this territory.
In the matter of the appeal of the Tao
county bank of Taos, N. NJ, from th
assessment for 1897, as fixed BY th
county commissioners of Taos cout
ty: II is ordered that the valuatio
Of the capital stock and surplus OF sal
bank be and the same hereby is fixed