The daily Butte record., 1858-05-06
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railroad purposes, aud it is to be regret.
ted that Senator Hart sawproper to at {
tach wagon road swindle to the rail- '
road act. Those who desire to vote
for the railroad, must at the same time
approve Of the wagon road and "scalp
tax act. 1t resembles Lecompton,
and forces our citizens to reject the
whole affair, or take arsenic with their
bread and butter.
IF this wagon road and "scalp tax"
accompaniment to the railroad act, was
intended for the benefit Of the county
generally, why did not Mr.. Hart in
sert an appropriation for the Junction
road The Senator was aware Of the
Importance Of this road to Oroville,
and that an effort was being made to
open road to that point by some Of
our most prominent citizens and prop
erty holders-such men as D. G. Dow
ner, Frank Johnson, A. +. Leovy, j.
NJ. Clark, Robert Richie, ID. d. Har-
ris, &C., Will Mr.. Hart explain why a
road of 80 much importance was omit
ted, and the property and "scalps" Of
these gentlemen attached to build
road to "Mcndcnhall Ranch"' Was
it at the instance Of gentlemen who
were appointed Commissioners Mr..
Pence knew nothing Of it until the bill
became a law, neither did Judge Wells,
we venture the assertion that Mr.. Ma
son was alike ignorant Of this disrepu-
table affair. These gentlemen are
permanent and respectable citizens Of
4 the county, engaging in no crusades
against the county treasury, or "scalp
tax" operations against our citizens, but
pursuing their legitimate callings, and
; relying upon their own industry and
business talent for success. Their
names have been seized upon to give
character to this outrageous and plum
dering act, while they are 50 bound by
| the provisions of the act that they are
{ compelled to move in accordance with
o the wishes of the author or authors oI
the act. Esteeming Mr.. Hart, as We
= have, and do, we can only regret thai
+ he has seen proper to thrust this out
d rageous swindle (for it is nothing else,
J, upon the county.
y To show that the operations of tn,
il act will be swindlo upon the county
we may mention that the law requires
, the wagon roads to be completed, a
i. far as possible, by the first of December
l. next the act cannot take effect unit
h after the election in September; thu
:. we SEQ that these bonds have to be is
a sued and squandored during the month
II of October and November next. Th
y. provision requiring that the count.
r shall not dispose Of them at create
!, discount than ten per cent, is mcr
% blind and nullity. The thirty thous
IS and dollars in bonds will not go farthe
rs than fifteen thousand dollars in cash
oi They may be ordered paid in Ne,
y ~ York, and the county will be compelle,
q. to make somi-annual shipments G
m money to meet the interest accruin
A upon them. This would probably
os swell the total debt, including nteres
~ =. and its attendant expenses, TO fity.fv
:. or sixty thousand dollars, and for whc
the county would have fifteen thousan
dollars worth of wagon roads. extent
Al, ing to "Mendenhall's Ranch an
ou "Robin Hoods barn"
he The delay of year on the ralroa
portion of the act, will be no detr
rs. ment to that undertaking whatever. ]
H. approved at the next election, the bond
u should not bo issued until the work ha
progressed to our county line. The
let our citizens take calm, practio'
j. view OF the subject, and check this in
J" ordinate desire to make every publ
measure the means of private speculs
m ton aud fraud.
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