Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-07-11
Territorial Topics

very able addresses at the plaza Satur-
day night In commemoration OF Paul
Jones and his valor and also Of Amer
ica's greatness.
The IS months old son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Forest Mckinley was severely
burned about the face by the ever pres.
ent sky rocket Saturday nigh,.
II is now reported that this city is
81 900 behind In the payment Of inter
est on its bonds, this being about one
years interest. Hence the common
councii desires larger levy this year
to take up the overdue coupons and
also to pay those falling due during the
coming fiscal year. How this short
age happened Is not exactly clear.
A. B. Renehan, Esq, counsel for
George II. Ellis, filed suit in the first
district court for Santa Fe county yes
terday for foreclosure OF a mortgage
for $3.50 held against property owned
by Marie Perea. Suit for divorce was
filed from the same county by Cesario
Montoya de Craig vs. NJ. 7. Craig on
the ground of desertion and non-sup-
port Plaintiff asks for the custody of
their minor child.
Prof. J. A. Wood, superintendent OF
city public schools, left yesterday for
Denver. Colorado. where he will at.
tend the International Christian En-.
deavor society convention which ccc
venes In the Queen City of the Plains
today.
r. l.. Critchlow, clerk in the Office Of
the Santa Fe Central railway, has TAX
EN- vacation and left yesterday after.
moor. for a visit to Pittsburg Pa. He
will be absent about three weeks.
The capitol custodian committee has
employed A. =. Hogle and Lorenzo &
Digneo to do the painting required on
tn, capitol building. The dome. the
lantern, the cornices and all wood
work requiring 1t will be painted un.
der the direct supervision of the CAPT.
tol custodian committee. The neces.
sary paints have been ordered and
work will commence as soon as these
get here.
The New Mexican was In error when
stating that the city board OF educa.
tlon has certified levy OF 2 mills on
the dollar OF taxable property within
the city limit to tne common council
OF this city for approval and certifica.
tlon TO the board OF county commits
sioners Under the law passed by the
35th Legislative assembly this certifica-
ton by the city board OF education was
made direct TO the board OF county
commissioners and did not nave to go
through the common council. The city
council has certified a general mill
tex levy for city school purposes to the
board of county commissioners.
The county commissioners have re-
duced tho rate of taxation on land
grants in several cases from DO cents
TO 20 cents per acre at yesterdays and
today's sessions. County Commission.
er --rthur Sengman voted against
such reductions, believing that the as.
sessments OF grants In this county
should be held at the same figure as
for the 1902 assessment There was
considerable commotion over this
matter at today's meeting of the
board, but the land grant owners car
ried the day. II Is repoi led that ap-
peais will be taken by several citizens
to the territorial board of equalization
In l.is matter.
Mrs. Charles A. Haines received a
letter today from MIR. Haines, who left
Saturday for visit 20 California, In
which he stated that the train on
which he went west was ditched near
Flagstaff. Ariz.. Sunday night. but that
no one was hurt. Others aboard OF the
train from this city were J. A. Davis
and II. 8. Kaune, who wern also bound
for California.