Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-08-23
COMMITTEE ON BONDED DEBT.
Minutes of the Meeting Held Yesterday
with Reference to the County Debt.

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The following is a cop of the minutes
of the first meeting Of the committee
appointed by the board of county COM
missioners of the county of Santa Fe,
N. M, by resolution passed August IL,
1899, entitled committee to arrange a
compromise with the holders of Santa
Fe county bonds:
Meeting held at the offices of r. c.
Gortner, district attorney, yesterday
afternoon, at 4 o'clock. Present, Messrs.
Rufus J. Palen, Edward L. Bartlett, L.
Bradford Prince, Robert G. Gortner,
Levi A. Hughes, Arthur Seligman, E. A.
Fiske, Marcelino Garcia, Frederick
Muller and George w. Knaebel, Max
Frost being absent.
The meeting was called to order by
District Attorney r. c. Gortner, and
thereupon Mr.. e. L. Bartlett nominated
Mr.. r. j. Palen as chairman, and he
was elected and took the chair.
Mr.. Fiske nominated Mr.. G. W. Knae-
bel as secretary, and Mr.. Knaebel was
duly elected.
The chair suggested the appointment
Of several subcommittee as follows:
On actual assessed valuations of real
and personal property in Santa Fe
county during existence of the bonds;
on actual outstanding bonded indebted
ness of the county, and names and adj
dresses, in so far as the same can be
ascertained, of the present owners and
holders of the bonds; on correspond
ence; and on memorial to bondholders
when proposition may be determined
upon by the committee of the whole to
the bondholders; and that the sub-com-
mittees make report to the full COM
mittee. +
General Bartlett moved a committee
Of three be appointed by the chair, of
which the chairman of this meeting
shall be ex-officio chairman, to get the
necessary data for the information Of
the general committee. Mr.. Fiske moved
amendment that such committee con-
sist of the president and Messrs. Marco
limo Garcia, Frederick Muller and Levi
A. Hughes. Motion carried.
Mr.. Gortner moved that a committee
Of four on correspondence be appointed
by the chair, whose duty shall be to
carry on the correspondence of this
general committee and ascertain, as far
as possible, the names and addresses Of
the holders Of all of the outstanding
bonds of the county; seconded and car
ried, and thereupon the chair appointed
on such committee Messrs. Gortner,
Fiske, Seligman and Knaebel.
Genera Bartlett moved a committee
of three be appointed by the chair on
memorial to bondholders. This was Sec
onded and carried, and thereupon the
chair appoints as such committee on
memorial Messrs. Prince, Bartlett and
Frost.
General Bartlett suggested that mas
much as this general committee will
apparently be put to considerable ex-
pense for stationery, postage and print
ing, as the correspondence with the
many bondholders and the memorial
and tabulated statement of the bonded
Indebtedness, for the sake Of utility and
| speed, will necessarily have to be in
printed form, that application be made
to the county commissioners for an al
lowance in cash for such purposes, to
be duly accounted for by this general
committee, and %thereupon moved that
the secretary call the matter to the att
tention of the county commissioners
and requests therefrom, in the name Of
this general committee, an allowance
for the purposes mentioned, not exceed
ing $10O. Carried.
Mr.. Fiske moved that the taxpayers
Of this county be invited to furnish this
general committee with any data, infor-
nation or suggestions that will better
enable 1t to perform it's duties, and that
the secretary furnish a copy Of this mo-
ton to the Santa Fee Daily New Mexi-
can. Seconded by General Bartlett and
carried.
Mr.. Gortner here informed the meet
ing that Member Colonel Max Frost
sends his apologies for his absence from
this meeting.
Mr.. Fiske moved that this committee
meet again at the Office of the bureau
Of immigration. Carried.
The meeting then adjourned, subject
to call by the chairman.
Spring of '9s chicks at the Bon-Ton.