Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-06-10
GRANTS FIFTY YEAR FRANCHISE
Board of County Commissioners Gives
Same to the Colorado Telephone
Company.

Company.
The board of county commissioners
met in adjourned session yesterday af
ternoon at 2 o'clock, at its office in the
court house. and transacted the follow
ing business as a board of assessment:
The tax returns for precinct No.
II, city of Santa Fe, were taken up,
examined and the following were in
creased: David Martinez, from 800 to
$50; Jose Valencia from 500 to $3.50;
Charles Wagner from $1,000 to $1,400;
Western Union Telegraph Company
from $837. so to $1,675; Santa Fe
Telephone Company from SLIP to
$3.50; First National Bank from
$4,000 to $4,000; Jennie N. Shafel
from $2,700 to $4,000; Santa Fe Meat
Market from $500 to s575; N. Salmon
from $4,000 to $4,000; J. H. Gerdes
from $4,000 to $4,500 G.. w. Hickox
from $l2,225 to $l5,725; P. f. Hanley
from $500 TO $500; John Hampel from
5000 to $500; ]. E. Lacome from
1885 to $2.135; George E. Ellis from
$3.50 to $3.50; Akers & Townsend
from 5000 to 1900.
In precinct No. 1S, city of Santa Fe,
the following returns were increased:
B. p. o. Elks from $1,000 to $1,500;
Venceslaus Duro from $50 to $400
Josefa Duran de Martinez from 1896
to $40; l.. A. Hughes from $2700 to
$4,000; Emma Helvig from $500 to
$3.50; J. B. Lamy from $10,165 to $10,-
315; n. Mondragon from $125 to 5000;
Pedro Perea from $500 to $3.50; L.
Martinez from s137 to $157; Candida
rio NJ de Gallegos from $3.50 to $3.50;
Agapito Ortega de Nolan from $3.50 to
$3.50; Juan Ortiz from SIS to $175;
Pedro Ortiz from $50 to $3.50; L. B.
Prince from $2,598 to $2,S25; P. San
doval de Quintana from $3.50 to $140;
NJ. Rodriguez from 1870 to $40; A. B.
Renehan from s1,619 to $1,845; S.
Spitz from $3.50 to $1,000; Santa Fe
Light and Water Company to s42,960; |
A. Staab from $15,925 to $19,525; J. J.. |
Van Arsdell from 1862 to s765; Paul
Wunschmann from 1913 to $245; Wells |
II dIeo EApItSo plou W
1855; W. N. Townsend from 81 .050 to |
$1,000.
The board then adjourned to meet
at o'clock this morning.
The board met at 9 o'clock this
morning at its Office In the court house
and transacted the following business
as a board of assessment: The tax
return of the Denver & Rio Grande
Railroad was taken up, examined and
increased to $12,450, and the return of
the New Mexico Mining Company
was increased to $46,53O.
The board then adjourned as a
board of assessment and went into
session as board of county commits
sioners.
The minutes of the last meeting as
a board of county commissioners were
read and approved after which the fol.
lowing business was transacted:
The clerk was instructed to draw a
warrant for $536.47, amount claimed
as due M. A. Ortiz as assessor for
1903 and 1904.
Ht SOloi huo iClOPhShS COMPANY /
was granted a fifty year franchise for
the building and operation Of tele-
phone nne in the county.
The petition of the Good Roads Club
FOR bridge across the canon east OF
he reservoir was referred to the July
meeting. II
The report of Jose d. Sena on the
resuque road, accompanied by an
temized statement of moneys expend-
ed was referred to the July meeting ,
and Mr. Sena was authorized to use
$3.50 of the road fund for road pur-
poses.
The complaint of Milo Hill for over
payment of taxes was referred to the
July meeting. Complaint of d. Ortiz
and M. Rivera was referred to the
July meeting.
The board then adjourned as a
board of county commissioners and
went into session as al
board of assessment, transacting the
following business: The tax returns
for precinct No. II, city of Santa Fe
we're again taken up, examined and
the following were increased A. c.
Ireland from 1880 to $4,000; F. P.
Sturges from $50 to $3.50; R. c. Gar
rett from $50 to $3.50. The assessor
was ordered to assess the property
bought from Charles Fischer by T. B.
Catron and add it to his property val
uation.
The board then adjourned to meet
az 9 o'clock this afternoon.