Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-09-21
EQUALIZATION OF TAXES.
Proceedings Of the Recent Meeting Of The
Board Of Lqual zItion.
APPEALS SUSTAINED AND REJECTED.

AZ the sessions OF the territorial board
OF tqua iza,iOn, held Ia Santa ke, the
following members we're present a
every meeting: Hon kJmulJ MATtin y,
Il II juIiciai dislrict; uun thomas
Hugut-, second jude al di-trict: Hon
- q. hvba,t, thIrl ludiciai d. tIict; iOu.
James D. DUn.au, fourth j|ulIcisl us
tric,, Hud uUa. ueOrge l.. Uificn, ntth
ludlct4i district. says the New MsxICau.
The tOilOwiug proceedings we're haO:
The appeals Ot the AtcnisOn, Topeka n
santa He Railroad Company aud The
silver CITY, Demiug " Pacific Railroad
Company we're sustained; also the ny
peas VI the same cJmpauiei tor the yea
1897. continued from september, 1897.
! hs portion OF said appeals referring ~
personal property OF the roads Tor the
years 1897 anu 1898 Wa sustained. for
.ne reason that ali property OF like clas-
thrOu. hOut the various counties through
which said roads Tun Va assessed at the
same valuation IA has been placed on
said property iu Grant county by the
railroad, ~ evidenced by the returns OF
the said RAILROAD company fhs terri
tOfial auditor was Instructed to motifs
the board OF county commissioners Of
Grant county 10 correct lis record In
accordance with the above ruling.
The following app ais from BernallllO
county we're heard ana dispO ed OF: Ap-
pat Of Eliz ,Detn kunz was sustained,
the evidence shlwiug that the property
assessed Is owned ln st. Louis Mo; ia thu
appeals Of the Co operative Building 4
Loan association IT AlbuqueTQue aud the
First National bank Of Albuquerque. the
appeals we're sustained, the evidence
shONing, and the opinion Of ihs solicit OF
general Of the territory cOrfObOrating,
that the real estate aud other properly
assessed IL. under the laws OF the terri
tory, and OF the United States. covered
under the capital stock Of those assOcia-
tiOns.
The appeal OF the Las Animas Land Il
Cattle company, from Sierra county. was
rejected aud the territorial auditor was
instructed TO instruct the beard OF county
commissioners Of Sierra county ~ correct
ia record accordingly.
The appeals OF Miguel Chavez, the
Southwest Lumber n Railway company,
aud Henry Grant, all fro Rio Arriba
county. were sustained and the tprritOr-
ial auditor instructed 10 20 notify the
board OF county commissioners OF Rio
ArTiba county.
The appeals Of Solomon FlOrsheim and
the FlOTsheim Mercantile Company,
from Colfax county, were rejected. the
appeals not beiug signed aud being In.
complete In every way. The appeal OF
Fred Roth and the appeal o. Newman
\ MendelsOn, from the same county,
we're taken up, but the board was given
~ understand by the district attorney
Of Colfax county that the cases had
probably been adjusted by the board Of
county commissioners and M action was
taken.
The appeals OF the Second National
bank OF santa Fe, Solomon ~SpiegelbeTg
and Il A Fiske, were rejected for lack
OF jurisdiction by the territorial board OF
equal ztliOn. The appeal OF the santa
he Mercantile company was sustained
TIE appeal OF the Madrid Mercantile
comp ny was rejected. The territorial
auditor was instructed TO notify the
board OF county commissioners OF Santa
Ne county OF the action OF the territorial
board Of equalization regarding the cases
from that county.
The appeal OF the North Homestake
mine, in Lincoln county, was continued
hbhAA WIZ uhhunAy hNfNAbk w AbN bhol Va
the county clerk OF that county having
failed TO forward the papers IN the case
la the matter OF the Southern Pacific
railroad, application was made 10 the
territorial board OF equalization for q
hearing regarding the values fixed upon
The personal properly OF the road, the
same hayiug been increased by the
board Of county commissioners OF Grant
county; the facts a presented by the
agent Of the road being pertinent, the
request was granted and the hearing set
for the January meeting OF the board
In the matter OF the hearing TO equal
lie the taxes OF the Denver ~ Rio Grande
Railroad company In this territory, In
the various counties through which II
runs, evidence was prOduc d showing
that on the branch lines from AntOnitC
TO Durango. Colo, the portion OF the road
In that state, which IL a continuation OF
the same line running through northern
New Mexico, the road is taxed In Colo.
RADIO for this year at the rate OF 81, 575
per mile; from AntonitO south on the
branch line TO Santa Fe the road IL taxed
at a valuation Of $1,000 per mile; there
fore, In order TO equalize the taxes on the
line from AntOnitO 10 Durango on that
portion OF the road which runs through
New Mexico, the taxes for the year 1898
were placed at the rate Of 81, 600 per
mile for its main line. All the members
Of the board voting in the affirmative "a.
cept Hon. ROmnlO Martinez, dissenting.
The following bills we're allowed:
George A. Johnson, s~tenOgrapher, $40
NJ. Garcia, use Of tables and janitOr's
services, 90.
Upon a motion to reconsider the action
Of the appeal OF the flOrsheim Mercantile
company, the board decided 10 reopen the
case and fix the time for the rehearlng
for the January meeting,
The board then adjourned until the