Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-09-19
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION.
Some Of the Proceedings Transacted at
Santa Fe Last Week.

The proceedings of the territorial
board of equalization are now being
printed in the Santa Fe New Mexican
and a condensation of the same. as Il
appeared In yesterdays issue. reveals
the following business:
The action of the commissioners of
Bernalillo county was sustained in the
following cases:
Severe Sanchez. Thomas Sanchez.
Miramon Sanchez, Carlos p Sanchez,
Gabriel Sanchez. David Merger, Fran
cisco C. de Baca, Jose G. de Baca, Luis
Alary, which said appeals were turned
over to the auditor. with recommen-
dations that he notify the county COM
missioners of Bernalillo, of the action
of the board.
Commissioners of Socorro county
were sustained in the raise of 5000 on
|roal estate in the appeal of Mrs. l.. A.
Connor. In the case Of the st. Louis
Smelling and Refining company the
commissioners of Socorro county
were sustained in the raise of $1,000
on machinery, but not sustained In the
$40. 100 assessment on ore, as 1t was
proven that the company had no ore
on the 1st day of March; on real estate
the board decided that the land be as
sessed at $1.25 per acre and no more,
the same as other land in that neigh
borhood is assessable and taxed
The raise of $3.50 made in the re-
turns of the Fort Sumner land and ir-
rigation company was sustained.
The valuation of the estate of the
late Wilson Waddingham in Colfax
county was placed at $1,000. A raise
amounting to $4,000 was not sus-
tanned.
: Andrew Morton's appeal was not
sustained. The commissioners of
Colfax county raised his personal prop
erty from $415 to $4,000.
In the appeals of Hugo Seaberg and
Lottice v. Seaberg, ]. M. McAllister
and Kremis Bros, the commissioners
of Colfax, county were sustained.
The appeal of S. Florsheim of Col
fax county was rejected and his as
sessed- valuation placed at $4,000,
this Including $4,000 head of sheep,
assessed at 81 per head, that he failed
to- return for taxable purposes.
The appeal of John Baldwin of Col
fax county was sustained and his
property assessed at $4,000, The ter
ritory was represented by the attor-
ney general.
The appeal Of the territory in the
matter of he First National bank of
Ration was sustained, and the board
assessed the bank upon $4,000 capi-
tai stock, and $1,000 surplus at so per
cents on the dollar, making the final
assessed valuation against said bank
of Ration at $34,200.
Another appeal made by the terri
tory in the assessment of j. b. Daw-
son of Colfax county was sustained,
the territorial board making an addi-
tional assessment of $4,000; total,
$4,000. M. M. Chase's assessment
was also raised $1,350, making total
in his case of $4,000.
The appeal of Jacob Seligman of
Bernalillo county was rejected.
The appeal of the ID. q r. q. rail-
road in Taos county was partially sus-
tanned, the assessed valuation being
fixed at the same rate as last year,
viz, $130,000.
The appeal of the Madrid Mercan-
tile company of Santa Fe county was
rejected and raise of $4,000 in per-
sonal property and $1,000 on store
buildings was affirmed.
The appeal of the Cerri1los Coal
railroad company was rejected.
The appeal of the New Mexico Town
company in Colfax county was re-
jected.
The collector of Dona Ana county
was instructed to proceed to assess
the property of the Southern Pacific
railroad company in that county for
the year 1899 for all property not here
tofore assessed, and to assess said
company under section 4056 of the
Compiled Laws of 1897.
The appeals Of Mrs. W. H. James
and G. Hearn of Sierra county were
rejected.
The appeals of number of individ-
uals from Rio Arriba county were
sustained.
The appeal &C Solnmon Spcigelberg
of Santa Fe county was rejected and
his valuation placed at $4,000.
The appeal of II. B. Cartwright &
Bro. of Santa Fe county was sustained
to the. extent of $1,50O and valuation
placed at $4,000. Likewise the appeal
of A. Walker & Co. to the amount of
$4,000 and valuation placed at $4,000.
This completed the proceedings up
to Friday noon.