The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1907-01-05

Commissioners Proceedings.

special meeting Of the board Of
county commissioners OF 0ter0 county,
New Mexico, was held on the 2sth day
of December. A. d. 1906. at 1870 O'Clock
q. m,, present Z. C. ROLAND. ChalFman,
]. d. COIley and E. Prado. Commission
ers, and H. II. Major, Clerk, and tho
following proceedings were had, to wit:
The reports OF j. c. Dunn, Treasurer
and Collector for the months OF Sep
tember. October and November, 1906,
were approved.
Butchers bond Of Lon L. Roberts was
approved.
Butchers bond OF Albino Guerra was
approved.
Resolved that the board OF county
commissioners OF 0tero county recon
meud the adjustment and correction OF
the taxes against the following persons,
for the reasons stated IN each case aud
that the clerk OF this board certify same
to the Honorable District Attorney for
his consideration and action:
Southwestern Lumber Company, a re-
bate of $500 being one half Of the
amount OF taxes due for the year 1906,
account of their stock Of lumber being
destroyed by fire about the first day OF
July, 1906.
j. w. Hadlock, rebate of $500 on
the amount assessed against his prop
erty for the year 1906 account Of no ex-
emption be allowed, which exemption
he is entitled TO-
w. G. Browning. a rebate of s545 90
on the amount assessed against him, for
year 1906. being for 90 horses at SIS. 90
each. account OF his being Overassessed
this amount, the same being made by
the assessor from information.
W. II. johnson, a rebate Of $500 on
the amount assessed against his prop
erty for the year 1906 account Of no ex-
emptlon being allowed, which exemp-
tion he is entitled to.
j. II. Sellers, q rebate of $ll 90 on
the amount OF taxes due from him ac-
count Of his property being assessed In
Precinct No. One and should appear In
precinct No. for the year 1906, it beiug
assessed in precinct No 1, he Is obliged
to pay the amount OF $11 In excess oil
what It would have been If properly
assessed.
| + NJ Hardcastle rebate of $l.09 on
the amount of taxes due from him ac
count Of his property being assessed IL
precinct No. One and should appear II
precinct No. 2, for the year 1905, it be-
ing assessed In precinct No One he /,
Obliged to pay the amount of 81 90 n
excess of what 1t would have been i
properly assessed.
j T Potter a rebate OF $4,000 for th,
year 1906 on the amount assessed agains
his cattle, which cattle were not In tht
eountp OF Otero during the year 1906.
/ 1t was ordered that the clerk Of thi
board prepare and forward . statemeli
1 of the expense of tie recent election q
the secretary OF the statehood question
Report OF A C Bass, road Overseer 0
precinct No. 10 showing the amOvn
collected by him to be 1915 % for tn
year 1906 and the amount expended, In
cluding the salary allowed him by th'
board to be S275 90 was approved.
Report of ] e C Bell, road overseer o
precinct No. s, for year 1905, was ap
proved,
The Peilasco Telephone Company, b,
j c Gage president nd Harry w Ham
ilton, secretary, petiti0ned the boar
for franchise to construct and main
tain telephone system In the cOu t,
OF 0tero for perioe OF fifty years. an
the hoard having fully considered tn
same, 1t was therefore resolved that
fran shlse be and the same Is -hereb,
j granted to the Peflasco Telephone Com
pany to construct and maintain tsae
phone spstem within the county o
Otero, said franchise to run for periO
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the construction and maintenance 0
said telephone lines and system th
poles and other appliances are to b
|, placed so that they will not interfeF
with public traffic 10 any way and th
placing OF said poles, lines and applIan
ces are OF all times to be under the cor
troll OF this board.