Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-01-18
TAX VALUATIONS
Proceedings Of Board Of Equalization
Appeals Postponed at Septem-
Der Session Decided.
ASSESSMENT OF RAILROADS
Pullman Palace Cars, Telephone and Tele-
graph Lines, Lands, Real Estate and
Live Stock Values Fixed
in Detail.

The territorial board of equalization
met in Santa Feon the morning of Janu'
airy 10. continuing in session until Mon
day, January II. There were present
Thomas Hughes. Second district: d. c
Hobart. Third district; James $. Dun
can, Fourth district; and Geo. l.
ulrick, Fifth district. The following Il
the official action taken by the board
and the valuations placed upon live
stock for the purposes of taxation.
In the matter of the appeal of the Sill
yer City, Deming & Pacific railroad il
Grant county, which was continued
from the September term, the conten'
ton of the Santa Fe company that the
property in question was a branch line,
was sustained, and the assessor of Grant
county was instructed to correct his tax
roll accordingly.
In the matter of the appeals of j.. E.
Frost, Atlantic & Pacific railroad. and
Jacob Seligman, regarding lands in San
Juan county, the appeals were sus-
tanned to the extent of placing the valua-
ton of the lands at 80 cents per acre.
The re~valuation extends to unimproved
arid lands only.
Judge H. l.. Waldo, representing the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railway;
T. c. Hornbuckle, representing the
Union Pacific, Denver 4 Gulf road: A.
G. Campbell, for the Pecos Valley road;
c. E. Corey, for the Denver & Rio
Grandc road: M. j. Eagan, for the New
Mexico & Arizona: Frank Cox, for the
Southern Pacific railroad, appeared be-
fore the board, and presented their re-
spective companies in valuation matters
before the board.
Valuation of Railroads.
The following valuations were placed
upon the lines of railroads operating
within the territory:
All railroads of standard gauge, which
shall be subject to taxation on the first
day Of March. 1898, situated and run
ming north and east of the A.. Il. & S.
+. depot in Albuquerque, ~ 1000 per
mile, for each and every mile of main
line: side tracks and switches, 81, 200
per mile. All railroads of standard
gauge sit"s Ted south of the north end of
the A., Il. 4 S. f. depot in Albuquerque.
including the Santa-Fe Pacific railroads,
and the Southern Pacific railroads, sub
ject to taxation on the first day of March
1898, $6, 800 for each and every mile of
main line; side-tracks and switches
81. 200 per mile.
The valuation for taxable purposes
placed upon the D. 4 r. G. road. mar
row gauge, subject to taxation on the
first day of March, 1898, is as follows:
On that part of the road south of Pal
milla station to the city of Santa Fe,
81. 500 per mile for each and every mile
of main line; side-tracks and switches,
$500 per mile. That part of the road
north and west of Palmilla station
SO. 900 per mile for main line: side-tracks
and switches $500 per mile. The assess
mems of main lines and switches
includes rolling stock of all de-
scriptions, excepting the cars be-
longing to the Pullman Palace Car COM
pany, but does not include any build
ings, machinery or tools used in repair
or any supplies or material on
hand. neither does it. include teleoranh
lines.
The valuation placed mo the Chama
branch of the D. r. R. q. road. onerated
by the furnishings Lumber company.
was fixed at S1. 500 per mile.
The assessment Valuation nlaced unon
that mart Of the New Mexico e. Arizona
road subject 10 TAXATION on the first dav
of March. 1898. is S3. 900 per mile for
each and every mile of main line. side.
tracks and switches. $500 per mile. the
to lnclude ali rolling stock
except Pullman palace cars. buildings
tools machinery materials and snnnlies
on hand and toieoranb limos
The Union Pacific. Denver & Gu,f
road was yalued for assessment at s5 ooo
nor milo for tho main linz and Al or0 Nor
mile for sidc-tracks and switches. Tho
Catskil] branch is valued at No 5oo nor
mile for the main line and n o0o Nor
milo for side-tracks and switches The
applies to rolling stock and
,thnr nronnrtv In the So,no monnor ~ ~
roads in tho territorv
On all portions of the Pecos Valley |
railroad operating in the territory, sub
Jet to taxation on the first day of March, |
1898, the following valuations we're fixed:
Main line, $4,000 per mile; side-tracks |