Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-10-22

statement of the expenditures snow
ing the different items, the amount
of each expenditure and for what pur-
pose. made by the state council OF ae-
Tense, provided for by the eAfaor-
binary session of the New Mexico ieg-
islatWe held in 1917, ana for Whlch
the sum of $780, 900 was appropriated
to assist in the carrying on of the war
in this state.
we VISA 10 commend the able anu
efficient administration of the ot!lce
of sheriff Of Bernalillo county OF tta-
facl Garcia. during the last Two
years Sheriff Garcia has conducted
the office of sheriff without fear or
favor, has rendered the hest possible
service to patrons Of the office in civil
litigation and has made Il Splendld
record in the successful handling OF
the affairs of his office relative to the
arrest and detention of criminals anu
persons charged with crime. lie has
faithfully and successfully conducted
the affairs of the Jail over which ne
has supervision, and has treated the
prisons confined therein in a hu-
name manner, at the same time amply
guarding the rights Of the public
at large.
In reviewing the work done during
the past two years by stephen "
Roehl the county assessor. we desire
to congratulate him personally and
the democratic party OF Eerna!iilo
county, because of the excellent man
ner in which he has performed the
duties Of his office. Without fear OF
contradiction, we can declare that he
has more completely satisfied the TAX
payers of Bernalillo county during the
term Of his office than any other as
SCISSOR who has held this office.
We respectfully call the attention OF
all democrats and all our political OPP
ppncnts to the fact that Assessor
Roehl, by diligent efforts during the
past year, located over $40OO,OOO OF
taxable property in Bcrnalillo county
the greater port of which had prcvi
ously escaped taxation for many
years BY extending the taxation
against the additional 100000 of dol
| lars of taxable property so located or
the rolls of the county. it was possible
| for the county to keep down the Ia,
levies to a reasonable basis, notwith
standing war conditions with state
city, county and schools requiring al
most 80 per cent more revenue tn,
| assessors office through the constan
| diligence of Mr. Roehl, held down tn,
actual Increase in levy to less than |
| per cent, or saving to the ordinar,
| taxpayer of no small Importance. Ii
| TINS connection, we desire to state tina
! the greater part of the S4,000,00O o
| taxable property placed on the roll
was property owned by corpora ton
and wealthy individuals, all of whom
mad previously escaped paying thei
! just proportion of the taxes of thi
! county either through Incompetence
| inefficlency or unreliable conduct O
| the office, or because of the fact tina
| tormer assessors played favorites i
/ the matter of taxation.
We demand that the county of Ber
! ralillo cxpend a certain proportion o
! the road money collected by taXatio
| in building and improving roads witt
| in the city limits of Albuquerque. Th
taxpayers of the city pay practical
! so per cent of all the taxes placed i
the county road fund. and do not &c
any return upon such money.
In this connection we desire to cor
denim the road policy of the count
/ commissioners who have been in o.
! flee in Bernalillo county for the la.
| two years. The most optimistic part
san will admit that the road situatio
in this county is deplorhble This
true, Notwithstanding that over SAT
coo has been expended for road wor
in the county within the last twely
months. No tangible, permanent re
suits have been achieved. He WI
uses the roads and highways of Bel
nalillo county may see for himself an
read the record of extravaganza an
incompetence.
We place ourselves on record as ia
Voring a road survey By uualifie