Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-09-10
MANY APPEALS
ARE CONSIDERED
By The Territorial
Board of Equa-
lization
IN SESSION TOMORROW
Action of County Commiss.
toner's in Most Cases
Upheld.

The Territorial Board of Equaliza-
tion met this forenoon in adjourned
session in the Council chamber in
the Capitol, President James F. Hin
kle of Roswell, presiding and Secre-
tary Rufus }. Palen of this city at
tended TO the duties of this office. The
following other members were pres
ent: Frank p Jones, of Silver City
Arthur Seligman, Of Santa Fe; H. M.
Let's, of Cimarron<and f. A. Miera,
of Cuba. ManuelB. Otero was in at.
tendance as Interpreter
AT the sessions yesterday and today
a number of cases taken on appeal
from the action of boards Of county
commissioners were considered OF
those presented yesterday all were
taken under advisement until tais
morning when an executive session
was held. Three additional appeals
were also considered at the forenoon
session today.
| The appeals taken under advisement
yesterday were the American Tur-
quoise Company of Santa Fe County;
Hanover Improvement Company of
Grant County; Steeple Rock Develop
ment Company of Grant County;
Southwestern Coal and Iron Company
of Grant County; g. o. S. Cattle Com
pany of Grant County; Victoria Land
and Cattle Company of Grant County
Mountain Range Cattle Company of
Grant County; Gilchrist, Herndon and
Culbertson, of Grant County; NJ. r.
Balou Cattle Company of Grant Coun-
Ity; ST. Louis Smelling and Refining
Company of Socorro County; Donaci
lano Apodaca and Melecio Apodaca, Of
Socorro County; Gallup Electric Light
and Power Company of Mckinley
County; Caledonian Coal Company, of
Mckinley County, and Alexander Boyd
Of Mckinley County.
In the matter of the appeal of the
America Turquoise Company Of which
III. p McNulty is the manager the as
sessment was raised by the board of
county commissioners from $1,000 to
$1,000 to which Mr.. McNulty appealed.
When the board balloted on this APP
peal this morning tie vote resulted
which sustains the action of the
board of county commissioners. The
case may be reconsidered at the ses-
sion this afternoon and compromise
effected, In most of the cases taken
under advisement yesterday the action
of the county commissioners was ap.
lproved.
The Hanover Development Com
pany, Steeple Rock Development Com
Ipany and Southwestern Coal and
Iron Company appeals were from
raise of S. to 500 an acre on patented
mining claims.
The cattle company's appeals heard
yesterday were on raises in the valu-
alton of grazing lands and the mum.
Der of live stock returned The G.
10. S. Cattle Company returned 500
acres of grazing land at 80 cents an
acre which was raised by the county
commissioners to $1.25 and 1000 head
of cattle which were raised to $500
head. The Victoria Land and Cattle
company made return of 10000 head
of cattle which number was raised
by the county commissioners to 20,-
900 head. The Mountain Range Cat
tie Company's appear involved 500
acres of land returned at 80 cents an
acre and increased to 125 per acre.
The appeal of Gilchrist, Herndon and
lCulbertson was on land similarly
raised in assessment and the number
of cattle returned being increased
from 500 to 600 head. The M. R.
Balou Cattle Company's appeal was
based on a raise on cattle of from 800
to 1900 head. The st. Louis Smelt-
ing and Refining Company objected
to an increase in assessment of $4,675
on real and personal property. Messrs.
Apodaca appealed because their re-
turn of sheep had been increased from
1900 to 1000 head.
The assessment of the Gallup Elec-
trio Light and Power Company was
raised from $2S,OOO to $4,000 which
was made the basis of its appeal. The
Caledonan Coal Company's assess
ment was increased $3.50 on real es
tate and stock of merchandise to
which it entered an appeal Alexander
Boyd appealed because of an increase
in his assessment on real estate of
$780,
| Additional appeals presented this
morning for consideration were of
Mrs. Molly E. Schmidt of Mora Coun-
ty. A portion of the land owned by
her was raised by the board of county