Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1913-06-12

t payment for the taxes due an
. owing by said company to tn
: County of Torrance, New Mex
leo, the same to be paid in casl
within thirty days from thi
date, June 3, 1913. If thu
Board of County Commissioner
of the said County will accept il
payment there of so per cent o1
the amount due by said Com
pany for and as taxes for the
year 1910, 1911 and 1912. such
sum being eighteen thousand
seven hundred fifteen dollars
andseventy-two cents ($18715. 72,
and one half or fifty per cent
thereof being nine thousand
three hundred fifty seven dollars
and eighty-six cents ($9357 SO. }
Upon motion of Commissioner
Zamora, duly seconded by Com
missioner Sanchez it was duly
carried by the said Board, that a
resolution, copy of which is in
corporated into this record,
should be passed and approved
by the said Board of County
Commissioners, assembled in
special session in Estancia,
County of Torrance, New Mexi-
co, on this the third day of June,
1913, and said resolution being
duly passed and approved at
this time; the aforesaid Commits
sioners Sanchez and Zamora,
voting in favor of the passage
thereof, and Commissioner Va
lencia voting against the approx
al and adoption of same.
Resolution.
Whereas, the New Mexico Cen
trail Railroad is indebted to the
County of Torrance for and on
account of taxes levied and as
sessed against it for the years
1910, 1911 and 1912 upon 66.8
miles of its road which is located
in said Torrance County, in the
sum of Eighteen Thousand
seven hundred fifteen and 72-1OO
Dollars ($18715.72) on account of
taxes:
For the year 1910 in the sum
of $7066.12
For the year 1911 in the sum
of $4418. 40
For the year 1912 in the sum
of $7231 20.
And, Whereas, Charles C.
Murray, Receiver of said New
Mexico Central Railroad at a
meeting of the Board of County
Commissioners held on the 18th
day of March, 1918, appeared be-
fore the Board for the purpose
of endeavoring to get the Com
missioners to recommend a re-
duction of the the amount of
said taxes for said three years
representing that the said Rail
road was placed in his hands as
Receiver on the 10th day of jan
uary, 1910, and that the earnings
from operating did not equal the
expense of running the road and
making the necessary repairs, in
order to keep it running, and
also claiming that the valuation
placed upon said Railroad was
excessive under the circum-
stances and offered by the way
of a compromise to pay two
thirds of the amount of said tax
es by the issuance of Receivers
certificates fer the two-thirds of
the amount of said taxes and
stating that he did not have the
cash to pay same, and,
Whereas, The Board of County
Commissioners after the subject
was fully discussed decided not
to accept the offer of settlement
because it was the opinion of
the Board that if any reduction
of the amount of said taxes were
made it should be upon a cash
basis, and
Whereas, The Board of County
Commissioners for the County of
Torrance realizing that the
County is greatly in need of
money for the payment of ex-
penses incurred in and about the
conducting the affairs of said
County, and also realizing that
there may be delay in the collect
ing of said taxes, and that re-
sort may be had to the Court to
have said taxes reduced thereby
causing further delay, and be-
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