Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-11-22
SESSION COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
ing and Removing Old
Jail.

Considerable business was disposed
of yesterday at the special meeting of
the Commissioners of Santa Fe Coun-
ty, The members devoted most OF
their time to sitting as a board of
equalization.
Tax exemptions for the year 1906
were allowed to Francisco Anaya of
Precinct No 3, Walter NJ. Tabor of
Precinct No. 13 and Amado Mora of
Precinct No. 20.
County Treasurer and ex-Oficio
Collector Celso Lopez was instructed
to harmonic the tax rolls of 1906 in
the matter of the assessment against
the Santa Fe Gold & Copper Com.
pany, so that the same shall conform
with the amount fixed by the board at
its June meeting, to wit: Real estate,
1890 personal property, $25,S40
total valuation, $29,170.
The assessment on sheep owned by
the Glorieta Mercantile & Livestock
Company in Precinct No. 13 was or.
dered stricken from the tax rolls as
the same had already been assessed
in Torrance County.
The assessment against estor
Sena Y Ortiz of Precinct No. 3 were
ordered stricken from the tax rolls
for the following years and amounts:
1899. S9c; 1900, soc; 1901, 43c; 1902,
32c; 1909, $i,l9; 1904. $4.93.
The county treasurer and ex-officio
collector was also instructed to har.
monte the tax levy in school district
No. q Of Precinct No. 10 on school
district bonds so that same shall read
three mills instead of six mills and
one-half mill instead of one mill.
The following bids were presented
for tearing down the old jail building
and leveling the ground: Pedro A..
Sandoval, $40 and salvage; Jose D..
Sena, $50 and salvage; Jose L..
Lopez, 500 and salvage.
On motion the matter of razing the
old jail and furnishing the new one
was deferred until the next meeting
to be held Wednesday, December s.
and it has been left in the hands of
Commissioner A. l.. Kendall.
The assessments for 1906 against
NJ. A. Shumard in Precinct No. 90 were
stricken from the tax rolls as the
same had already been assessed
against him in Precinct No. II.
The desk and shelving in the dis.
trict attorneys Office were ordered sold
to T.. C. Abbott former district attor-
ney. for $25, and the money derived
from the sale applied to the court.
house and Jail repair fund,
Probate Clerk Marcos Castillo was
instructed to prepare an itemized
statement showing the various items
of expenditure incurred on account of
the election of a delegate to Congress,
delegates to the constitutional con-
vention and the joint state referen,
dunn to be submitted to Territorial
Secretary ]. w. Reynolds.
Charles F. Easley appeared before
the board and agreed to have county
map compiled indicating the precinct
and school district boundaries for
$780, However, the matter was defer
red for action until the next session Of
the board
County School Superintendent Mar.
celino Garcia presented description of
the various school districts of the
county, giving their boundary lines
and they were ordered spread upon
the records for future reference.
1t having been shown to the board
that Mrs. B. Kahn and Leo Hersch
had paid taxes for 1904 and 1905 on the
same piece of real estate in Precinct
No. II and the court having decided
that the lot in question belonged to
Mrs. Kahn, upon petition of Mr.
Hersch the amount of 1896 was Or
.dered refunded to him by credit on his
taxes for 1906
Estimates and bids were received
for the placing of mile and direction
posts on the county roads, but the
matter was deferred until the next
meeting. Bids for this work were re-
ceived from Jose d. Sena and Jose
l.. Lopez
Walter Sharp of Eldorado, Kansas,
manager of the Walter Sharp Bridge
Company, appeared before the board
for the purpose of securing informa-
ton regarding the new bridge to be
built across the Santa Fe River on
Galisteo Street He was asked to pre-.
pare plans and specifications for the
work, the same as other contractors
had done.
There being no further business the
board adjourned to meet again on
Wadpocday narnmhar &