Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-07-08
COMMISSIONERS
FIX TAX LEVIES
LevieS for City Purposes Not
Increased, but County
Taxes Higher.
TO REFUND THE BOND ISSUE

nc DOdIu OF COUNTY COllIllSHloiti
Of Bernalillo county has fixed the
tax levies for territorial, county,
school and city purposes for the pres
ent year. The levies for city and city
school purposes are not increased.
The territorial levy is increased from
IA to 10 mills, the levy for general
county purposes is increased from
1879 mills to % mills.
The cause for this increase is due
to The sheriff's account, the court fund
and the flood and bridge bills. Of the
6R mills increase in the taxes for gen
eTal county purposes, 3 mills is made
by the board in accordance with a
law passed by the recent legislature,
which provilcs a levy of 3 mills in
counties of the first class for the pur-
pose of providing funds for feeding
prisoners.
The other 81 mills is due to a levy
Of one-tenth of a mill to provide funds
for the trans-territorial highway; for
the court fund where an increase was
necessary to meet expenses, and an
increase in the bridge fund levy to
pay for repairs made to the bridge and
the building of the Alameda dyke.
II uOdIu dlO uttlitu W hnht
take the re~funding of $4,000 OF county
bonds outstanding. being two issues of
| 1895. One is for S. 800 and the other
for $4,000. 1t is believed that both of
these bond issues a be reissued at
a lower rate of interest and steps to
this end were orderd taken.
The order of the board. giving the
levies and their purposes in detail,
Is as follows:
1t Is ordered by the board of county
commissioners of Bernalillo county
that the assessment roll for the year
1905, as revised and corrected by the
board. is hereby approved.
The territorial auditor, having certi-
fed to this board that he has levied
a tax of fifteen mills on the dollar Of
all the taxable property of the terri
tory. in accordance with Section 10
Of Chapter 112 of the Laws of 1905,
It Is further ordered by the board that
such tax be extended on the tax list
in the same name as other taxes.
It is further ordered by the board
that there are hereby levied for the
various county purposes specified the
following taxes upon each dollar of
taxable property in the county of Ber-
nalillo, to-wit:
For common school purposes, as
levied by the territorial auditor, two
mills.
For current county expenses, five
mills.
For court fund, five mills.
For general road fund, one-half of
one mill.
For courthouse repair fund, for the
purpose of repairing court house and
Jail. three-fourths of one mill.
For bridge fund, two and four-tenths
mills.
For fund to pay judgment, one,
fourth of a mill.
For the Canine Real fund, one.
tenth of one mill.
For boarding of prisoners fund
three mills.
For interest on refunding bonds OF
1901, three and one-quarter mills.
For interest on and sinking fund for
bonds OF 1891, n mill.
For interest on and sinking fund for
bonds of 1892, n mill.
For interest on bonds of 1895, one
and one-half mills.
For interest on bonds of 1897, one
and o%ne-uuarter mills.
Total of levies for county and school
purposes, twenty-five mills.
The following taxes having been
'evied pursuant to law by the city
council of the city of albuquerque up.
on each dollar of taxable property
within the limits of said city. as ap,
pears by the certificate of the clerk OF
said city, on file in the Office of the
clerk of this board. 1t Is ordered that
the same be extended on the tax list
in the same manner that other taxes
are extended, to-wit:
For general city purposes, eight and
th~ree-quarter mills.
For maintenance, improvement and
care of public parks within city limits,
One-half of one mill.
For maintenance and conduct of the
free public library owned and con
Quoted by the city of Albuquerque
three-quarters of a mill.
For construction of city hall, one
mill.
For interest on $4,000 sewer bonds,
refunded As. one mill.
For interest on refunding bonds, As
seven-tenths Of a mill.
For interest on refunding bonds, SIS
n and eighttenths mills.
For interest on viaduct bonds, SIS,
m half Of a mill.
Total of city %levies, fifteen mills.
The board of education of the city
OF Albuquerque having, in accord.
ance with law, levied the following
taxes on each dollar OF all property
within the district which is taxable
for school purposes. which levies have
been approved by the city council of
said city, 1t is further ordered that
the same be placed on the tax roll, to
be collected by the collector the same
as other taxes, to-wit:
For general expenses of the city
schools for the ensuing year, seven
and one-half mills.
For interest on bonds. two and one.
half mills.
II is further ordered by the board
that the following taxes upon specified
classes of property, or upon property
In specified parts Of the county, are
hereby levied, to-wit:
Fot cattle indemnity fund. one-half
OF one mill on each dollar of value Of
all cattle i'm the county.
For use Of the cattle sanitary board
upon the order Of the governor terri.