Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1914-06-11
COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS

Estancia, N. M, June 1, 1914
The Honorable Board of Coun
ty Commissioners met this day
in extra session sitting as &
Board of Equalization, with Hon.
Lorenzo Zamora, as Chairman,
and Juan Cruz Sanchez and Ii
brado Valencia, members, and
the Sheriff by Julian Sanchez,
and the Clerk by his deputy, R.
l.. Hit, present.
Julian Sanchez was made the
interpreter for the meeting.
The minutes of the previous
meeting were read and approved.
Comes now Antonio Salazar,
County Assessor, and presents
the tax schedules for approval,
whereupon the Board proceeds to
examine said schedules.
In the matter of the tax re-
turn of John T. Kelly, the Board
orders that the exemption as to
John T. Kelly be not allowed.
The Board does now adjourn
until tomorrow morning at eight
o'clock.
June End, 1914.
The Board met this day as per
adjournment of the previous day
with the same officers and men,
bers present as of the preceding
day.
The matter of approving the
tax schedules was taken up and
proceeded with. In the matter
of the taxes of the Estancia Tel
ephone Company, presented by
M. H. Senter, the Board advised
the said M. II. Senter to take
the matter up with the Board of
County Commissioners of Santa
Fe County.
The Board now suspends ac-
ton as a Board of Equalization
and sitting as a Board of County
Commissioners, proceeds to ap-
prove the bond of Ralph A. Mar
BILE as county surveyor, he hav-
ing been previously appointed to
this Office.
Afternoon Session.
The Board now resolves itself
as a Board of Equalization, and
sitting as such, takes up the
work of approving the tax sched-
ules.
Comes now Willie Elgin, for
himself and representing A. j.
Green, and requests the Board
to approve his schedules, as we'll
as those of A. ]. Green. Upon
consideration, the Board orders
that that part Of the returns
which are in conflict with that of
the New Mexico Fuel & Iron
Company, be assessed to Un-
known Owners. The same order
was made in regard to the re-
turns of A. j. Green; that is,
that part of the returns made by
A. J. Green which conflict with
returns made by Frank Monde
"a and Faustin Garcia, be assess
ed to Unknown Owners. 1t was
also ordered by the Board that
the return of taxes made by the
New Mexico Fuel & Iron Compa-
ny be rejected, except as the Es-
tancia Townsite Company. 1t was
also ordered that the tax returns
of Frank Mendoza as to the Sc
or of Section II. Township z
North of Range Is East be re-
jected, and also that the tax re-
turn of Faustin Garcia as to land
in the fatigue Grant be rejected.
Comes now Clarence Iden, rep
resenting H. W. Kelly and Rich
ard Dunn, and requests the
Board that the penalty for the
year 1918 be taken off of the re-
turns of these two parties; that
the rolls be corrected as to de-
scription, that the property be
listed for the years 1908 and
1909, which as 1t appears were
never entered on>the rolls; that
the same be entered on the basis
of a straight valuation per acre
and that the penalties and inter-
est charges be cancelled.
The Board takes the same un-
der consideration until tomorrow.
The Board does now adjourn
until tomorrow morning at eight
o'clock.
June 3rd, 1914.
The Board met as per adjourn
ment with the same officers and