The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-12-31
COUNTY OFFICES BUSY
GETTING READY FOR
new YEAR

All Of the offices ut the county
. court house are scenes of heavy
kbusiness this week, the week being
= the last Of the year. much work thus
being necessitated in order to finish
before the new year arrives.
In the county treasurer's office ap-
proximately four thousand tax re-
ceipts already have been written for
the 1914 taxes now due and delin-
quent. This has been done in the
face of two monthly reports which
was necessary to be made and one
annual report to the state travelling
auditor. The auditor, Howell Ear
nest, in letter to the county treas
surer, Lee G. Pearson. this week
asked for the annual report at once
in order that his report might be
ready To be given to the state legis-
lature when il convenes in Santa Fe
on the twelfth of next month.
Taxes have been collected during
the last month to the amount Of
S4935.00, the citizens coming in
steadily to pay their taxes in order
to avoid the monthly interest Of one
per cent which accrues. The bal
ance at present in the general coun-
ty fund amounts 20 more than five
thousand dollars as against $40. Is at
lhe same time last year. This is
Nartly because of the fact that last
year there was some difficulty in ac-
cepting taxes as all was not in readi-
ness. All Of the funds are in better
shape than last year. All of the
school districts are well supplied
with money this year year as against
last year when several districts were
in bad shape and one was without
funds.
County Collects Interest q
S945.2l was collected in interest
Gl county funds from the various
banks during the year 1914. This
amount. at an interest Of three per
cent on the average deposit, is
thought to be very good as an earn
ing and is the result of agreements
made with local depositors about
year ago.
Over one thousand letters of cor
respondence were written from the
office Of the county treasurer during
the last month in addition to the
other work that was done, this list
not including the answers to re-
quests for tax receipts which were
sent out.
Clerks Office Busy
e In the office of the county clerk
the books are being made ready for
the first of the year. Everyone is
busy here as in.the other offices. An
election for Justices of the peace
will take place soon after the holi-
days and preparations have been
made for this. The county commits
sioners will be in session on Monday,
January 4 and until the business of
that body shall have been completed.
Two suits were filed this week. one
being 10 quiet "A title, the other be-
ing that Of the Sands-Dorsey Drug
Company against the City of Tucum-
carl for something over nine hun
= dred dollars with interest at six per
cent for damages to the stock of the
company stored in the basement of
the building of the Federal Invest
ment Company, which damage is
said 10 have arisen from fault of the
city whei eby flood waters from the
street was allowed To enter the base
ment several months ago. The COM
pany is represented by attorney II.
II, McElroy.
Assessor Ready for 1915
Assessor Jas. Briscoe already has
sent out notices calling for tax pay
ers to render their assessments for
the year. The assessor will set aside
dates on which he will visit the va
rious precincts so that persons may
more readily render their assess
ments.
There are at the present time five
persons confined in the county Jail.
The work of repair on the Jail which
has been ordered by the board of
county commissioners will begin
soon il Is said, all being now in read
mess for the contractors.
You can't afford To miss The Trey