Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-08-08
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.

compounded In accordance with the contract origin
hiy male by the hrst Board of Commissioners. At
Ihls time the holders Of the warrants on the general
lnnu made general outery agnnst the action of the
Sounty Commissioners in setting apart one-third Of
me revenues TO pay contingent warrants, and
threatened the Board with suit which, upon taking
counsel, we deemed 1t injudicous to defend. We
therefore passed an order abolshng the contingent
the amount Of Hills ST. which we sold forcash at
the rute OF sxtyeight cents on the dollar, AMI re-
deemed all outstanding contingent warrants with
the money. After that fun was abolished we were
stu Obliged 70 have cash to provide for the numerous
and increasing wants Of this new county, and we
continued TO sell warrants, believing that we were
authorized TO do and pay the most of our bills in
cash, excepting what was provided for by statute,
such as officers salaries, ETC., believing that by 80
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 II we pail In
scrip we invari bly, 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 paying bills In con our scrip never sold for less
than seventy cents on the dollar, and averaging
about ssventyour cents; anu even I IN May lsst y.
u capitalist who was then equally as wei informed
in regard TO the financial condition OF the ecounty as
warrants 10 the amount OF ten thousand dollars in
cash, ut seventy cents on the do lar but since the
action OF the Granl Jlry condemning our plan of
doing business for the county, scrip has fallen to
twenty-five cents on the dollar an that, toO in the
face ofa deciso OF ths Supreme Court that all taxes
must be paid in goll Q: silver eoin thus showing
that the fear OF our Scrip being leenle In green
backs was unioun led. Ualer this state of facts We
leave TO the SCUM sense Of this community TO de.
ell wlethe; tn co lrs: irSIe by Us h, e;oor N
seniny war ants for tn. highest prize and payn
oils In cash. not better or the interests OF the
county than the plan recommen lei by the last
Gran | jury. uni nov 20 low, Oy tue County Com
mission. in pu.suanc. OF their recommendation.
Accompanying this report Will be IOunt tull uil
accurate stat t.ment Of ali cdsl received by the Com
mlsSionsTs for tae sale OF warrants, an from all
sources, from January, AID l>6 up TO the eSent
time. al also ful Sat INT oitl disoursem hts
oil the money by them, coliel from the vouch'
ers, during the same time, period OF about nine
Ta. largest item Of cash expended has b,en 10.
the County Hospital. 0ne Of the present Hospital
buildings haI baen commenced before our term oil
o.hce; that bull ling has baen completed AMI fur
MS led. Some tim. after its completion, un Ter tn:
pressing deman Is for ena geI accommo lationS for
u INDECENT sick, and at the urgent request OF the
other bull ling furnisheli IL comfortably, for the re-
ception OF those patients whose circumstances COM
pale! them to apply to me county for reiet ,iI in
ings, AMI in procuring supplies and assistants for
the wants and comfort Of patients, the Commls-
siouers founi 1t Necessary to pay cash, as many
things could not b. procured for scrip unless It was
issusJ at ruinous rates to the county.
There has been admitted Into our County Hospi-
Ia, from the fouullns thereof TO the pre- present
time, $50 patients; OF this number 40 have been
received during lhe present year. large proper
ton Of those admitted are, properly Terri
torlal patients, as they hal recently arrived
here from California and other placesi some
of them belonged 10 other counties that are
not proviIeI with Hospitals. Every Coun-
ty In The Territory has had patients In our hos
pital, AMI We would recommeni TO our delegation
in the next Legislature to procure the passage OF
which other Counties an thE Territory, shall be
compelled p pay whatever may be Just AMI equit-
able for thssupport of their INDECENT sick in our
Another large item of our cash expen lture, has
| been the lifting up AMI furnishing OF our Court
House, which includes our District and PIoo1te
AMI County Clerks Offices also the Sherns, Asses
sors, TAX Collectors an .cor;ers Offices respec-
lively; an furnishn, fuel for the same.
One OF the largest items which appears under the
head Of Expenditures for the past wear, drawn on
the General Fund, Is that OF Jurors Fees, amount
Ing In the ag yregdte TO the sum OF S32,9js 0g Tis
sum has been issued during the past year, yet
larger portion OF the Indebtedness was incurred pre-
viously, the warrants for which w,re issued on me
certificates Of .rvce given by the Clerk OF the DIS
trict Court who alone Is authorized TO issue such
certificates TO Jurors in sail Court; and whose Ger
tl1cate is by law pra facia evidence OF the Coun-
The present total Indebtedness Of the County
amounts to the sum ofSl7t.lSo o6.
From this y VII be seen that r ,Ss ,S Ss
years. but II should be borne In mini that ours Is
| new County We started without a dollar In onr
treasury; we had 10 provide for all the wants OF a
new and growing county. at time when every
thing was high anu money commanding hisn rates
ofinterest.
Our county being the centre Of the population In
the Territory, has sweed our criminal expenses TO
| large amount Hundreds OF patients have been
united ami cared for In our Hospital, who other
wise must have suffered perlshed for want OF ac-
commodations and attention, all OF which has helped
to create our present Indebtedness, and although II
| amounts TO large sum, yet we have never allowed
| claim against the county until we were satisfied
that 1t 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
Ohices are now all finished: our jail and the lot
\ on which 1t stands Is paid for; and the road TO
our Hospital complete. our Hospital Grounds are
substantially enclosed; our large and commodious
| Hospital Buildings are finished, furnished and
supplied with all things necessary for the comfort OF
| patients.
Although our wants as county are many and
large yet our resources are great, and We are In
hopes our revenue for tn. present year Will nearly
| liquidate our indebtedness.
An Of which Is respectfully submitted to the people
II. II. FLAGG,
MAR Y VIII TIE,
CHAS. II. hN0X,
County Commissioners.
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