The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-12-29

man, MaN Gutierrez. commissioners
Ne1'ar Montoya. clerk,
Acting Chairman Metzgar declared
she board Of equalization in session.
A delegation Of citizens, merchant
taxpayers Of the city Of Albuquerque
ard OF the county cEme before the
board In protest against the raises
MADE in stocks OF merchandise and
other property OF more thar goo
merchants aHd business men OF Al
.buquorque by the field agent and rep
resentativa Of the State Tax commits
sion. their protest voiced BY their
presence and lead by Mr.. Booth OF the
Bond-Dillon wholesale house who
stated in thc name Of the merchant OF
Alhuquerque that tn raises made
were an outrage and imposition upon
she business men Of Albuquerque
who had always acted fair In their
assessment returns towards the coun-
IS and state ana asked the county
commissioners sitting as a board of
equalization to grant the parties re-
lief from the action taken BY the
agent Of the state Tax commission IN
causing oxhorbitnnt raises In all stocks
OF merchandise and business OF tbs
city Of Albuquerque and county.
Tho board Of equalization from per-
sonal knowledge. being fully aware Of
the situation and Of the injustice
caused the business interests OF the
city OF Albuquerque and county OF
ncrnaliilo. hy the raises made. before
the session OF the board has consider
cd the matter fully and ask the clerk
to read the following resolution COW
crine tho matter and furthermore IN
struct the clerk 10 send a certified
COPY Of tho resolution 70 tho state Tax
commission. at Santa Fc. with u letter
Expressing their views upon the ques-
tion.
Resolution.
whereas on tho end day or June.
1913, "a list Of anne ard stocks or
merchandise OF taxpayers Of the city
OF Albuquerque and Bcrnnlillo county
was presented to the board Of eQunli-
zniion 81 taxes OF said Bernalillo coun-
Is. sitting as such. By 7. a. Molinnri,
; field agent Of the state TaN commih-
sion OF the state on New Mexico. mak-
inr raises from the original returns ui
said taxpayers with n request from
the State Tax commission that the
said list Of anne aud stocks OF met-
7 chandiso be- placed on the taNr olls oi
! Bernalillo county Tor purposes OF tax
lntion Tor the year 1913 and
whereas. after due consideration of
the application made aud with the an
Ithority vested M this board by law a
motion WAS duly made, submitted and
carried. instructlnr the 7ssessor OF
BcrnlliIlo to place said list OF names
and stocks or merchandise therein en-
numcratrd In the tax rolls FOR 1919.
for OF taxation. and that due
notice be given by the assessor OF the
action taken by the buard and Of the
right 81 every person mentioned IN
the list to appear before the state Tax
commission ns to his or their claim In
the matter. now. therefore,
Re " resolved. that the board vii
not 20 into the examination OF each
Individual claim ~ TO these assess
ments. hut after due consideration Of
The matter Rs a whole. insofar as this
board has tho power %instructs The as
SCISSOR ~ bcrnaliilo county TO reduce
county assessorF' rolls In the amount
Of ali raises made and enumerated
AGAINST tho names and stocks Of mer-
I chandise in tho lists submitted by 7,
"A. Nollnari upon autnority or the
Stato Tag commission, and that pro-
rer notice be given by the clerk Of
This board to the State Tax commis-
sion Of its tction takcn In this matter.
Cgigncdl David j. Mrtzgar artinr
chairman board OF equalization or tax
IS for Herualiiio county, Now Mexico.
tSiEned). Max Gutierrez commits
Attest Nestor Moutoya, clerk.
Albuquerque, New Mexico. June %
1919.
The hoard Of equalization Of taxes
Of Bernalillo county, New Mexico now
risns aud unon motion NJ Mr. MeixFar
motion put aud carried the hard ~
solves Itself into the board - counts
commissloaers OF Eernalillo county fol