Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-09-13
BOARD MAKES
RECOMMENDATIONS
Declares There's Room For
Improvement In Assess.
ing Property.
TAX LAWS NEED REVISION

And Says Method of Collecting
Taxes Is insufficient and
Costly.
The territorial board of equalization
adjourned yesterday afternoon, after
making several interesting recon-
mendations with regard to the assess
ment of property and the collection OF
taxes.
The first days session was occupied
entirely hearing appeals and on the
following day action was taken on
these appeals. s. Floersheim's appeal
from the raising of assessment IN
Mora county of his land from 40 cents
an acre to 81 was sustained in part
and fixes the valuation of 1000 acres
of dry farming at 81 and 1000 acres
of grazing lands at 40 cents. The ap-
peal of the New Mexican Mining Com
pany owners and the GalisteO Com
pany. lessee of the Ortiz Mine Grant,
was sustained by the board in part and
the following valuations are fixed by
the board: 5000 acres, mineral lands
at SIS an acre, $45,000; $1,000 acres
grazing land at 40 cents an acre, $780,.
400; total, $65, 400.
]. r. Wasson's appeal was sustain.
ed in part and the county treasurer
of Quay county is directed to show
reduction of $1,000 on town lots In
Tucumcari.
The appeal of Mrs. Molly F. Schmidt
of Mora county, was rejected.
The appeal of the Cooley and Martin
Company of Mora county was sustain
ed in part, teh assessment being
chcarged to 40 cents an acre on 2,795
acres, which is $1,118.
The appeal of Manuel B. Apodaca
OF Santa Fe county, is sustained to
reduce his assessment in the sum of
$3.50.
The appeal of the Victoria Land and
Cattle Company is rejected as all prop
erty of similar nature In Sierra
county is assessed at 81 an acre.
The assessment Of Tannihill Broth.
ers of Otero county was found to be
irregular and the assessment OF 1900
head of cattle Is ordered.
M. Herzstein & Company's assess
ment is ordered to be changed to that
given by that company.
The appeal of the Arroyo Hondo
Grant owners is sustained to change
the assessment for 1911 to 40 cents
an acre.
The assessment Of the g. O. s. Cat
tie Company, of Grant county. is re-
duced from 1000 to 5000 head.
The appeal of the Steeple Rock De-
velopment Company against raising
their mineral land assessment from
IS to SIS an acre Is rejected.
The assessment of the First Ma
tional Bank Of Santa Rosa and of the
Vaughn Trust and Savings Bank OF
Vaughn against 10 per cent raise
was sustained.
That Land Grant Matter.
The appeal of L. Bradford Prince
on behalf of the owners of the San
Marcos pueblo grant was fully con
sidered and the board took the fol
lowing stand. "That this grant was
confirmed and patented for 1894
acres. The acreage of this grant was
raised by the board of county com
1nissioners to 10000 acres, and valued
at 500 per acre for assessment purpos
tnto
$500, 900. On request of this board thu
chairman OF the board Of county com
missioners OF Santa Fe county, ]
Sparks, appeared, but was unable t.
give any information as to why thu
area of this grant should be increased
twenty times. We are unable. to as
certain whether the boundaries o
Santa Fe county were extended to ad
NIT this increased acreage, or whethe
this great excess was taken from ad
joining lands, presumably owned b!
other parties and returned BY then
Tor taxation.
ION account Of this phenomena
and unaccounted for increase OF acre
age Of that grant, this board decline
to sustain the action Of the board 0
county commissioners Of Santa F
county and said appeal Is hereb.
granted, and the treasurer Of Santa F.
county is hereby ordered and directe'
to change his roll to conform to tn
original return"
Tax Laws.
Discussing tax laws the board CAV
out the following statement: 1T !
the opinion OF this board that the ia.
laws OF New Mexico need careful an
thorough revision. with view q
making them more simple, more effet
tive and less expensive.
"The present method Of requirin
individual property owners to valu
their own property Is q FRUITFUL
SOURCE OF GROSS INEQUALIT'
OF ASSESSMENT and we would re-
ommend that such requirement be II
pealed and that all valuation be mad
By the proper officer with q view
equality in assessment.
Collecting Taxes.
The present method sof collectin
taxes is insufficient and expensiv,
Collections as result Of the public,
ton Of delinquent taxes are not as !
rule suficient to pay the printers an
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