Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-07
ron BETTER ASSESSMENTS.

Governor curre has taken mo inc
itiatory steps toWnrd the establish
mont Of more rational and more
equitable assessment system through
nut thr territory Acting under the
careful advice ot tho attorney general
the governor has adopted a piun
whereby he has power. under the law.
- Il stantis, a reach the END aimed
"a. and he IS pushing the work ia the
energetic snirit for which De ls noted
From the present outlook II is not
improbable thd SIR Curry viii mark
the close ~ his administration hs IN
s%tniiing the greatest reform ever intro
duccd IN our territorial tax system,
and n that vii be ~ untold value
In The future progress and deyoiep-
mont ~ No4 Mexico
n is not necessary FOR us 10 revert
to the MANY wrongs and inequalities
that exit. IN our present methods Of
assessment These have been recount
ed in the columns of the Morning
Journal time after time. for years
past, I'm every honest tax payer in tbs
territory IS. painfully nware 81 them
We had supposed that an act Of the
legislature would be necessary TO in
troduce a more equitable system. but
the governor has been shown that
the board 81 equalization possesses
under the pregant law IN the power
necessary 60 that end nul he deter
mined at onro that such p9Ne should
be exercised without tltttar dtlay
The taxahle broperts e.. o.ch ,ea.
~ can be- assessed at It's market value.
and the board of equalization can thon
reauire--not request. but compcl-the
Assessor OF each county TO bring the
assessment roll o. his county up to
the sum total oqualling the per cent
which the actual value OF his county
hears In proportion 20 The value OF the
whole territory. Thus there viii be
no tnx lodging by counties. as there
is nov and has always been. bat each
county viii he required to pay In ex
act proportion 20 what il has. ana "
the peonle of O. county allow any por-
ton ol the property in tho Couuiy
go dodge It's proper share 81 the pub
Ne burden, their negligence viii be at
their own exDeusc-thc deficit IN tina
county wli have to ho made good hy
the people of that county, ana can
not be showed over ON to the people
of some other county. as is iho case
nov
with the adootion 81 such q system
Il will become more than ever import
ant for prompt steps 20 he taken ia
Hernalillo county 10 have our lands
surveyed ana plated. eco that an the
property of the county may De made
to bear iH proper share of thc tax
burden that win mn upon The county
and this rs onc of Che greatest IN
direct benefits that win accrue To- the
county and To tho territory from the
adoption uf ~uch % system The plan
Is absolutely JUST aud equitable, and
In his efforts to secure its adoption
the governor should have the good
VIII "a the practical assistance Of .
.verS honest man in th, territory. And
% is perfected and put into p,
operation, ana au the property of thc
.srrtory shall be listed f1r taxation ar
fair valuation. Wc shall he relieved
't once. and Ton uil time COZ thc worst ,
'andicap Sew Mexico is Obliged g.
AIRY that i the disgrace the
Material injury which wc now suffef /,
rom the fast of being advertised 60
Dc world 3s having q higher tax tate .
nan auF other section off the United =.
.iates "a condition that does moro T.
rirhten aWat settlers ana capital .
hs n aN r.h,r .Husts combined.