Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-07-28

COUNTY ftNANtEs
THE recent acgion ~ The COMMISSION |
ors of Bernahilo county Boo paying crei- |
itors only g.. per cent W che amount ~
then claims uui pruiuung au available |
funds among the officers and creditors /
81 the county on THAI bafgis. has created
~ much comment than The Carlzrn
dcems 70 not inappropriate to- make
Eome comments thereon, and alaI toI
take advantage of this oocasuu Geo say
something VI TAX matters g.uovly al
thp county and territory
Many residents Of tins city seem im
pressed with the idea that ull taxes lev.
tsi by tha commissioners ami collected
by the treasurer OF this county go into
the pockets of the officers. ana Go pay
the comparatively few crc1itors ~ The
county. and. taking this view OF the
matter. O., s not IA prslug thar s1 many
people feel SURF that the officers OF the
county are growing rapidly rich at the
expense OF the general public Wh@i an
investigation ls made. and q 10 ascgF
tanned Tor wint purposes taxes are lev
icd by the commissioner a very ar.
frrcut case In presented.
nor territorial purposes fur the MY
FIRST fiscal year. the BsrnaHllo county
commissioners ly,i~l 1910 mlls, dis.
trbutcd as follows. For TERRITORIAL
PURPOSES. mills territorial institu'
tionE SO mills, for terraoru chu1ta,
Die institutions, o., mills, Tor capital
contingent fund 8 mills ror ntercs,
on crrtihcates VI indebtedness. mills,
for boari OF publc lands @ mls f1I
normal schools rs mills FOR compeine
nuuu1l university % malls.
For general county purposes, 3H
mills. yYurt fund. mills. oourthuugs
anil i5II fund ] mill rpll fund 8 mills
,ucnH bridsc fund. "a mills Interest
on bonds go mIlF
For Che city OF Albuquerque. thora
wac av'sl for general CITY purposes
JA mills f1r city plrks, % malls, cty
library % mills. for Interest uu sewer
beuIs g mills flr Interest ou funlina
bouds 90 mIHs, while foF tine board OF
elusnron of che CITY Of Albuquerque
mills were levied. and Tor general
Fchoo. purposes 2ia mills.
From th, aluyp H Hli bc noticed that
Tor general county purposes. only lt'
tis more than uue-thrtcputh OF Che t8N
levy cn be used. N The total tax levy
wrrc collected. the 3N per cent un tho
total aFss ss,l valuation IT &i6iiCit
woum yield SlGg5s32, while che total
taxes collected Tor OH purposes would
amount Go about S2l0 900. and wher We
know that only about $4,000 has been
collected Il is readily seen th1t only "a
lttlt more than {li 900 has been cole
lerted for general ouunty purposes.
FROM This the falhey OF the theory
that Il is the expenses incident 60 the
running ~ the county government that
Is bearing so heavily on our Taxpayers.
Wih Doe READILY seen. o. may De- asked
th.n. whore DO the taxes ~, ana why
are the people obliged to pay s1 pay go
h,aVy7
An inspection uf the TAX rolls of Brr.
n1Hiu county Hy one ftm ar with th.
values OF property. 600 the oty OF Aihu.
quefgue. tbc town 0f Gallup unl
Throughout tha county generally WIZ
Disclose fbe ret that property Boz geu.
orally arEHaspI It fr1W oup-third go
uHs Hfth and s1mg nes ls ioN Hs ono
eighth fo uu..f.ufH OF IfF actual value
Np.w.fb@uud.Ug tbpt fhr sututas OF
New M.NHo require U1p.ry u hr ua
turned i1r taxation lf la actual oHsh
value. and people who swear tu H r..
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