Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-09-10
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.

sioners for he sum Of $SO6 Is, in addition to the
amount issued by the former Board, all Of which
c9mpounded IN aseordsnee with the contract origin
this time the holders OF the warrants on the general
fund made general outcry against the action Of the
County Commissioners IN setting apart one-thlrd Of
the revenues TO pay contingent warrants, and
threatened the Board with suit, which. upon taking
counsel, we deemed II inJudicious TO defend. We
thereore passed an order aoolishing the contingent
fund and drew warrants upon the general fuud to
the amount Of Sl Jas ST. which We sold for cash at
the rate Of Sxtyeght cents on the dollar, and re-
deemed all outstanding contingent warrants with
the money. After that fund was abolished We were
still obliged to have cash to provide for the numerous
and increasing wants Of this new county, and We
continued TO sell warrants. believing that We We're
authorized so to do, and pay the most OF our ois In
cash, excepting what WAS provided for by statute,
such officers salaries, etc., believing that by so
doing We saved the county large amount OF money
in the aggregate, for no one would sell the county
neceSSares less than coin price, and If We paid In
scrip Invariably found that the price charged was
more In proportion than we could cash the scrip for
ourselves and pay the bills In coin. In other words,
the scrip price asked the county for everything pur-
chased was at about the rate Of two for one. AS
long as we acted upon this plan OF selling warrants
and paving bills in coin scrip never sold Tor less
than seventy cents on the dollar, and averaging
about seventy-four cents; and even In May hast,
during the session Of the last Grand Jury We sold TO
a capitalist who was then equally as well Informed
in regard to the financial condition OF the county as
when the report Of the Grand Jury was published,
warrants to the amount OF ten thousand dollars ia
action Of the Grand Jury condemning our plan OF
doing business for the county, scrip has fallen TO
Twenty-Five cents on the dollar ana mat 100 IN Sne
must be paid in gold or silver coin, thus showing
that the fear OF our scrip being redeemed In green
backs was unfounded. Under this state of facts We
leave Il TO the sound sense of this community TO de-
eide whether the course pursued by us heretofore In
selling warrants for the highest price and paying our
bills In cash. not better for the interests OF the
county than the plan recommended by the last
Grand Jury, and now followed by the County Com
missioners In pursuance OF their recommendation.
Accompanying this report will be found full and
accurate statement of all cash received by the Com
misSioners for the sale OF warrants, and from all
sources, from January, A-D 1853 up 10 the present
tlme and also full statement OF the disbursements
OF the money by them, as copied from the vouch-
ers. during the same time, period OF about nine
teen months.
the County Hospital One Of the present Hospital
buildings had been commenced before our term OF
otice; that building has been completed and i1r-
pished. Some time amer Its completion, under the
pressing demands for enlarged accommodations for
the INDECENT sick and at the urgent request Of the
Grand Jury, the County Commissioners erected an
other building furnished Il comfortably, for the re-
ception Of those patients whose circumstances COM
pelled them TO apply TO the county for relief In
Ings, and IN procuring supplies and assistants for
the wants and comfort of patients, the Commits
sioners found IT necessary 70 pay cash, as many
things could not be procured for scrip unless 1t was
issued at ruinouS rates TO the county.
There has been admitted into our County Hospi-
tai, from the founding thereof 10 the pre- present
time, 80 patients; OF this number 80 have been
received during lhe present year. A large proper
ton of those admitted are properly Terri,
soEisl patients as they had recently arrived rived
OF them belonged TO other counties that are
not provided with Hospitals. Every Coun-
u in the Territory has had patients In our hos
pitai, and We would recommend to our delegation
In the next Legislature to procure the passage OF
law for the protection OF Storey county, and by
which other counties. and the Territory, shall be
compelled to pay whatever may be Just and equit-
able. Tor the support OF their INDECENT sick Ill our
Hospital.
been the hitting up and furnishing Of our Court
House. which Includes our District and Probate
Court Rooms, the Judges Chambers, the District
Sors Tax Collectors and Recorders offices reSpec-
lively: and furnishing fuel for the same.
One OF the largest items which appears under the
head Of Expenditures Tor the past year, drawn on
the General Fund, Is that of Jurors Fees, amount
Ing In the aggregate 10 the sum OF S32,o9 Os ThlS
sum has been issued during the past year. YET
larger portion of the Indebtedness was incurred pre-
viouSly the warrants for which were issued on the
certificates of service given by the Clerk Of the Dis
trct Court, who alone is authorized to issue such
certificates to Jurors in said Court and whose Ger
tincate Is by law prra taca evidence Of the Coun-
TVS Indebtedness 10 Jurors.
The present total Indebtedness OF the county
amounts 10 the sum Of Sl7I, ,lSs O6.
From this report IL Will be seen that the expenses
Of the County have been heavy for the past TWO
years, but It should be borne In mind that ours Is
new County. We started without dollar IN our
treasury: we had TO provide for all the wants of
new and growing county, at time when every
thing was high, and money commanding high rates
Of interest.
our county being the centre OF the population In
the Territory, has swelled our criminal expenses TO
= large amount. Hundreds Of patients have been
admitted and cared for in our Hospital, who other
wise must have suffered or persisted for want OF ac-
commodatons and attention all OF which has helped
TO create present Indebtedness, and although II
amounts 10 large sum, yet We have never allowed
4 claim against the county until We were satisfied
that IL was Just For the future, our expenses will
not be as heavy as they have been heretofore, for
the reasons that our Court House and County
Ofices are now all finished: our JAN and the lot
on which 1t stands Is paid for; and the road TO
our Hospital Is complete our Hospital Grounds are
substantially enclosed; our large and eommodious
Hospital Buildings are finished, furnished and
supplied with all things necessary for the comfort Of
patients.
Although our wants as a county are many and
large vet our resources are great, and We are In
hopes our revenue for the present year will nearly
liquidate our Indebtedness.
All Of which is respectfully submitted to the people
Of Storey county.
II. II. FLAGG,
MARTIN WHITE,
CHAS. II. KNOX,
County Commissioners.
Virginia, August 5th. 1854. aus II