Las Vegas optic., 1913-10-01
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Santa Fe. N. M, Oct. 1.-Prelimin-
airy reports were received today from
the county school superintendent in
Torrance and Guadalupe counties.
These reports are not complete but
only show the districts in which
schools are now open.
In Torrance county, Charles L. Burt
superintendent, "a teachers are en-
ployed in 1S districts. Thirteen
schools have but one teacher, four
have two and one has three There
will be nine months school in three
districts, eight months in six, seven
months in one, six months in two and
five months school in six districts.
The average salary paid the "a teach
ers now engaged is $6120 per month.
In Guadalupe county, J. v. Gallegos,
superintendent, there are 20 districts
in which school has opened, and 30
teachers are employed. Six districts
will have nine months school, two
will have eight months and 12 will
hold only for five months. The school
census of the county is 3,476 and the
average salary paid to the 80 teach
ers above referred to is $63 80.
About Through With Work
The state board of equalization is
rapidly getting the appeals before it
closed up. and within a short time ex-
poets to be able to certify to the coun-
ty collectors and the state auditor,
the corrected tax valuation of the
state and the various counties. Ac.
Icording to a member of the board this
will be an increase over the summary
Of the tax rolls as they came from
the assessors, which total was $84,-
0S6,51S. This is taken to mean that
the state board has in general made
raises in the majority Of cases over
the assessment as fixed by the county
officials. One member of the board
also stated that it had been mention
ed and the board was seriously con
sidering making a general order to
the county assessors requiring them
to put on the tax rolls, if not already
on, the sums in the various counties
turned in by the railroad accountants
as not assessed or at least not being
found on the rolls. This amount ac-
cording to the railroads summary
was $5557S2. This total is the aggre-
gate value Of property which changed
hands in 1918, in which the actual
value was ascertained, and in which
the land could not be located on the
tax rolls of the various counties. This
amount ranged from few dollars in
Quay county to over $1SO,O0O in Cha
yes county.
Another New School
An application was approved today
for $500 for school building and $50
for furnishings, in school district No.
IS in Santa Fe county.
I Hearing Monday
By agreement between the attorney
general and the state treasurer, the
alternative writ Of mandamus against
the state treasurer to compel him to
invest the money in the permanent
school fund in the state highway
bonds, will be heard Monday, October
6, instead of October as originally
set by the supreme court.
Special Cattle Rate
| A request for special rate on cat
tie in carload lots from Gallup to
Wagon Mound has Been granted by
the state corporation commission for
the purpose of allowing stockmen in
Mckinley county to move their cattle
from district where the range is
poor, to one where better grazing for
the winter can be secured. This rate
is $5S, as compared with the regular
rate Of SIS car
Corporation Amendment
The Stern-Hager Land and Live
stock company has filed with the
state corporation commission an
amendment changing the name of
the concern to the Stern Land and
Livestock company. E. H. Oakley Of
this city, is the statutory agent for the
corporation. a8vn