Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-02-09
The Sole Renefciarr.

The Sole Beneficiary.
Since the Legislature INST convened this
year, at Carson, there have been careful whis-
pennss, cautious sugsestions-szsd tender IN
vitations with reference to tie consolidation
Of the government Of Storey county and the
government Of the City Of Virginia. The
same cleverness Of approach has been made
toward the consolidation Of Virginia and
Gold Hill, under one city government; boz
in SKIS case The prospects were not suincient-
" favorable. II would not do to put the Jsu-
perior vote Of Virginia against Gold hill and
eompel the latter to accept the change, de-
sired mainly for the relief Of the public reve-
nue. of the former. The willingness, no doubt
existed to obtain relief by piling large guam
ityof the Virginia Indebtedness and expense
upon the town Of Gold Hill, but the policy Of
eoaxiug around, the question and feeling
about the probabilities has been smartly pro-
found. The project Of uniting the two pla-
ces as one body corporate, seems, like neu-
tralized salt, to have lost its sayor-ana in its
stead we hear new intimations Of the wisdom
Of consolidating the City of Virginia andthe
county of Storey, whereby Gold Hill wal be
required to pay, m proportion to its wealth.
heavy burden Of taSasiou for the benefit Of
the boastfal mining metropolis. There Is
but one main object in view, but one great
end to be gained, and they are the levying OF
contributions upon Gold Hill for the support
Of an extravagant metropolitan dignity, and
the relief Of the largest number from the
right and necessity Of paving accordingly the
expenses Of the county. The stake her up
tenderly" manner OF urging something to be
done, which is manifested By the public
prints particularly the Enterpriss,) Of VR-
ginia, proves that the proposed relief pro-
jects are not susceptible of bold advocacy and
that in whatever light they are placed, they
must present a tinge Of humiliating sensibili-
ty. The Enterprise softly tells US, under an
evident prompting of the fear Of creating
demonstrating oAense, tina. the deliberations
of number of scruinizins city taxpayers
will assume the shape Of u legislative bill, for
the consolidation Of the city and county, and
to give Board of Supervisors ''the supreme
control Of all our affairs" "1t is not intended,
says the Enterprise, sin this arrangement, to
saddle the present debt of Virginia on the
county, but to provide for its payment by her
own citizens. Whatever debts Gold Hill
and Flowery may owe, If any, will be set
tied in the same manner" This IS a nice,
oily, way to slip in bill for the special bene-
fit of one place. Indeed, it is impossible to
get to, or around the question in any other
way. Virginia alone is to be the recipient
of the advantage sought, no matter what the
features Of the measure may be- The entire
accruing good inevitably centers toward the
point which assumes TO excel al adjacent
interests in every resource. That point has
always been too proud to acknowledge that
the Gold Hill district has been most liberal
contributor to its metropolitan importance;
but its pride is not so magnificent as to dis
card all explicit and eyasive schemes for
drawing upon an unostentatious neishbor, or
reputed poor relation, to obtain the means
Of upholding display of surprising great
ness. The consolidation bill is not intended
to saddle the present debt of Virgins on the
county, but to give county Board Of Super
visors supreme control of all our affairs.
Well, does this secure the county against un-
justly paying the future expenses of Affairs
in virginia' Does itpropose to fairly equal
ize the representation and taxation? The
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naturally insist on exercising the will Of the
majority. What will the vote, therefore, Of
Gold Hill and Flowery be in comparison
and opposition to that Of Virginia whenever
her majority in the supreme" Board Of Su-
peryisors moves for costly fayors? This
nice, oily-gammon bill, intended to be slipped
in gently, may prohibit county taxation for
the payment Of old city debts, but It VIII
not save the county from taxation, the
great bulk Of which viii 60 for the maiuten-
ance Of the regulations and pscdoninanee OF
Virginia