The daily Butte record., 1858-05-12

ais have expended their own money for such a pur-
dbiIc houses, storehouses, stables, or bridges and
srres more valuable while this very property IL TO
e taxed for further improvements, these things 7
hall be taken into consideration, and have just as
much influence in locating roads they justly
md properly entitled 70, and no more. This is not
o apply TO any one case or TO any one individual,
,ut generally TO one much another. This is (
not rule of my own establishment. II came from
higher source than any legislative enactment. II
IL established by the inmutabie Principles OF jus
by the citizens Of Butte county. To be sure we must
yield private interests for the promotion OF
a great public good, but not to unnecessary extent
have Invested in houses and stables or In bri isss
and ferries, and in improvements on roads 70 make
my property more valuable. Now II 1t becomes Q"
sentaIt 10 accomplish great public benefit that my
interests be disregarded then must yield them up
but not otherwise That ia an Overlooking and tyr
annieai public that would unnecessarily sacrifice the
Interests Of private individuals.
With as much propriety might every bar,
licensed by the county to sell rot gut, that
would kill at eighty rods, require the coun-
ty TO take their improvements and invest
ments into consideration" in the location of
roads, and sustain their position by an
impious appeal to ''iinmutabls principles of
justice and righty' This pious appeal. we
suppose, excuses the contradictory assertions
Of the extracts. and will doubtless influence
miners and property holders to submit to
the special property and scalp tax imposed
imposed by MIR. Hart's measure. We are
willing TO admit that, il the county had de-
termined to appropriate money for the con-
struction of a wagon road, the "immutable
principles Of justice and right" would re.
| .L.t slo,, Sab snkn Iar ttan ha
Improvements on the line where the county
had determined to build the road, and they
would do it, without legislative enactment,
for such would be the public interest. But
by what pr cess Of reasoning can Mr.. Hart
use such an argument in support of meas.
ure forced upon the people. when they had
Indignantly spurned n similar one less than
a year since 1t must have been effected
in this way: THE ;mmutable principles OF
justice and right" regulate the location OF
wagon roads the people Of the county have
refused to tax their property and polls for
such pui pose-th are supposed to be IA
vorable to q railroad bil--therefore, We will
tack the defunct wagon road law to the rail
road bill, the popularity Of the latter. will
carry them both through, and vindicatc the
'immutable principles Of justice and right
in their connection with "wagon rOads,
"toll bridges" 'stables" and "0ut- houses
II the argument is applicable by any differ
ent process Of reasoning, we have failed t
discover IL.
Mr.. Hart thinks the county would no
have to pay the interest on her railroad
bonds, but that the interest would be me
by the railroad company. lie does not de-
I ny but the county becomes responsible f9
. the $4,000 per annum for twenty years
. but refuses to consider ii an Indebtedness
Would prudent business man undertake
! project without considering the amount 70
. which he became liable and obligated him
. self to pay' Should the county enter int
a n speculation without connting the liabli
ties II imposed. as carefully rs an individua
: would Finally, upon this point, do no
r men who engage in enterprises without cal
+. culating the cost. but relying upon other
to pay the same whatever the amount ma
be. sometimes 6ust1
In excusing himself for requiring the ron
# to be located by the Mendenhall Ranch, MI
n Hart says that he "did not know, until yer
recently, that any other survey had bee
T. made, or that the building of q road upo
D. any other route was contemplated" Thi
10 frank confession OF ignorance on the part Q
=, the Hon. Senator, might have been sne
" oient excuse for leaving the roads to be Ia
y Gated by the Board of Supervisors; but
G. arrogate to bslself the intelligence neces
II sary TO say where the county shall locat
!. and construct roads, and then put in n pie
Of ignorance of other coun y routes, is th
W hight of impudence, in our humble opinion
A. Aud it may be ooDsidersd remarkable oC
To currenco that, little farther along in th
Senator's communication. he makes use
% arguments that have been employed befor
IN the Board OF Supervisors. to defeat the aJ
" plication for a rond to the junction, at di
"a terent periods for the past two or thre
years IL this confession is forced upon II
VI public in the Senator stands before I'll
county perfect non compY upon WACO
:" roads, after all.
=. The idea that Butte county must incu
q debt Of City or sixty thousand dolla1
for wagon roads in order to sustain a raj
'r road to Oroville, may reach the good sen,
~ and understanding Of those who argue tn;
- railroads are the result, and not the caus
~ Of commercial prosperity.
ut is all folly" for Mr.. Hart to arg,
at that 0roville viii become one Of the FIRST il
gs land towns Of the State. if she will suppo
q measure which is calculated to carry Il
~ trade and travel of Plumas county arouu
ca us- and confue 1t TO q route which has new
permitted one Of their numerous pack trail
". to pass through the town, To increase Il
IN prosperity Of 0roville, we must build roa,
to that will bring travel throagh our street
''e aud not upon routes that have carried
and still continues to carry II. for mil
"' around and away from us.
er There is one poiut 10 Mr.. Harts comm'
o. nicatiou, however, which we thank him {,
n. urging upon the attention Of the citizens
"a. the county, and that is the assertion that
The railroad must ha
s. progressed TO within about fourteen mites of Oh
s Vile bcGere these bonds issue and would wit
VI out doubt be completed In less than year afl
X the issue Of these bonds"
n. We are pleased to chrsuicle this admissi,
al Of the opposite side of the question. 1t is
evidence that there is no need of haste so Il