Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-09-21

ty, N. M the Bank of Andrew, Morton q
Co., Springer, Colfax county, N. NJ, the
Bank of Mills, Seaberg & Co., Springer,
Colfax county, N. M, the Exchange bank,
White Oaks, Lincoln county, N. M, Brown
g. Manzanares of Socorro, Socorro coun-
ty, N, and other banks not herein men
toned;
1t appearing to the board, from the
assessment rolls furnished to it by the
auditor from the counties of Bernalillo,
Santa Fe, Sierra, Grant, Dona Ana, So
corro, Chaves, Colfax, and Lincoln, that
the scale of valuation of shares in the
capital stock and surplus of banks in
said counties has not been made with
reasonable uniformity by the different
county assessors of said county. Now,
therefore, the said board, in order to ad
just and equalize the said assessment
rolls in said counties upon shares of
capital stock and surplus of banks, here
by raises the said assessment on said
shares and capital stock of said banks to
the uniform amount of 60 per cent of the
par value of said shares of capital stock
and surplus of each of said banks, so
that the same will be uniform valne
throughout the territory.
In the matter of the Santa Fe Electric
Telephone company, of Santa Fe, Santa
Fe county, New Mexico, this board finds
that they have no authority to make
change of rates established by said board
on this class of property, at its January
meeting of 1897, at which time rates were
established on this class of property.
In the matter of Lasinsky appeal, from
Silver City, Grant county, New Mexico,
after a careful examination of the rents
received from said property, and the
value also of said property as presented
to this board, said raise from $4,000 to
$4,000 was sustained.
In the matter of the F. d. Wright, ap-
peal from Union county, New Mexico,
the raise made by the board of county
commissioners in said appeal was sus-
tanned in the matter of the number of
head of cattle, to the number of 1000
head; also in the matter of the raise in
the number of head of sheep, said raise
was sustained to the number of 10000
head, and said board of county commits
sioners are instructed to correct their
rolls in accordance with the above find
ings.
In the mater of the Albuq querque Town
site company, of Albuquerque, Bernalillo
county, New Mexico, this board finds,
upon examination of the tax rolls OF said
county, that the SAID property of said
townsite company, has heretofore been
returned at valuation of $18,800.
Therefore said raise of $4,000, making
the assessment on said property $4,000
is sustained, and this board directs the
board of commissioners of said county
TO correct their rolls in accordance with
this finding.
In the matter of the G.. W. Harrison,
appeal from Albuquerque, BerDallllo
county, New Mexico, upon examination
of the tax rolls of said county, this board
fluids, that the assessment on said Harri-
son property is greater than that of like
property adjoining the same; therefore,
said appeal is sustained, and the board OF
county commissioners are instructed to
correct their tax rolls in accordance with
such finding.
Ia the matter of the appeal of Fannie
Staab, Silver City, Grant county, New
Mexico, this board sustains the appeal
and fixed the value of said property at
$4,000, the same being the value placed
on said property by the town of Silver
City, New Mexico, for the assessment of
1897. The board of county commission
ers is instructed to correct their tax rolls
in accordance with such findings.
In the matter of the appeal of Henry
Rosenberg on stock of goods on the raise
from $4,000 to $4,000, and from $4,000
to $4,000 on real estate, this board sus-
tains said appeal of Henry Rosenberg and
places the value on said property at the
value placed on the same, in the ASSESS
ment OF the town of Silver City on said
property, placing the stock of goods at
10000 and the real estate at $4,000, and
instructs the board of commissioners to
correct their tax rolls in accordance with
such findings.
In the matter of the appeal of Max
Schultz of Silver City, Grant county, New
Mexico, this board sustalns said appeal,
placing the value on merchandise at $751;
900. and the value of real estate at $4,000,
the same being the value placed on said
property by the council of Silver City for
the year 1897, and this board instructs the
board of county commissioners to correct
their tax rolls in accordance with such
findings.
In the matter of the appeal of the U. s
Land d Colonization company of hle
Arriba county, New Mexico, this board
after examining the tax rolls find tha'
said property has been assessed for the
past years back at the same valuation re
turned by said company for the year lo9!
therefore said board sustains said appeal
and directs the board of commissioners
of said county to correct their tax rolls
in accordance with such findings, placing
the value on said property at 100000.
In the matter of the appeal of the Go
operative Building & Loan association o
Albuq oerqne, Bernalillo county, N. M.
this board does not sustain said appeal
but fixes the value Of said property a
$4,000, and assesses the same at 60 pei
cent on said valuation, and instructs the
board of county commissioners to cor
rect their tax rolls in accordance will
such findings.
In the matter of the appeal Ct the A., I
g. s. F. R. R. Co., from Grant coonty, N. M.
said appeal was continued to the Janu
ary meeting of the board, on account Of
the inability of the district attorney fol
said county, who desired to be heard il
the case, to attend suoh meeting.
In the matter of the appeal of Jual
Santistevan of Taos county, N. NJ, in th'
matter OF the assessment of the Tao
County bank, it is found by this boart
that the capital of SAID bank is invested
in merchandise, real estate, live stock ant
other personal property in said county
and it is hereby ordered BY this boar
that said assessment of go per cent on
capitalization of $4,000, amounting tt
$4,000, shall stand and remain as tn
full assessment against the said bank ant
Juan ssntistevan, personally, in lieu AM
stead of the separate assessment sgains
him and the said bank.
u The board concluded its work about
O'Clock yesterday afternoon and ad
journed until the second Monday in mex
January. Its last act was the adoption
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