Alamogordo news-advertiser. (Alamogordo, Otero County, N.M.) 1912-1914, 1913-04-25
County Commissioners Listen
to Witnesses from Various
Parts of County and Arrive
at an Equitable Decision
TULAROSA WATER RIGHTS
ARE WORTH $3.50 EACH
Alfalfa and Orchard Land Listed
at $50 per Acre, While Ag-
ricuIturaI Land Goes In at
S30 Boards Proceedings

Be 1t remembered that at a spe-
cial meeting Of the Board of Coun-
ty Commissioners of Otero County
New Mexico, held at the Court
House in the Town of Alamogordo.
in said County and State on Tues
day, March 25th, 1913, at the hour
OF nine O'Clock, a. M, present and
presiding d. NJ. Sutherland, Chair
man, J. J. Sanders and J. Emmett
Gregg, Commissioners, and Chas. E.
Thomas, Clerk, the following pro-
ceedings were had, towit:
On this day came on for consider
alton the matter OF fixing valuations
upon taxable properly in the Coun-
ty of Otero in conformity with Sen
ate Bill No. l44 as Amended and
passed by the Second Session of the
First State Legislative Assembly, Oh
New Mexico, and the testimony o.
various witnesses heretofore sub
poenaed was heard by the Board.
AT six o'clock p. m. adjournmen,
Is had until nine o'clock tomorrow
morning.
ID. NJ. Sutherland, Chairman.
Attest: Chas. E. Thomas, Clerk
Wednesday, March 26, 1913.
Pursuant to adjournment the
Board of County Commissioners o.
Otero County, New Mexico, met al
the Court House in Alamogordo. oil
Wednesday, March 26th, 1913, at
the hour of nine O'Clock a. pres
ent and presiding the same officers
and members as of yesterdays ses.
sion
And now on this day the Boaro
proceeded with las duties in the
matter OF hearing testimony relative
to the matter OF property valuations
In Otero County until the hour o.
six O'Clock p. m, at which time ad-
journment was had until nine o..
clock tomorrow morning.
ID. NJ. Sutherland, Chairman
Attest: Chas. E. Thomas, Clerk.
Meeting OF the Board. Thurs
day. March 27th. 1913.
Pursuant to adjournment the
Board of County Commissioners OF
Otero County met at the Court
House in the Town of AlamogOrdo.
n. NJ. on Thursday March %. 1918.
az the hour of nine O'Clock. pres
ent and presiding the same officers
and members as OF yesterday. and Il
following proceedings were had. to-
wit:
And now on this day the Board
having examined such witnesses as
had been subpoenaed to appear be-
fore II and give testimony relative
to property valuations in Otero
County. and having heard the volun-
tary testimony of various citizens
and taxpayers OF said County, and
having considered all information at
hand relative thereto, proceeded to
make schedules OF values Of all tax
able real estate In Otero County.
II being the intention of the Board
to arrive at the actual and true val
ne Of the various classes of land In
the different sections of the Coun-
ty as nearly as possible. said sched-
ules OF values being as follows. to-
wit:
Town of Tularosa and vicinity:
Water rights In the Tularosa
Community Ditch. $4,000 each.
Alfalfa and bearing orchard land
under irrigation. 5000 per acre.
Agricultural land, subject to ir-
rigation. 5000.
Grazing land within one mile of
Tularosa town limits, $50.
Grazing lands over one mile from
town limits, 800.
Tularosa Canon and all tributary
canons:
Alfalfa and bearing orchard land
subject to irrigation. 1900 per acre.
A gricultural land subject TO irriga
tion. 5000 per acre.
Grazing land. i.50 per acre.
Fresnal and La Lug Canons:
Bearing orchards. subje ct TO irri-
CATION. 1900 per acre.
Alfalfa and Agricultural land sub
ject to irrigation, 5000 per acre.
Grazing land. i.50 per acre.
Three Rivers District:
Alfalfa and agricultural land sub
ject to irrigation. 5000 per acre.
Bearing orchards. I05.00 pc a.
ere.
Grazing land. 3.00 per nc re.
And nov the Board. being desir-
Gus OF obtaining further lnforina-
uon relative TO property values In
various districts OF the county and
deemlng IL inadvlsable to attemp;
to set a valuation thereon without
such further information. on mo-
tlon adjourns until Tuesday. April
Sth. 1918. at which time said taxa
tion matter is to be taken up again
ID. N. Sutherland. Chairman.
Attest: Chas. 4. Thomas. Clerk.
Regular Meeting Of the Board ol
Counfv Couamlsslonern. MonsHa,