Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-11-04
PAY ROAD TAX
OR Be SUED
IS ORDER
COUNTY ROAD COMMISSIONERS ASK
DISTRICT ATTORNEY READ TO
BRING INDIVIDUAL SUITS TO
COLLECT THE sum OF So FROM
ABLE BODIED MEN.
SELICMAN SAYS MANY
PLEAD INFIRMITIES

Pay your S5 road tax or race
suit costing $l2 to $15."
Such is the ultinatum which the
county road board sends out today,
following meeting at the court house
yesterday afternoon and a consulta-
ton with the district attorney, Alex.
ander Read.
The meeting was attended by Chair
man Arthur Seligman and 7. w. Han
ma. Samuel Romero was not present
as he has left the county. Mr.. Hanna
was elected secretary and treasurer
to succeed him.
The report of the road overseers
was made concerning collections and
work in the first district comprising
precincts 8, t. II, is. and 5
District Attorney Alexander Read
was asked to investigate the matter
OF collecting the tax and see that the
strong arm of the law is stretched
out to aid in the collection of the
tax. Mr. .Seligman said today that in
dividual suits will be brought against
those able bodied men who refuse to
pay the tax after notification. Ten
days of grace is allowed by law, he
said, to comply with the demand OF
the overseer
Many Are "lnfirm."
Mr., Seligman waxed sarcastic about
the excuses given the tax collector and
said: "1f war broke out with Mex
leo | do not see how Santa Se county
would be able to send many soldiers.
There seem to be so many men in this
county who are infirm. Some are
minus finger, others a toe, some have
a deaf ear and others poor vision IN
one eve. 1t is astonishing, believe me!
OF course man who has lost leg
or an arm is rea'
! able to do his 81
and therefore ex
but l think an
be made of man
ed in showing -.....,nities.
Duran On the Job.
Mr. Seligman stated that Mauricio
Duran is the new overseer for this
district and those who wish to help
| him collect the tax will kindly mail
him check or money order for 81
addressing him:
/ Mauricio Duran, Esq,
| ZIG De Vargas Street,
| Santa Fe, N. M.
! Or. Duran's phone is 1866 ]. He will
give a receipt for each amount re-
ceived. This is obligatory SO that the
! tax payer may show it when called
upon.
/ Mr.. Duran turns the money over to
/ the county treasurer Mr. Duran has
stated.
Secretary Hanna has appointed JOS
euh Black road overseer in the Sec
ond district, comprising Madrid, Gold
en-, San Pedro, Cerrillos, Cienega,
Glorieta, Lamy, Canoncito. His post
office address is San Pedro, N. M.
No bills were paid by the commits
sicners at their meeting yesterday as
the statement of collections had not
been received from the county treasur-
er But the matter will come up again
before the commissioners at their ad-
journed meeting Thursday, November
g.
San Pedro Has $500.
Mr.. Seligman stated that San Pedro
has collected $500 and that letter
was received asking that the money
be spent on the road from San Pedro
to Stanley. But we have plenty OF
evidence that that road is in good
shape" continued Mr. Seligman. "and
that the road from Golden to Madrid
is in bad condition, especially over
Estes Hill Therefore, the money will
go to repairing that Golden-Madrid
road. This is but common sense and
Justice