The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-12-05
Taxpayers Open
Their Convenkion
In Albuquerque

ILUIHAMI1M rum INt|A W." T..
rnnrcaantinR the Spending AKH1cies OF
estrrnmen, have often p~roceeded up
on a dlgercnt interpretation Of the
po1..lar afti4udr. At ron4nlrt for the
aneocintiop 20 continue 70 stress ils
$40 ~polniaf for the elimination a.
~rnrtc sind cxtmVAennce. and tor
rrratcr efficiency IN the service fof
which the people PAY Ia thero ans
ether way cf securing these enos eN-
cept through a voluntary association
III to1a Who support government en-
.trnr..es3 nc political conditions
would porinlt an ADEQUATE budget de-
M and an effcctisc auaitinE
orca nlratlon. with q . tenure Of
coic. thern would be little need OF
~,rh Al association OF our. But a.
,one As We have short terms and frSr
otient hanEe Of administration, y
a. long as political and personal CON
Alterations mus incsitssif entrr in.e
ali sonirlni Investigations ana con
cirsionsi 80 y 4 teri suIs msas
We rely upon the active
shorts Of associated taxnaynrA opcF-'
atIng shr0ush an agency responAipi'
directly TO such mxnayera.
s.Fitc aoverrorE have sat IN int
axecrfivn chair sInce the Association
hernn fts activities. Thno leElsiA-
lures have came and sope outine inc.
period. stats. county. mpnicNpaio OIL
cinis pass with ever caArsins PER
sonnet y ahiftinE poncirA eNNsl
such circumstances what c1Riiec a.
there OF brinring about Improved
conditions exccp bv a niinunn
OF die o partisan and conunuous
cffurfs cNerfed through thf pnA ~
yea4s by the baxraycfx association.
school Eansnrr.
A the ssgssatipa q John ygerna;
state educational anditofs a Aeaefdi
d.rrslssion OF the new sehsool budget
and nuditfur law was made . special
ordtr for oiecussipr at this afternoons
..st.on. after q number Of members
had discussed briefly the need TOT
closer supcrVislon OF school taxes and
disbursements charts feiefreo 20 N
y. sslacnt HaEcrmanin adfrefs were
Displayed on the walls. SHOWING ~
most horizontal rises In the line o.
fnctease IN tasatlon u public *
pendiinres during the past ten years
and Indicating that thNatton mas m
creased more than double the Increase
ever aasessed valuation The charts
attracted close attention. +.
Nell u. FTeld. % Albuquerque, asked
by the chair for his views on school
administration, referred to the resent
r~esrinntlon Of the Couuty school super
iutondent Of sandoysi county iohy~-
ing a charge OF having sisned the name
Of the county board OF eaucatoa soc.
rniary 10 school Warrants, lie safe
fhia supcrintendent had nov been 70
inafated. He aid that without care
fui attention In the Immediate tutnse
there was reason 70 believe tnat ths
scii,.al funds n ~sAhdovhl county wodle
be dlsslpated.
Assessment Increase Urged
3D. s. ttodey uffed a~GsroaHiho ncuoH
=, ~ "a !, assfkanoptH. ne ssrieu
that the asscssment ~ Arizona IA ses
ca t.ses tnat Of New AeAil". an
stated that New MexlCo had as ueh
w,.ith a. ARIZONA. subleet TO taxation.
This was chniicnacd BY Commissioner
Saint, Of the state Tax commission
Who said thnt under h new nkscts-
ment law. permitting tield work p,
assessorr. he eNpccted nfty MILLIONS %
he added to the assessment fohs heN'
The demand for ~lncrcasod assess-
meDts led 70 an hours discussion an
which w. &. Reid, general counsel sot
the santa fe railroad. Nj Field, anu
George =. Downer participated Ms.
ned warned against "kiuing the goose
that LAYS the gnidea egg.' stating than
81 his opinion costs ~ government ~
efss.d aeninet properly now were sucf
a. 10 threaten this result. He SAID
that because Of cost Of govcrnmcnl,
capital and high Operating chnrses, y
now eon tn cnttlc rrosgcf $50 10 pro
wv a |fHNA ~ MNE|A
mand hut t23 IN The market.
This statement Uar confirmed by hr
DOaner. who said that unless IN
ERASED cost of government could -
checked. or lhc burden more cquliate
distributed. many Important Industries
wrre threatened, BE uald a Garcia
Inquiry showed that the production OF
q hiEh-grade, three ear old steer on q
waif known COAX county range cos
81 10 taxes alone on TIN animal Hl'
the land and Equipment nee,nsls,l "
new tax law would have ilo effect o
bringing "A great deal of miscellsneou'
proprrfY onto the tnN rolls. nov eHctf
Ina taxation altogether or returned q
very low values. In Curry county
he said, an 16-mlii levy Tor school
would not pay operating cspenscai %
cause the property IN The county va
arssssed ut from 40 60 90 per cent o.
us actual value. He printed 20 tht
power Of the sfafe IiX commission "a
ra-anHfra any aeinty not Wnhng a sat
~iufactory ratnrn. as briug Tie mott VA
nahle feature o. the new tax law,
Can't W = Reid urFcd cioscr att si'
tiau to lesics. lie said o. made %
difference how much a~fFEasuleuts an
safuatlnua might DC increased. there
were wliling public serAnntn who WOMB
spend she money unless checks wct'
placed unon ieyiee THIS brought da
ounsion u the nov school budget nm
auditing law, aud . decision 20 desoi'
the afternoon senaion 20 its considcrn
ton.
MIL Known Men AticuditE.
Among tbs outoftoyn members 81
the asa9cation IN attendance are
.ntu ~ giari u Las NcxAp; State Sen.
afor &. BRYANT ~ Portable; for
mer Cover nor w. \ Lindary Of fof.
tales. Hon. 4. Eradford Prince q
IA ma ne. Pnf1y Wilson Of silver CITY
!. .. seth OF Gante Fol John v. Goa
eftt. state. apheel supefintendent
Gefn feeras ~44ueailoaai auditor. =
II nuliy 81 Santa Rita. IL c Dennl
~ Gallup, and Avory Turner ~ Ama