Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-12-24
COUNTY BOARD
NAMES ASSESSOR
David M. White
Succeeds Marce-
limo A. Ortiz
HELD VACANCY EXISTED
On Account of Absence and
Illness Of Former
Official.
The Board Of County Commissioners

The Board of County Commissioners
of Santa Fe county was In
session yesterday afternoon In
accordance with the notice OF
the meeting given by Chairman
|. Sparks of the board. There were
present, Chairman l. Sparks; first dis
trict; Commissioner Jose L. Madril,
second district; Commissioner Jose |.
Roibal, third district; Probate Clerk
George w. Armijo, clerk of the
board, by his deputy, Ambrosio Ortiz,
and Deputy Sheriff Roman l..
Baca, for the sheriff.
For several hours the board attend.
ed to matters Of assessments, correc-
tion and abatement of taxes. A resolu-
tion was unanimously adopted in
structing the collector and treasurer
of the county and the district attorney
not to proceed with or institute new
suits for the collection Of delinquent
taxes in three of the precincts In
which it is claimed land values have
diminished during recent years. The
precincts are Nos 7, II and 20.
Tax Exemptions Allowed.
Tax exemptions of 5000 as heads of
families were allowed by the board
to the following persons for the year
1907:
Mrs. Lucia S. de Lucassigne, pre-
cinct 3; Mrs Augusta Probst, precinct
s; Antonio Lujan, precinct o.; Pablo
Valdez, precinct 22 Francico Lujan,
precinct %; Antonio A. Vigil, precinct
8; Francisco Ortiz precinct IA; Acen-
sion Romero, precinct 5; Miguel Ro-
nero, precinct %; Miguel Ortiz, pre-
cinct %; Mrs. Mary Green, precinct
Z; Max Bernstein, precinct Z; George
Green, precinct 4 Teoho Martinez,
precinct 49, Antonio Andres Mondra,
gon, precinct Is; Mrs. Elizabeth Hen
bricks, precinct Z Carter Livesy, pre-
clint II; Agapito Herrera, precinct %;
Vicente Roibal, precinct l; Trineo Del
gado, precinct 1S; Robert Montoya,
precinct A Mrs. McQuarie, precinct
1S; Flavio Silva, precinct IA; Mrs.
Juanita M. de Gallegos, precinct 3;
Lorenzo Lopes, precinct 3; Guadalupe
Ortega, precinct 1S; Sacarias Gabal-
don, precinct 3; Mrs Epitacia B. de
Garcia, precinct g. Ramon Lucero,
precinct 3; Celso Lopez, precinct 4;
Camille Martinez, precinct 4.
In the matter of the assessment Of
Candido Herrera for the year 1906 on
his sheep which was raised by the as
SCISSOR over his return, the board rec
commended that the suit now pending
for the collection of the taxes be
dropped, and authorized the district
attorney to compromise the suit upon
the basis of a valuation of 200 sheep.
On motion it was ordered thai the
Judgment Of the First National Bank
of Santa Fe bearing date Of March .,
1903, and amounting with interest to-
$1,672.91, be paid in full by s1,,J0
which amount A. B. Renehan; the at
torney, agreed to accept and it was
ordered that warrant be drawn in
favor of the First National Bank for
that amount.
Ramon Roibal of precinct | was ap-
pointed as janitor Of the court Louse
for three months, commencing Janu-
ary !, 1908.
The road commissioner OF precinct
3 was authorized to repair tie wooden
bridge crossing the acequia madre.
Clerk Armijo was instructed by the
board to notify Marcos Castillo, form.
er probate clerk and ex-ofllcio collec-
tor, to appear before the board at its
meeting on the first Monday in Janu
ary to explain certain charges Of 81
for canvassing the votes cast at the
last regular election in IS precincts
Resolution Appointing New Assessor.
The following resolution was then
introduced and adopted by a vote of
2 to /, Chairman l. Sparks and Com.
missioner Roibal voting In the affirm
alive and Commissioner Madril in the
negative. The resolution was the ap-
pointment of David M. White as as
SCISSOR Of Santa Fe county, vice Marce-
limo A. Ortiz, and reads.
Whereas during the past year the
incumbent Of the Office OF assessor
Marcelino A. Ortiz, has been physical
ly and mentally unable to perform the
duties Of his Office, and has for sew.
eral months been out Of his office and
away from the county Of Santa Fe,and
whereas the books of said office have
been very unsatisfactory compiled,
and fail in many respects to comply
with the requirements Of the law, and
whereas q vacancy exists in the office
OF county assessor.
Now, therefore, the board Of coun.
ty commissioners, BY virtue Of the au-
thority In II vested BY law. does here !