Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-12-21
DEBTS ARE
ADJUSTED
Settlement Between Sandoval and
Berna|iI|o and Quay and Union
Counties Consummated.
COMMISSION MINUTES
Both Cases Were Heard in the Office
of the Territorial Auditor Satur.
day Afternoon.

The commission appointed to appor
ton the debt Of the new counties ere
ated in this Territory by the Thirty
fifth Legislative Assembly, met Satur
day to apportion the debt due from
Sandoval County to Bernalillo Coun
ty, and from Quay County to Union
County. There were present Solicitor
General E. l.. Bartlett, chairman, Ter
ritorial Treasurer J. H. Vaughn, and
secretary. The minutes of the adjust
ment of the Sandoval- Union County
debt follows:
Auditors Office, Santa Fe, N. NJ, Dec
18th, 1908.
Commission met by order of the
chairman to adjust the debt due from
Sandoval to Bernalillo County, all
members present, minutes of last meet.
ing were read and approved, Mr.. Es-
quipula Baca, chairman Board County
Commissioners of Sandoval County
presented a statement on behalf OF
said county, Bernalillo County not be.
ing represented by person or commune
cation, although duly notified of this
meeting on the 8th day of December
1908 The commission proceeded to
act as required by law, upon such data
and information as it had before it.
Mr.. Thomas Werner, first being duly
sworn was questioned relative to the
statement prepared by him.
The total Indebtedness of Bernalillo
County on April 14th, 1903. is found
to be $357500, and there was no mon
ey on hand for payment of same.
That the value of permanent i'm
provements remaining in Bernalillo
County be fixed at the sum of $4,000
that being the same amount fixed by
appraisers and allowed by this COM
mission at it's meeting of May 14th,
1901, in adjustment of Mckinley
County, with the addition of $4,000 for
the extension of Railroad Avenue to
University, making total value of per-
manent improvements remaining in
Bernalillo County of $4,000. The
value of permanent improvements re-
naming in Sandoval County is fixed
at $14,900.
The total assessed valuation of prop
erty, as shown by the assessment rolls
of 1909, which will remain within the
limits of the two counties respectively
is: Bernalillo County, $2,275,907; San
doval County, $611,67S. Deducting
from the total Indebtedness of Berna-
lilo County, the value Of permanent
improvements that remain therein,
there being no money on hand leaves
the amount of Indebtedness to be ap-
portioned between the two counties,
$3OO,300. Which amount of indebted
ness is apportioned between the two
counties, on the ratio that the assessed
valuation of each county bears to the
total Indebtedness of Bernaliillo Coun-
ty, less the value of permanent i'm
provements remaining therein, the per-
manent improvements Of Sandoval
County amounting to $4,000 to be
added to the Indebtedness of said
county.
This commission finds that the pro-
portion of debt to be assumed by each
of above mentioned counties is as fol-
lows:
Bernalillo County 1924 per cent,
$3.50. .48685 Sandoval County, 26876
per cent, $S4,713.15.
That these findings be spread upon
the minutes and copy thereof be GER
titled by the auditor under his seal to
the commissioners of Bernalillo and
Sandoval Counties as the final finding
of this commission upon the subject,
which resolution was unanimously
adopted. The commission adjourned,
sine die, E. l.. BARTLETT,
W. G. SARGENT, Chairman.
Secretary.
Quay and Union Settlement.
The minutes of the settlement be-
tween Quay and Union Counties fol-
low:
Santa Fe, N NJ, Dec. 19, 1903.
The commission appointed by law
to ascertain the Indebtedness between
Union and Quay Counties as the same
existed on the 1st day of January, 1903,
met as by adjournment, there being
present the Solicitor General, Auditor
and Treasurer. The minutes of the
previous meeting were read and ap-
proved. There was present on behalf
of Quay County, Mr.. A. D. Goldenberg.
member of it's BOARD of County Com
missioners j. A. Street, sheriff OF
said county, and Mr. c. A. Spiess its
attorney. No one appeared on behalf
of Union County and no statement or
letter from that county having been re-
ceived by the commission, although it
had notified said Union County that
this matter would come up for adjust
ment on this day. The commission
proceeded with its duties upon such
data and information as it had before
it. Mr.. A. D. Goldenberg was sworn
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