The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-03-17
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.


The Board met at 10 o'clock a. m
Present: w. NJ. Atkinson, Chairman
A. NJ. Robertson. Commissioner; F
l P. Gayle. Clerk.
ephone Co.. of Roswell, and asks
permission TO erect and maintain
telephone lines along the public high
ways. through different portions of
Chaves county
|. Now, therefore, it is ordered that
The Pecos Valley Telephone Compa-
it's principal place of business at
Roswell. New Mexico, be and it is
hereby granted a franchise for a pc
Rod of fifty years, from and after
this date March 9Th, 1904 for the
purpose of erecting, and maintaining
a telephone line or lines. with ap-
purtenances, over, across and along
the public highways, or adjacent
thereto within the boundaries of the
County of Chaves, Territory of New
Mexico; the same in no way TO i'm
pede or inconvenience travel or traf
fc along said highways.
The resignation of n. J. Fritz. Jus
tice of the Peace in and for Precinct
No. 5. was considered and accepted.
The citizens of Precinct No. 5
having flied a petition to have T. c.
Tillotson appointed Justice of the
fill the unexpired term of N. J. Fritz.
resigned. it is ordered that T. c..
Tillotson be and he is hereby appoin-
ted Justice of the Peace in and for
Precinct No. 5. to fill the %unexpired
term of N. ]. Fritz. resigned.
II is ordered that the County Tax
Assessor place the following valua
ltions on taxable property. in the
County of Chaves for the year 1904.
The Pecos Valley and Northeast
| ern Railway Co., $4,000 per mile.
Telegraph lines. for first wire $50
per mile. and for each additional
wire, $500 per mile.
Telephone companies, per tele-
phone. $1,000
On all stock horses. $500 per head.
On all saddle horses, $500 per
head.
"a all American horses, $4,000 per
head.
On all American mules, 5000 per
head.
On all Mexican mules, $500 per
head.
On all range stock cattle. s11.OO
ger head.
On all cattle other than range
stock cattle. $500 per head.
On all ommon sheep. s125 per
head.
On all graded sheep. $3.50 per
head.
On all common goats s1.OO per
head.
On all Improved Angora goats,
$500 per head.
On all burros, $500 per head.
On all swine. $3.50 per head.
All agricultural lands north of the
II and IL South. other than bearing
orchards. in actual cultivation. with
permanent water rights, $500 per
,cre. Not in cultivation with water
rights, $3.50 per acre.
All agricultural lands south of the
township line between townships IL
and II, other than bearing orchards.
in actual cultivation, with permanent
water rights. $3.50 per acre. Not
in cultivation with water rights, $500
per acre.
All agricultural lands in the Pc
nasco precinct No. 5, other than bear
ing orchards, in actual cultivation,
with permanent water rights, $1,000
per acre. Not in cultivation. with
water rights, $500 per acre.
All agricultural lands in Chaves
county. in cultivation, without per-
manent water rights, $3.50 per acre.
All bearing orchards in Chaves
county, $4,000 per acre.
All grazing lands with stock water
thereon, by wells or otherwise, so
located or situated as to utilize priv
ileges of grazing on government
land. $1-25 per acre.
All grazing lands other than above
specified 5000 per acre.
National and other banking stock
and surplus at go per cen of its par
value, and all real estate and i'm
provements belonging to such banks,