The Nevada journal., 1857-09-18

la hbMh MODESTN - ne DeHOcTdt
of Wednesday INDUCES in the following
very modest remarks. Verify, chow
we apples do SWIM" Speaking of the
water contract it says:
"The Journal has never yet suggest
ed practical idea on the subject
While it has been harping upon the ne
cessity of protecting the city from fire,
and telling the people what they al
ready knew, that if the place was again
burned down a great many of our citi-
zens would be ruined, IRE have been at
work endeavoring to get up plan to
bring in the water, to prevent, if posi-
bic, the recurrence of such calamity"
The ne of the Democrat has indeed
done wonders published the contract
which the people wisely rejected, as an
advertisement for which it is paid by
the city and that is the only effort it
has made. 1t ought to rest now after
its Herculean labors and take long
blow. Like the fly upon the wagon
wheel, the poor thing imagines it has
kicked up terrible dust -done every
thing while every body else has done
nothing. 1t charges us with having
never suggested practical idea on the
water question. Let us see how far the
egotism of the Democrat befogs itself.
In the issue of the Journal Of the 18th
of August, 1856, among other practical
ideas advanced in a long article may be
found the following:
THE waters of Deer and Rock
Greeks are easily made available and a
comparatively trifing sum ii only need
ed to deluge the town with water at a
moments warning A reservoir can be
constructed on one of the hills to the
westward of the city, and large pipes
conduct to every street and to every
house an abundant supply of good and
wholesome water. The enterprise IS
one not only of vast Importance to every
citizen from the protection it will afford
his property, but to the capitalist for
tie profits it will bring upon his invest
ment. Forty or fifty thousand dollars
will bring water to every mans door for
ordinary use, and sufficient efectually
to secure him against calamities such as
we have just witnessed Hydrants can
be established at every few yards in
our streets, to which hose may be at
tached and fire extinguished as soon
as begun"
Again, on the oath of October follow
ing, in an article we indicated plan
for supplying the city with water. If
the suggestions thrown out by the Jour-
nal more than year ago were not prac-
teal, indicating the place for a reser-
voir, and character Of the works, &c.
suggestions which the board of trus-
tees attempted to avail themselves Of
then the Democrat man has written him
self down an ass by copying after them
in the specifications just acted upon by
the people. Had he not mixed up some
of his own loose notions and absurdities
with our suggestions his bantling might
have met a different fate.
Again, the act upon the Statute
books which the trustees have made the
basis of their action was drafted by u.s.
If there is not a practical feature about
it, why have they awaited themselves
of the provisions of that act?
On the Sth day of May last we COM
menced again series of articles having
for their object an awakening of the in-
terest of the people in protective meas
ures against fire. Those articles the
people read. But what has our neigh
Dor done? Has an article of fingers
length appeared in that spicy and wide
ly circulated sheet, committing itself in
favor of water for protection? If so,
let it be forthcoming. But the presiding
genius of that paper 'has been at work
endeavoring to get up plan to bring
in the water" Yes, and after all his
labor, what has been produced! We
read of a mountain of Thrace that after
great deal of fussing and granting
brought forth mouse. The extraordi-
nary pains of our friend have only end
ed in a ridicuIus mas The people
decided on Wednesday the egg on
which the goose had set so long was
addle and they threw it out of the nest,
bidding the ''ill-omened bird" to drop
fresh one fit for use Waddle!
- From the data that can be OBJ
tanned we learn that but four counties
in the State gave constitutional ma
jority in favor of convention. Of
these Shasta is the banner county. poll
ing about $3.50, 1889 of which were
cast for convention. Nevada comes
next, giving a clear majority of upwards