The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-09-22
Today Live News Of the Sunshine State
Tax Association President
Discusses Collection of Taxes and
an Opportunity for Economy

1 mentioned, all but 3 per cent Of such
delinquent taxes were paid I'm within
fourteen months after they became
delinquent and all but 4 per cent
within twonty-six months thereafter
RevertinR TO our present situation:
on september I, 1915 the county
books showed: Delinquent taxes levied
prior 10 1919. about fi0,0OO.0O. De
iInquont taxes. 1919. &Il.S52.40. De
linqucnt taxes 1913 t32.st5.iO, De-
linquent taxes. 1914. tS2.7s4T3. To-
tai. Si97.462.53.
or this il Is fair TO say from past
experience that al least % per cent
cor st2G.i5G will be collected before
December I. 1915.
~ the total tax levy rory 1915 Is
approximately the same az hat for
1914, say f34O. 0O0-und only 20 pcr
cent or s23S.O0 o. collected by July
! I, 1915. that sum N2Ss. 000j supple
mentod hy the ~Si2G.5O0-and say
s2.500 Interest on delinquent taxes. TO
say nothing OF additional assessments
made during the year. would amount
TO total prospective collections in that
period from Cunyos county taxpayers
of 1907. 900 or S31. zoe more than the
sum actually contemplated az neces-
sary to meet the needs of the county.
I think that . have demonstrated.
Therefore. in the ease 81 Chaves count
at least. that u is utterly wrong IN
figuring on the probable per cent of
] collections To- put the figure q 50 per
cent. while the actual percentag GO of
taxes paid In before they become de-
|lnqucnt g. less than 50 per cent. tho
money actually annually collected n
distributed 10 tho different FUNDS is
nearly 800 per cent or the total levy
for The year. This o. what ! wanted
To- make clear.
what the situation in this respect
600 other counties b.. ! am not PREPARED
10 state. ! nm under the impression,
however, TINT in some Of them. among
them H%rrnunllo, 10 Is as favorable as
here.
Incidentally. q seems 20 me. that
these figures would indicate 20 pose
s.buity of some lower lcyies in 1915
than 1914. OF course to start with
the lcyics for 1915. all other things
being equal, would be o%lc-third ot
what they were In 1914. as the as-
sersmcnis will be- increased three
fold. The levy for state purposes in
1914 Was llG mills, IL cannot bee more
than three mills. excluding interest,
100 1919. our county lew bon 1914 WAS
I2.4 mills. Its maxamum In 1915 is
limited To 3 mils. Including the in
tcrcst II az we'll be much below that.
b. seems. ana produce the amounts
necessary 20 run the county.
There seems one way IA which AN
Immediate reduction uf &25.00 or
$50, 600 could Joe made. one cot the
counties lr,ies b. Tor roads a1d
bridges. This was for 1914, 90 mills
and should produce net a1out So
Boo. Sow the salary bul of 1915
P &C. nIpt,. ~. Sections 1870 pro-
b, ,idts t.1t the county SALARY FUND
f.Jll Dee created not by . direct low.
as in the case OF other funds. but uy
embracing IS per cent from an licc1-
sos aud from an taxes ON Nhatsoeyci
nature before they are distributed G,
, other funds. Tho officials are made
preferred creditors. as lt We're. The
law further provides that any surplus
, remaining in the county salary fun
may hc transferred To the credit ol
the county road fund cor current tx.
. pcnso fund upon order Of the count,
, commissioners.
~ is believed hy the county au.
thorItl,s that there viii be an cxccs.
. NN NaNH'NN VI NNNNNNf ~ INV 'NNNNN VI
county gilary fund from tho igl'
g levy. There i-. l understand, "a move
mcut ou hand to petition the com
mi,sio1crs 90 transfer this To th'
county road fund IN accordance viii
Z the permission granted oy law, an,
p 10 use this I'm addition to- the amour
I 80 be raised Ny the 1914. 2.j mill roa
levy.
n Vow here is n fine placc TO star
praDtigiuE some economy. an excel
lent chance 60 begin lowering tn.
4 taxes Let the commissioners. by al
mems transfer the excess in the sal
~ airy fund to mo road rund. not q
spend now. an once. Just because "
have b. hut tu Keep and spend IN lie
&C tho sum that would pc raised hy
1915 direct ro1d and bridge lew
Then let the commissioners cut on
.r any direct levy In i1i5 for roads AN
10 bridges I'm that way we viii hay
moro for roads than We have had {
20 the past ana the amount Of money
he raised hy taxes next year can 70
reduced by S2U. 900 of more. tn
.o count, tax rate can be reduced. D.
,r this met cd alone. 90 per ccn TIL
total county rate this year was ~
mills on the dollar Of which 90 Wg
for the road and bridge fund. We "a
want roads, we would like 10 ma,
,s mlcadam roads east and south 90 M
county lines. but we an want lowe
T. taxes. We are crying for them. "
ND emit have our cake and eat o. w
M must start somewhere. Here be- ot
10 place 90 start. WHY not do it'
mel Yours truly,
". J.. HAGERMAN
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