Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-01-12
VILLAGE OF GRASS VALLEY.

VILLAGE OF GRASS VALLEY.
No country has ever been settled by more
hardy and enterprising class of people, than
California; nor consideringits distance from
ths great centres CT population, and the ex-
pease and obstacles attet1a igra-
aioa to these iair ap5s, a l oan ever
before been 50 rapid a.t i. what
seemed q desert mad essoa tle
rose
Under e.stinaiiluz Of over
81 extent of territory. asion
never hitherto 1a6Ss i TIE
world, II aegl5 aot s6A surprise
that California sboa Il i s tacted
hetsv eaeous ma as; Una in lie fierce
struggle for the acquisition of wealth, before
these masses of men could become settled
the baser passions should be excited to
a fearful degree and outrages upon person
and property, fill the land
No careful student of human nature could
have failed to foresee such results, from the
sudden throwing together of people from
every portion Of the world, civilized, semi
civilized and almost barbarous ; and though
the laxity of morals, the disregard of human
life, and the food of evils consequent upon
such a condition of society, are painful for
the quiet citizen and philanthropist to con-
template, yet there is a recuperative power
in our Free Institutions, sufficient, gradually,
but surely, to extirpate the evils that have
prevailed, and to bring back the people to
the more genial influences of their ''sober
second thoughts" The fercest fires, soonest
burn out and the dawn of healthy public
opinion in California, even now brightens to
more glorious efulgence.
1t is matter ofhonest pride to our citizens
that Grass Valley has been measurably free
from the worst features ofCalifornia Society.
Early setS9ed by y-honest, industrious men,
with their families, as well from the Eastern,
as frcm s. Trontie States, there has always
prevailed more 1melike and social feeling
mere, than il togn less favored in these re-
spects. This lar Oiding feeling has also
been greatly fostal by the attractions which
sne rich and extsi ssve quartz mines have
held Out to capital and which has led to large
Investments Of permanent character. Sen
sitive as capital ever is, these investments
would never have been made but for the high
character Of Grass Valley for quiet and good
order and theresults are to be seen in the
magical growth of one of the largest and
andsomest villages within the State-a vii
lage whose reputation is world wide being to
the mining interest, what San Francisco is to
the commercial head of its class on the
Pacific
In view, therefore, of the unrivalled posi-
tion, and natural advantages possessed by
Grass Valley as the site of large town, it
is obviously the interest of its inhabitants to
pretermit no effort calculated to advance and
more firmly secure the enviable position they
have already acquired. Considering that
what has been done to make US what we are,
has been done without concert of action, each
man, as it were, upon "his own hook" there
is much cause for congratulation that things
have been done SO well, and matters gone so
smoothly.
But the time has come when the citi-
Eens of Grass Valley should entertain a more
comprehensive view of what the future pros
perity of the town requires at their hands.
Within the limits of three square miles, Grass
Valley contains population of not less than
three thousand souls. Comprised in this
number, and within these bounds. are two
hundred families, to which constant acces-
sions are being made. The number of beau
tiful dwellings erected the past season, in
evidence of the superior advantages, both So
cially and physically, offered by a residence
here; but all the improvements and acces-
sions only the more loudly demand of us a
change Of pOlicy-that we should take early
measures to consolidate and render perma-
nent the elements of the public veal.
Among the first and most important of
these, IN our humble judgment, is the INcoR-
PoRATIoN OF THE Town under the provisions
OF the Act of March 27, 1850. Tn no other
way can the concert of action, and energy of
purpose, adequate to the present and future
necessities of Grass Valley, be obtained. Tn
no other way can be exercised those powers
without which, our progress will be devoid of
unity Tor the common welfare, or for the
common safety.
The village is rapidly extending on everv
slde-we need no supervisory POWER ..to Law
OUT alter, Keep open, and repair the streets
and alleys; to construct pumps aqueducts
reservoirs, or other works necessary to pro-
sect the town from injuries by fire; to pre-
vent and remove nuisances; to prohibit dis
orderly conduct; and generally to conserve
the public peace and safety. To the peacea-
Die character of our citizens, and the good
order hitherto prevailing do we mainl,r o...0