Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-07-08
TAX LEV|ES
ARE DECIDED
Commissioners of Santa Fe
County Conclude Busy
Session This Week.
$5.65 ON EACH $I00
Is the Rate Established. Territorial ST..
10, County SI.s5, City s2.Io With
Additional Special Of $l.40.

Il The Board of County Commissioner
held its regular quarterly meeting thi
week at it's rooms in the court house
| There have been present during tn
week, Chairman Arthur Seligman
first district, Santa Fe; COMMISSIONS
A. L. Kendall, second district, Cerril
los; Commissioner Jose Inez Roybal
third district, Nambe; Clerk Marcos
! Castillo.
| The board met as board of equali
zation and heard complaints in the
matter of the raises in the returned
valuations of property. The assess
ment was reduced only in cases where
! it was positively shown that the raised
valuation was placed too high, OF
where there had been a double assess
ment.
After adjournment as a board OF
equalization the board transacted rou
tine business as board of county
commissioners as follows:
The city council called on the board
and asked for donation to help pay
for the breakwater on the north side
of the Santa Fe River, in Santa Fe.
The board not having any available
funds at the present time, took the
matter under advisement and II any
surplus is created that can be used for
such purpose, will aid the city.
The petition for public road in
precinct No. %, Ortiz, on the south
side of the Rio Nambe, was read and
he road ordered opened, provided that
the citizens in that district would
donate to the county the land for the
right of way
The petition for new road from
Santa Cruz to Chimayo was referred
to County Commissioner Jose Inez
Roybal for investigation, to be report
ed upon at the next meeting of the
board.
The bond of Apolonio Romero, as
constable in precinct No. 20, San Pc.
dro, was approved.
Marcelino Garcia was authorized to
build a new bridge over an arroyo
near Glorieta, in precinct No. IL. the
bridge to cost not more than $25.
A notice to the bond holders, recon-
mending the refunding of the debt of
Santa Fe County, was read and adopt.
ed.
Jesus Gonzales y Roybal was ap-
pointed road supervisor in precinct
No. IL, Glorieta.
Victor Garcia was appointed janitor
of the court house for the next six
months.
The claim of the Santa Fe Light and
Water Company for claimed overpaid
taxes, was referred to the district at
torney
The petition of 1873 taxpayers for an
additional levy of one-half mill for
road purposes was read and ordered
filed.
The clerk was ordered to notify the
bondsmen of ex-Collector and Treas
urer George w. Knaebel to settle the
balance due the county on or before
the next regular meeting of the board
In October.
The following tax levy was made for
the year 1906:
For the Territory as certified by
Auditor William G. Sargent:
Territorial purposes, Is mills; sup
port of public schools, mills; total
for territorial purposes, II mills.
For county purposes |
General fund 5 mills; court fund
4 IL mills; court house and jail re-
pair fund 2 mills; road fund l mill;
interest on bond issues of 1882,
1884, 1885, 1890. 1891, 1892, 1893,
1897, 2 mills; building fund for new
county Jail mills; Ell Canine Real
fund one-half mill; deficiency bridge
fund, one-half mill; total for county
18 1-2 mills.
For city taxes:
General fund for current expenses, |
4 ga mills; general fund for salaries 2 |
mills; city water and hydrant fund
8 IA mills; interest on city bond is
sues of 1897 and 1904, mills; general
city school fund for scholastic year
September 1, 1905, 81
mills; interest on city school bonds, Is
sue of 1908, mills; total for city pur-
poses, 21 mills.
Recapitulation:
Territorial purposes II mills; coun.
ty purposes Is 1-2 mills; city taxes, 81
mills; total for the year Sc IL mills, |
or s565 on each 500 of taxable prop
erty.
The following special levies were
made:
Special county:
Wild animal bounty on sheep, cat. |
tie, horses. burros, ETC., only, 1 mill; |
interest on school bonds district No. 8, |
In district No. only, mill; interest
On school bonds districts Nos. Z and
~, In districts Nos. Z and ~ only, 81