El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-24
COUNTY TN
FISCAL YEAR COLLECTS
TOTAL OF $162,O72I.
AUDITORS REPORT SAYS


PAYMENTS OVER s2oo.oooI INTER
ESTING DETAIL FIGURES GIVEN
GOVERNOR BY Mr.. WHITTIER
ON COUNTY AND INSTITUTION
FINANCES.
Santa Fe county during the past
fiscal year, collected in taxes $162,
072.96. Payments were 1901, 4S6. 46,
There was q balance in. the treasury
at the beginning Of the year OF $685.,
702.S1, and at the close $40. 2SS.S l
Taxes collected In this county during
1916 amounted to $106, 1898, liquor
licenses brought in $4,421, and mer-
chandise $463.a These figures are
from the annual report of Travelling
Auditor A. G.. Whittier, from which
the New Mexican published an ex,
cerpt on Friday.
Santa Fe county collected 81, 206. 20
in poll tax, $25 in fines and $27,-
666.04 for common schools. From
forest reserves s ,0s3.64 was received
and the institute $1S9.40. Interest on
deposits netted $796.60, road tax
81, $685. "a, and fees county clerk, ST.
$685.. Probate fees were $254.66.
district court fees were $1,177.7O and
sheriff's fees $322.S5. Auto tax
brought in s9O0.12 and miscellaneous
$3.50 20.
Payments by funds in this county
we're: General, $l4,407.6 81; court,
s1S, 339.S2; interest, sinking, $1S,.
1861 school districts and general
school, $5O,O61.12; general roads and
bridges, $2,117.98; special road and
bridge, $1S7.49; court house and jail
REPAIRS, $780,; Wild animal bounty,
1852. 80; state, $~32,344.41; Institutes,
S765.71; salaries, $22, IA 8; munich
pal, $4S, 1882 for indigents, moth
ing; miscellaneous, $159.S9.
Mr.. Whittier's report is most com
plete in many Instances, covers
periods Of several years. Its CON-
~pleteness will be a great aid in en-.
abling the governor to make his re.
concentrations for the budget for
the coming fiscal year, which is to
be made to the Legislature at its next
session. ,sia i'aiH
Through efforts of the iffice, $780,
I77l.3S have been repaid to counties
or the state and So, 1868. "a are still
pending adjustment. AS against this,
the expenses of the office during the
past year, excepting salaries, were
only $4,800.7 20. A total of 1884, OH
receipts and vouchers were checked
last year.
County Finances
The report shows that the twenty
eight counties of New Mexico had
balances Id their treasures at the
end OF the fiscal year of $685.
397.7S, these ranging from $4,197.63
in the treasury of the new county OF
De Baca, to 3 ,746.45 in the county
OF Grant. The total collections during
the fiscal year were $5,692, 300. IS,
while the payments were $5,80S, 276.-
As.
Lea Has Least
The least collection was in the new
county Of Lea, $9,307.92 while Ber-
nalillo county led with $455, 183, %
collected. Payments ranged from
$7s7.77 by the new county of Lea
to 482,941.25 by Bernalillo county.
The total property taxes collected
during the year were $4,249,670.9 81, Of
which 1884 55.02 was 1916 taxes,
Poll taxes yielded $42,806.24, road
taxes, $50,1SS.46. From liquor
licenses the receipts totaled
$119, 9S1.45; merchandise licenses
1855 .78; automobile licenses, $780,
662.92; fees, $170,313.36. For county
business strictly, $1,2s6,262.76 we're
paid out; for the schools, $2,349,-
for roads and bridges, $780,
202.S2; for the courts, $182,333.33; to
towns and villages $300.S01.47
30;, payments to the state. $1,149,-
305.
Fsss 1ernalillo Leads
Bernalillo county leads in tax col
lections, $343. 1O7.87, for 1916; Grant
being second with 1895, 956. 23; then
Colfax, 1904, 108.27; Chaves, $780,
53S. 81; Dona Ana, 5000, 236.42. ,rhir-
teen additional counties contributed
between 100000 and 100000, while
eight counties fell below the $780,
900 mark, Sandoval being the low
est with $34,112.97 and next to 1t
Taos county with $40.422.93, or ono
eighth of Bernalillo county's tax con-
tribution. In poll a collections,
however, Grant county leads with $751;
6S7.65, against only 1922 collected
in Bernalillo county.
Building and Loan Associations
The total resources of the building
and loan associations are given as
1854, 1851 loans on real estate.
81, $780, 1857 on collateral, $146,-
375.46; while capital stock is given
as $1,159.O72.31; unpaid profits,
1929, 1898; undivided dividends,
2 ,747.92.
state Institutions
The state institutions report re-
ceipts OF $I,136,641.58 for the year,
the agricultural college leading with
$~261,573.02; then the university,
$685. ALI .55; the hospital for the in
sane, $1S1, 780.40; penitentiary, $780,
1851; military institute, 1921, 219,.
81; normal university, 1913. 1924;
safe normal school. $64,314.7 rs;
school of mines. $4s, 706.14; deaf and
dumb school, $~42,264.17; reform
school, $37,714.97; school for tho
blind, $35, 294.86; miners hospital.
1923, 708.O3; SpanishsAmerican normal, \
$11, 566.17. OF the income, 1858. 1884,
50 came from appropriations; from
state lands, $179, 1902; earnings,
S175, 1927; borrowed money, $685.
sos. 81. For permanent improve