Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-15
Taxes PROBABLY
WILL BE HIGHER
IN THIS COUNTY
This viii Be Certainty Unless
County Makes Sweeping
Reduction or School Board
Makes Cut,

bernalillo eountys taxes probably
WIZ be higher this year. In fact. the
ohiy way higher rate can be avoid
go IN Tor the county commissioners Ia
reduce their levy much lower than
last years or for them to induce the
BOARD Of eudcation to make cut.
the levy Tor state purposes. as GER
'iiied to County Clerk Walker, is two
mills less than II was last year. The
Guys lcvy Is the same. The board
OF edueation's levy is higher. While
me county commissioners did not
make their levy yesterday. Il was said
'heirs would not exceed last years
ana II might be less. despite the fact
that they intend to raise more money
this year than they did last for the
county survey.
Total for City May Bc G5.s9.
II the county levy Is the same as
u WIS last year the total levy for tax
payers In Albuquerque will be C7.S9
mills. There is another condition TO
TINS, however and II IN the possible
ity Of n change in the board OF edu-
CATIONS levy. Whether this is pos
sible, Of course. Is not knoNn TO the
commissioners. They have invited
NJ. y. Hickey, president of the school
board, TO attend their meeting this
morning and the matter VIII be con
sidered then.
The city. state and school board lev |
leg are known. They are.
city OF Albuquerque 1878 mills
State ............, ii.06 mills
school board ....... gf.00 mills s.
The county's not to exceed 2O.1O
mills. 81
The states levy is mills les. while
the school boards is mills more. /
The clty's Is Just the same as II was
last year. SO 10 bring the rate for
Albuquerque down to last years the
county's levy would have TO be 4
mills lower. That was considered
out of thc question by officials.
City Council Makes Levy.
The city made It's levy yesterday
afternoon al q hastily called special
Of the council. II was not J
believed that the city would decide Z
upon its levy for several days but Z
Mayor Boatright learned that this ac- {
Ion was required at once Council
nan George q AScheer. chairman of (
he flnanee coinniittee. returned soon
4 than he was expected 80 that COM J.
nittee and the aldermen were called
ogether Tliey compiled their budget I
A. az
nee OF city Clerk Hughes and made
he levy In short time. 7
The citys total levy Of 1873 mills
! divided amdiig the following funds:
leneral. 5.9f: water. 5:94: park, 0.39; /
brary, 0.5s; dlty hall, 100: interest
u i0Oi "fsrf 05s; interest on 1899
b's,' Sc: interest on 1890 "4's," 0.35;,
Iterest on sewer bonds 3.sf. interest
n viaduet bonds. 0.eO. p
WIN Provide for Survey. q
Mayor Boatright aud City Clerk i.
ughes certified this levy to the \,
in tile afternoon. The II
lunty board had met in the morning b,
} make its levy, but owing to the di
ct that the city had not reported W
nd that the school hoard was no, lef
~ t''sfA Nii' 1'HVVi Htlih WIS lltl
presented the commissioners had to =
Get again in the afternoon. Mr. \,
ickey was unable to be present yes IN
rday afternoon. so the commission d.
s adjourned until this morning They sh
III meet az 1880 o'clock. w
While the county commissioners ~, y.
I'VE fully determined to make pro- IT,
sion for the continuance of tho
unity survey infthis years taxes they
e Just as determined to keep the
te within the limit set last year. 70
complish both these purposes the ~
come for some fund may have to on
ffer. but the commissioners are "a
ia TO be willing TO make that sacri- ~,
e. The discussion at their meet on
= left no mixing as to the size of thi
c levy they contemplate for the yei
rvey. po
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