Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-03
CITIZENS FORM AN
IMPROVEMENT
SOCIETY
VIII Try and Learn Fate of That
County Plating Bill That Dis
appeared Enthusiastic Gath
ering at Club,

That the board Of county commits
sioners he requested Ia ask the dele
gate in congress from New Mexico 70
seek the authorization Of n bond issue
OF $4,000 for the purpose Of having
the county lands surveyed and plated
was the most important step decided
on last night by the Bernallilo County
Improvement association. which WAS
organized amid great enthusiasm at
the Commercial club.
The association is formed of promi-
nent citizens who believe that the sur
vey of the county will mean thousands
OF dollars in benefiacinl Improvement
80 the taxpayers: that it win give the
real estate business in the county n
great big boost and open the way for
the rapid development of the sur
rounding lands. The association will
also seek to learn the fate of that
county plating bill passed by both
houses Of the last legislature and
which mysteriously disappeared at the
end Of the session without ever hav-
ing been signed by the governor.
The following gentlemen organized
the association J b. Herndon, y. X,
g. sellers, A. r. Thelln. Clark NJ.
Carr. - A. Porterfield, DR.. j. II
Wroth, George s.. klock, A. Il. Ogle,
Frank Mckee, II. #. Gill. DR.. w. e..
Hope. Wallace H~esseldcn, A.. FleisCh-
or, ID. a. Macpherson, Ed Newcom
or and y, Spitz.
The committee on permanent or
ganiZntion reported that tho officers
Of the organization shall be a presi-
dent, one vice president from each
precinct IN the county, Il secretary. q
treasurer and executive committee OF
five, of which the president SHAH be
an cX-officio member.
The committee recommended the
Following names, which were unani-
mously elected to their respective Of !
fices. President, Wallace Hesse!den,
vice president, precinct ~, -, Is. Is.
sellers. vice president, precinct 90. y
A. Porterfieid; vice presidents from
the outside precincts viii be named by
the executive committee, secretary. a.
Flcischer; treasurer, Frank Mckee,
executive committee, - A. Macpher-
son, j. ". Hcrndon. Or. w. O.. Hope.
n r. swan and Al 1'helin.
a committee of five was named to
walt on the county commissioners and
ask them 10 ask the delegate i'm con-
gress To request congress to authorize
q bond issue of $4,000 for the pur-
of having the county lands SUR
veyed ana plated.
There WIS filed with the secretary
u copy OF an act presented to the last
legislature which passed both houses
Tailed to receive the signature of
the governor, dying u natural death,
ns supposed, by the pocket veto route,
IL was 10 follows.
Act Relative 10 County surveys of
Land for Purposes OF Taxation. :
II Enacted by the Legislative AS {
sembly OF the Territory of New y
Mexico IL
section | The board Of county
commissioner OF each county in the !
territory OF New Mexico rs hereby au- q
ihorizod ana empowered, in their dis I
%rretion, 70 levy a tax annually of not
than one mill upon each dollar I
n taxable property in the county. the !
proceeds of which tax shall be known
rs county survey fund, and shall he l
lsed for no other purpose than those 5
Indicated In this act.
Sec 2 The said county survey J
shall be used for the purpose
II making surveys of land held in pri-
'ate ownership In the county and for J
of such land, so far az ucces-
AIRY 10 enable the county assessor to
assessments. With complete and !
descriptions of am land held
u private ownership in the county,
which surveys shall hc made under
direction OF me board OF county
commissioners, in the same manner II
II other county surveys are made. II
nd all payments from said fund shall
- made only upon accounts made and u
resented To the board 81 county CONF 81
.nissioners, AS now provided by law
.ith regard to other accounts. J.
Sec. 3. 1t shall hereafter be the ]
uty OF county assessors to make ass
OF all land held In private !.
Wncrship in their respective coun- \
whether the same be subject to
or not, and 10 put the same n
n the tax rolls, showing by proper Ia
thereon the fact of uon-lta-
ility To- taNation and the reason w.
lerofur In every ease where such $50
lct exists.
See T. This act shall take effect ia
the date of It's passage So
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