Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-06-26
TAX COLLECTIONS
ARE ENCOURAGING.
Almost Three Per Cent More
Than Last Year Have
Been Collected
GOVERNOR GOES TO SOC0RR0
Returned Saturday Night From
Trip to Clayton and Other
Places.


night from a trip to points in Colfax
county and also to Clayton, Union
county, meeting his son, Wilson Mills
at Ration and coming home with him.
Wilson Mills has just returned from
Ann Arbor, Mich, where he has been
attending the law school.
The governor spent Sunday here
and left last night for Socorro. He is
expected back in a few days.
Appointed Alternate.
Delegate w. H. Andrews has ap-
pointed Kenneth Erb of Artesia, Sec
ond alternate from New Mexico for
midshipman at the naval academy at
Annapolis.
Visits Institutes.
Assistant Superintendent OF Edu-
cation. Hon. Acacio Gallegos, has Wis
tied the institutes at Socorro, Belen
and Albuquerque and will leave to-
morrow to attend the institute at
Mora.
Notaries Appointed.
Governor Mills has appointed the
following notaries public: Colin Ne
blett, Silver City, Grant county; Al
len M. McBee, Artesia, Eddy county;
Marcelino Garcia, Santa Fe; John b.
Reneau, Logan, Quay county; William
Mexican, Taos, Taos county.
Resignation Received.
It is stated today on good authority
that Governor Mills has received a
letter from Travelling Auditor Charles
v. Stafford who is in Pennington, re-
signing his position as travelling audi
tor, to take effect on July l. 1t is
said that the governor has not taken
any action in the matter yet but that
District Clerk John Joerns of Ration,
has been offered the place and had
accepted it.
Back From Carrizozo.
Chief Clerk Rupert F. Asplund OF
the department of education has re-
turned from Carrizozo where he de-
livered an address on "The School as
the Social Center" before the coun-
ty institute which is being held there
Mrs. Dixon is the conductor and Miss
Maud Hancock of Santa Fe is instruc-
tor Mr.. Asplund says that County
School Superintendent John A. Haley
has a fine corps of teachers and his
schools are in fine condition as re-
suit.
e6.7 Per Cent Taxes Collected.
The percentage of collection OF
1910 taxes up to date is 667 or almost
three per cent higher than it was
year ago. This is shown by the table
made by Chief Clerk A. l.. Morrison,
Jr.. in the territorial travelling audit
or's Office. The percentages are
based on the amount of territorial tax
remitted to the territorial treasurer
less eight per cent retained to pay
commissions of treasurers and assess
ors.
The table, which is by counties,
shows in the first column collections
for May, 1911; the second, total col
lections and the third represents the
percentage of taxes collected. The
table is as follows:
Bernalillo, $4,0So41; $23,S4S.74;
SIS.
Chaves, ss,936.95; $s1 1,3O3.ss; 67.9.
Colfax, $10,2S0.92; $31,SS731; 7.1
Curry, s2,062.51; $11, ,256.20; 57.3.
Dona Ana, $9,5S1.62; $25,5S8.62;
72.S.
Eddy, s4,075.57; $17,211.06; 61.S.
@ Grant, $1O,690.92; $34,154.09; S1.S.
RI Guadalupe, $4,415.57; $11,2o4.os;
66.5.
Lincolnse $311.SS; s9,325.26; 41.9.
Luna, $s,994.93; $2O,11464; 1915.
L Mckinley, $3,536.79; $9,101.21; 70.6
Mora, s3,792.75; $9,43O.91; 66.4.
Otero, $S,212.47; $18,62S.65; S4.2
Quay, $5,41S13; $16,7227s; 1874.
Rio Arriba. $2,21S.45; $7,143.5s;
59.3.
Roosevelt, $1,414.9o; $7.442.3o; SOL
sandoval, $1,593.27; $5,570.51; 60.2
San Juan, $1,52711; $7,369.79; 60.S
San Miguel, $10,2S7.00; $26,S49.52;
66.2.
Santa Fe, $1,47271; $10,s4s.46; 51.2
Sierra, $716.63; $6,O52.57; 45.3.
Socorro, $5,O47SS; $15,744.66; 64.2
Taos, $563.51; $4,25S.91; 56.7.
Torrance, $1,206.75; $4.95014; 1913
Union, $5,S17S2; $16,336, IL; 6S.5.
Valencia, $4,e36.32;; $11,47o.19; 1872
Totals, $120.S93.77; 1898 3,903.69