Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-12-12

all purposes. except school and
military provided Ton by special mn -.
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Should the expenditure Of the remaining
seven months Of this fiscal year be in proper
ton to those Of the five months already past,
the total annual expenditure will be $780,
OPS fl.
In stating thus succinctly the condition of
the county finances, the Committee deem
that they have fulfilled the specific duty with
which they were charged, but at the same
time to enable the meeting to act understand
ingly, additional examinations more in detail
will be required. We.recommend that Com
mittees (of one each) be appointed, whose
duty it shall be to examine and report upon
separately each OF the. main items Of expendi-
ture, which is shown above are in the aggre
gate bankrupting the County, to-wit A
Committee on Hospital affairs; on County
Jail on fees Of Justice Of the Peace; on
Rent account; on Assessment expenses; on
Printing; on Jury fees on Furniture Of Pub
lie Buildings on Salary account; and also on
Public Schools. That each of these Com
mittees shall examine into the disbursements
heretofore made on account Of the subject
matter in relation to which it is appointed,
and report whether or not the expenditure
has been legal and if legal whether it has
been necessary; and if necessary in the part,
in what way, or to what extent it may be
avoided or curtailed in the future.
C. ]. HILLYER, Chairman.
On motion, this report was received and
laid on the table. -
Mr.. Driscoll. Of the Committee on Salaries,
handed in the following report, which was
read by the Secretary:
Report of the Committee on Fees and
Salaries Of County Officers.
To the Chairman ofths Citizens Meeting:
The undersigned, your COMMITTEE on
Fees and Salaries OF County Officers" ap-
pointed at your meeting Decemper Sd, have
endeavored to obtain, by consultation with
the respective county officers, such facts as
would enable US to report on the business for
which we were appointed.
We visited the Offices Of Sheriff, County
Clerk, Recorder, Treasurer, Assessor and
Tax Collector, and we're received by those
gentlemen and their deputies with uniform
courtesy. They promptly afforded US all the
facilities and information in the prosecution
Of our investigation6'W which their time and
official duties permitted.
In failing to fuTuish)as full q report as we
had wished, your Committee desire to state
as reasons for such failure the fact that our
| present county officers have been installed m
Office but short time that they have been
mostly employed since entering upon their
| duties in arranging the details Of their Offices;
and that none Of them have had sufficient
| leisure as yet to look back and make estimates
| on the accounts Of their predecessors. From
their books we found no difficulty in ascer-
tanning the exact amount Of income during
their respective terms to date.
Believing our duty to be performed in lay
| ing these facts before you, we arrange them
under proper heads, as follows:
SHERIFF.
Income from all sources from 18th of Sep
TENDER to 9th of December, inclusive, in
cash, including all scrip received from the
county at present cash rates, S2,3l7.
During the above period, three deputies
were employed and two horses. At present
four deputies are employed, and when the
Courts are all in session, six deputies will be
necessary. J. {. Ole. BID
The Sheriff pays his deputies attending
Courts Eve dollars per day in cash, for whose
services he receives from the county FIVE dol
lars in scrip. For each prisoner under his
charge he receives from the county, per day,
| one dollar and fifty cents in scrip, for which
he furnishes everything, food, fuel, bedding,
medicine, ETC., etc. '5.g "i d
The fees accruing to the present Sheriff
from the long calendar Of suits pending in
our District Courts, are fifty cents per head
for Jurors and witnesses summoned, the lar.
ger perquisites having been collected by his
! predecessor when the suits were instituted.
COUNTY CLERK.
Total income of the Office from Sep ~
TENDER 18th to December 9Th, in
elusive. ,.............S2,2577 20
During the above period three clerks were
employed. i.'@ =" ~ q
The County Clerk is allowed from the
county FIVE dollars IN scrip for each meeting,
as Clerk Of Board County Commissioner,
/ averaging about fifty dollars par month, and
is also allowed seventy-fye dollars in scrip
per month as County Auditor.