Oroville daily Butte record., 1858-01-07

First Annual Report or the President of
the Board OF Trustees of the Town of
| Oroville.
To THE Board OF TRUSTEES OF THE Town
OF ORovILLE.
GENTLEMEN In conformity with the
charter creating the Town of Oroville, max
ing it the duty Of your President, herewith
enclose full report of all the moneys col
lecte6 since the Incorporation of the Town,
also the amount expended, and the balance
on hand You will perceive that our expen-
dtures have been large, bnt this is owing to
the numerous wants incident to q newly in-
corporated town.
1cannot forego this opportunity of con-
graduating you upon the present happy
situation of the town, and its bright pros
poets for the future. No efforts have been
left Hndone on the part Of antagonistc cor
porations and individuals inimical to our
growth, to check the rapid advances of our
town, and notwithstanding the County
whose treasury this corporation pours almost
one half of its entire tax receipts-has studi
ously avoided making any appropriations for
its benefit, We have so steadily increased in
wealth and size, as now to be ranked as the
fourth city of the State.
For this unusual prosperity we are alone
indebted to the extraordinary advantages
derived from the location of the town, secu
ring as it does some Of the trade, and nearly
all of the travel of the entire northern por-
tion of the State; in addition to which, the
daily developments Of our mineral resources
proves beyond the shadow of "A doubt, the
richest and most extensive veins of gold
bearing quartz in the State lie in close
proximity to our town. Our surface mines,
although of no remarkable richness, are in
calcuable in extent, and will for many
years give vitality to the town The pro.
ductiye farming lands of Feather river and
Butte Greek are fast being occupied, and
the valuable trade of the farmer is adding to
our commercial Importance Dnring the
rainy season, when the roads are heavy aud
impossible, we have steam communica tons
with the cities below, and it is the opinion
of some that with no very large outlay Of
capital, we could enjoy perpetual river ad-
vantages with the city OF San Francisco.
With these and other advantages which
we possess, it needs 10 prophetic tongue to
| foretell our future greatness.
cannot refrain from here calling your
attention to the unaccountabe hostility
manifested by the Board Of Supervisors to-
ward granting ferry short distance above
town on Feather liver, which, whilst it
would infringe upon the vested rights of
none, would give to US a direct road to the
American Valley, and eventually secure for
US the trade of Plumas county.
1t is a matter of serious regret that our
present town charter is almost n nulity All
the power it delegates to you IS to establish
police regulations You cannot appropriate
outside Of cash on hand, one dollar to buy
engines, build cisterns, grade or otherwise
improve our streets, or to do anything that
would add to our prosperity and advance
ment Under these circumstances would it
not be well either to annul it altogether, or
so amend it as to invest you with the power
to accomplish some of the above objects.
In order to preserve the town from
threatening danger of fire, would suggest
that an appropriation be made out of money
now in the treasury to bui d cisterns in the
business portion of the town, and in order
to decrease the existing danger of fire, every
house occupied by Cinnamon for washing
purposes, should at once be removed from the
thickly set led portion Of the town And in
this connection | would also respectfully
suggest the the propriety OF establishing Il
small fire limit
1t is to be regretted that we have no reg
ularly organized fire company, with a cap
tain invested with the authority to tear
down and otherwise destroy in the event of
FIRE, such buildings as would ensure the safe.
ty of the town
With the prestige our town now possesses
it needs but few more efforts to secure our
permanency.
The magical growth of all the towns of the
State has excited wonder and admiration
everywhere. but the building of 0roville in
the short short space Of two years, stands
without parallel in the history of the
State, and reflects credit upon the ircless
energy of our citizens. If our past IS an
earnest of our future history. our increasing
trade will soon attract the eye of the capi-
talist, and a rail road will connect us with
the cities below; pack-trains and wagons
from the numerous mountain towns and set
Elements will thrOng our streets, whilst the
farmer from the vallies and plains around
US. will pour into our mart the rich produc'
tons of the soil.
AUG F. LEOVY.
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