Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-07-08
same to the different boards OF coun


ty commissioners.
Had this been possible, our city
town and county levy would have
been reduced 9.5 mills instead Of SIS
But instead OF finding d reduction In
the territorial levy possible the com
missioners faced the necessity OF
raising $4,000 instead OF $4,000 as
heretofore. This is an injustice TO
San Miguel county and we will place
the responsibility where it belongs
on the assessor and on the territorial
board of equalization. The assessor
OF this county should not have return,
ed our land grants at 81 per acre
when II Is In no case expected 70 be
returned at more than thirty cents
per acre, In the next place. the board
OF equalization should have taken &C
count OF this unfair valuation In deter
mining the just amount 70 be exactea
from this county for territorial pur
poses This board Is empowered by
law to use all possible means, incluf
ing its own common sense, to deter
mine whether In every county the
valuations have been fairly made. Il
should have known that a valuation.
which gave San Miguel county SIS,
600 900 worth OF properly, or more
than Bernalillo and Valencia counties
Together. was unjust and its business
being a board Of equalization, IS to
equalize any such injustice. This
county may reasonably expect that the
board will adjust this matter fairly
next year. This should enable our
county commissioners to make an i'm.
mediate reduction Of at least one mil
IN the levy for territorial purposes.
This matter Is recommended to the
attention OF the taxation committee
OF the Commercial Club II that com
mittee can arrange a meeting some,
time between now and next February,
This committee might also profitably
go into the matter with OH county
assessor who would doubtless be an
xious 10 work with them in the in
terests Of the county.
There Is nothing Of more import
ance In the development Of our com
munity than the question of taxes
Particularly Is this true in the city 0,
Las Vegas where the rate Is unusually
high.
The present reduction is a welcome
boon. The county authorities hope L
follow II with another reduction mex
year. Let this matter Of our territorial
quote be fairly adjusted and still an
other reduction will be possible. And
some time In the sweet bye and bye
possibly within the next two years. WI
: may find the tax rate for the city o
Las Vegas reading 4.7S instead y
! CTS as II read last year and a93 al
1t reads for the present year.
! III bringing about this most wei
I come reduction, those to whom credi
Ills due especially are District Attorne,
Stephen b. Davis, Treasurer and Col
! %lector Eugenio Romero and his dep
uty. n, ii. NJ. Ross and the board o
, county commissioners, Roman Gale
, Cos, Felix Esauibel and A. T. Rogers
These gentlemen have all WORKED
together I'm administering the affairs
Of the county honestly and effective
~. They have applied the same rules
| Of economy and business sense u
Hooking after the interests Of the pub
j lie which they would exercise In theil
private affairs. The people OF thi.
[ county may well appreciate the wori
i they arc doing In bringing about !
reduction IN the burden Of taxation.
III
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