The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-04-20
Judge Bledsoe, Counsel for
Santa Fe, Says Companies
Want Only PrOpOrtionate
Addition All Along Line.
wILKERs0N URGES THAT
LOCAL INCREASE BE KEPT
Attorney for County and City
Asks Tax Board to Retain
100000 Addition TO A. T.
& s. F. Assessment.
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Santa Re. \. NJ. Aprn 2O.-Thc
state tax commission met this morn
ins In It's second session FOR the pur-
pose of hearing the railroads and
other corporations on whose property
tentative increases have been made in
actual value for the purposes of tho
assessment for the fourth fiscal year.
The morning session was devoted en-
tircly to informal statements by rop-
rescntativcs OF the various railroads,
the principal state mcnt being 10y
judge I'D 4. Bicdsoe. general attorney
OF the SAINTS Re. who expressed what
seemed to be the general sentiment Of
the railroad Representatives that the
roads viii MAKE no objections 10 any
reasonable Increase In valuation pro-
vidcd proportionate increases are
made In an classes OF property. Mr.
Bledsoe offered To place az the dis
posai OF the commission the entire
investigating facilities OF the Santa
Fe's tax department and expressed re-
grct that "a larger appropriation OF
money had not been made by the state
legislature In order 60 give the COM
mission facilities for It's work.
Thomas J. Nowkirk, representing
the Rock Island railroad. stated that
his read, In 1914, paid $4,000 taxes
on III miles OF road In this state
white the net earnings Of that mileage
for the year were $1,000.
IA. B. Harding, representing the I'll
Paso ana Southwestern railroad. stat
cd that his road would make no pro-
test IL raises In valuations were made
on all classes OF property alike. He
said, however, that the road was now
paying a large part OF the taxes IN
the counties through which Il oper-
ates aloag lis right OF way and that
since the passage OF the county unit
school tax bill, It viii 0e required "a
pay taxes In districts In which Il did
not operate.
T.. W. Dobson, of Albuquerque, ap.
pcarCd this morning Tor the American
Lumber company, making "a general
protest against the assessment OF ths
railroad owned by the company In ia
timber lands upon the same basis as
otlor railroads are assessed.
This afternoon Il. y. Wnkerson
city attorney OF Albuquerque, appear.
ed DetOr the commission stating that
he represented the Bernalillo count,
commissioners and the city OF Albu-
querque and presenting arguments 1,
sustain the raise of $500 600 which
the commission has made on the Al
buqnerquc terminals OF the santa Fe
AIR. Wilkerson estimated the ground
owned by the santa Fe, between Cen
tral and Gold avenue. 10 he worth
100000 without any buildings there
on. he said the Y. "A. G. a. site Na'
valued az $4,000: that the railrOa,
owned the land on which the Charle.
ilfeld company, L. y. Puiney ant
Gross-kelly a Co, had their estab
lishmeuts. lie estimated the propert,
in the store house alone 10 he Wortl
I half a million dollars. Al the con
clunion of his statement the commits
sion passed q resolution TO give eaci
interest represented private hearing
II probably will require several day
J 10 hear the corpGrations' case.