Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-01
TREASURER OF
TAOS COUNTY IS
HIGHLY PRAISED
FideT Cordoba Has Bouquet
Handed Him in Report Of
Assistant Auditor Mossman
Made Public by Governor

santa re. Nov. S0.--How county
treasurer organized and outfitted a
nartv and made personal tour Of the
rrounfy TO determine what fivcks non
resldent sheep owners grazed in the
eountv is set forth Ia the report OF
Assistant Travelling Auditor +. A.
Ntossmpn on the condition of financial
affairs in Taos county.
comethng like $4,000 in taxes were
Inns collected from nonresident
sheepmen by County Treasurer Fidel
cordoba. who is highly commended
IN the report made public today By
Covernor Mcdonald. The report says:
.eThe examination of the accounts
~ this official show clearly that the
affairs of this office have been admin
istered IN an exceptionally efficient
manner His books and records show
that they have received the attention
IN which they are properly entitled.
II IL real pleasure 10 testify unQuai-
Ifiedly to the competency OF this Of
fIclol The collection Of taxes IS
looked after In y thorough and syste-
matte manner Penalties are assessed
without exception when taxes become
However, the attached financial re-
mort shows that The tax duplicate Of
Taos county for 1913 was only S4S,-
600 less than that of any other coun-
~, and vet more than one-fourth Of
II was still delinquent on November
ie a total Of s12.456.f2. r Z
Rivera Is Efficient.
As 10 County Clerk A. A. Rivera,
the audit IL also very high In its
a 10 -
official were kept in u neat and ac-
curats manner lie Is systematic and
nlcthodical in the administration of
his office, ard n In every way an. efr
ficlent official
As to the accounts Of the late $.
ssneros. county sheriff the report
says. "As is the usual case in the d.
vision In the term of office Of coun-
" official, the accounts Of former
Sheriff Slsncros were In confused
condition" A balance of $575.lC Is
declared TO be unaccounted for. AS
10 the present sheriff, the report says:
This official does not possess tho
same degree Of clerical ability as do
the other officials of the county. He
has, however. made an honest effort
10 keep his records and has complied
10 the UtSt VI liiS abliitS Will til Tue
accounting requirements imposed
upon him." lie is credited with
s2s.5J overpaid.
The salary advances were modest,
1880 to the county treasurer.
N,677.S1 to the county clerk, $3.50 to
the assessor, $741.65 to the sheriff,
$2533.44 to the acouRty-school super
inten1cnt 500 TO the probate judge,
5000 TO County Commissioner Ran
dell and $3.50 to the other two county
commissioners each.
The report says further: The
statute governing the usage of the
court house and jail repair fund has
not been strictly complied with" A
number Of mercantile licenses totaling
s245 are reported as delinquent
Strictly Cash Basis.
In conclusion the report says: The
examination Of the accounts Of the
various officials as here reported
shows that the taxpayers are receiv-
Ing an honest, efficient administra-
ton OF their affairs. The county. is
operating on q strictly cash basis ana
meets warrants promptly when issued.
The reduction OF taxes by eliminating
levy for court house and jail repair
purposes speaks well for the manage
ment Of the affairs of the county
1.-THE audit and approval OF accounts
Is handled in businessiike manner