Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-01-19
TERRITORIAL BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
Proceedings of January Meeting Assess
ment Valuations Fixed Recommenda-
lions Made to Governor Otero,

AL the january meeting Oh the leTTl-
torial board of equalization, which ad-
journed Monday, the following valu-
ations of property were fixed and rec
concentrations to the governor made:
In the matter of the assessment of the
personal property of the Southern Pa
citic railroad, the board found it had no
jurisdiction for the reason that no APP
peal was taken as is provided by aw in
such cases.
All railroads of standard gauge which
shall be subject to taxation on March
/, 1899, in each county of the territory
through which they may run, and are
situated and running north and east of
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fee rail-
road depot in the city of Albuquerque,
| shall be valued and assessed to the COM
panies owning or operating the same at
the rate of $1,000 per mile, for each and
! every mile of the main lines; and at
the rate of 81, 200 per mile for each and
| every mile of switches and side tracks.
And that the assessment and values per
mile of the above-stated main line and
| switches and side tracks, shall include
all rolling stock of said company or
companies used thereon, except such
cars as belonging to the Pullman Pal
ace Car Company and designated as
Pullman palace cars.
The above rolling stock mentioned
consists of locomotives and ears of all
descriptions, but shall not include any
buildings, machinery or tools used in
the repair shops or n supplies or ma
terial on hand, nor shall it include the
telegraph lines.
All railroads of standard gauge stu
ated south of the north end of the Atch-
ison, Topeka & Santa Fe depot in the
city of Albuquerque, including the San
ia Fe-Pacific railroad, shall be subject
to taxation on March l, 1899, and shall
be assessed for taxable purposes to the
company or companies operating or
owning the same, in the county or
ties through which they may run, at the
rate of $4,000 per mile for each and ev-
cry mile of main line; and at the rate
of 81, 200 per mile for each and every
mile of switches and side tracks. Which
said valuations shall include all rolling
stock used by said company or compa-
MES except Pullman palace cars; said
rolling stock included consists of loco
motives and cars of all description, but
shall not include any buildings, tools or
machinery used in repair shops or any
material or supplies on hand, and shall
not include telegraph lines.
The valuation of the Chama branch of
the Denver & Rio Grande railroad, OPP
Grated by the Furnishings Lumber
Company was fixed at 81, 500 per mile for
each and every mile operated by the
lumber company.
The valuation of the Denver & Rio
road, narrow gauge, operated
within the territory, vas fixed at $4,000
per mile for each and every mile of
main line, and at $500 per mile for each
and every mile Of switches and side
tracks. This valuation to include all
rolling stock except Pullman palace
cars, but does not include materials and
tools used by the road on hand, build
and telegraph lines.
The valuation of the Arizona & New
Mexico railroad, situated in Grant
was fixed at $500 per mile for
each and every mile of main line, and
at $500 per mile for every mile of
switches and side tracks. This valua-
ton includes rolling stock, except Pull
palace cars, but does not include
buildings, materials and supplies on
hand or telegraph lines.
In fixing the values of standard gauge
railroads north of Albuquerque, it vas
hat the Colorado & South
ern formerly the Union Pacific, Denver
& Gulf railroad) was not included in
those valuations, and the valuation of
the Colorado & Southern was fixed as
follows: Main line, $4,000 per mile for
each and every mile; switches and side