Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-08-12
LEGAL ADvERTIs,ENEsTs

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compounded In accordance with the contract origin
ally made by the first Board OF Commissioners At
this time the holders Of the warrants the general
fnnd made general outcry against the action OF the
County Commissioners In setting apart one-thlrd OF
the revenues 70 pay contingent warrants and
threatened the Board with suit, which. upon taking
counsel. we deemed II irjudicious TO defend We
therefore passed an order abeshing the contingent
fund and drew warrants upon the general fund to
the amount OF 81, 81 which we sold for cash at
the rate OF sxty-eIght cents on the dollar and re-
deemed all outstanding contingent warrants with
the money. After that fund was abolished we were
sun obliged to have cash TO provide for the numerous
continued to sell warrants believing that We were
authorized SO to do and pay the most OF our bills In
casn, 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
necessaries less than coin price and II we paid in
scrip we nvarisb bly, found that the price charged was
more In proportion than could cash the scrip for
ourselves and pay the bills in coin. In other words.
the scrip price asked the county for thing pur
chased was at aboat the rate Of two for one. as
long as we acted upon tbs plan OF selling warrants
aud paying bills In cola scrip never sold for less
than seventy cents on The dollar, and averaging
during the session ofthe last Grand jury We sold 10
q 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 in
cash, at seventy cents on the dollar, but since the
action Of the Grand jury condemning our plan OF
twenty-five cents on the dollar and that, too, in the
face ofa decision of the Supreme Court that all taxes
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 II to the sound sense Of this community 10 de-
eide whether the course pursued By US heretofore, In
selling warrants for the highest price, and paying our
bills in cash. was 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 oftheir Recommendation.
Accompanying this report will be found a full and
accurate statement Of all cash received by the Conn
missioners for the sale OF warrants, and from all
time and also full statement OF the disbursements
of the money by them, as copied from the youch-
ers,durtng the same time, period OF about nine
The largest item of cash expended has been for
the County Hospital. One of the present Hospital
buildings had been commenced before our term OF
nlshed. Some time after its completion, under the
pressing demands for enlarged accommodations for
the INDECENT Sick AMI at the urgent request OF the
Grand JURY, the County Commissioners erected an
other building furnished 1t comfortably for the re-
ception OF those patients whose circumstances COM
PEELED them TO apply 70 the county for relief Ia
the erection and furnishing OF the Hospital build
ings and In procuring supplies and assistants for
the wants and comfort Of patients, the Commls-
sloners found II necessary 10 pay cash, as many
things could not be procured for scrip unless It was
Issued at ruinous rates TO the county. y u
There has, been admitted into our County Hospi-
tai, from the founding thereof TO the pre- present
time, 7e0 PATIENTS; Of this number 40 have been
received during lhe present year. large proper
tlon of those admitted are properly Terri,
here from California aud other places: some
OF them belonged TO other counties that are
" In The TerritoTy has had patients in our hos.
ptal, and we would recommend TO our delegation
IN the next Legislature 10 procure the passage Of
law for the protection of Storey county. and By
which other counties, and the Territory, shall be
compelled 70 pay whatever may be Just and eqrlt-
able for the support OF their INDECENT sick In our
Hospital. .ir a3 Eua1JIt
Another large item of our cash expenditure, has
been the lifting 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 ofthe largest items which appears under the
head Of Expenditures for the past year, drawn on
the General Fund, is that OF Jurors Fees, amount-
ing IN the & agsreEate % ine sum no, o. sSs W. t Las
larger portion of the Indebtedness was incurred pre-
'viousy, the warrants for which were issued on,the
certificates of service given By the Clerk OF the Dis
trlct Court, who alone is authorized 10 issue Such
certificates to Jurors in said Court and whose Ger
tcate Is by law prlnna facla evidence OF the Coun-
ty's Indebtedness TO Jurors
The present total Indebtedness OF the County
amounts TO the sum of Sl74,lS9 O6. 81
From this report 1t viii be seen that the expenses
Of the County have been heavy for the past two
years. but II should be borne In mind that ours Is
new County. We started without q dollar In our
treasury; we had to provide for all the wants OF
new and growing county, al a time Wnen every
thing was high, and money commanding highTates
ofintereSt r-i,, ~ ;i y c-,st ..t5-ff Ia, 80.
Our county being the centre OF the population in
the Territory, has sweed criminal expenses to
q large amount. Hundreds OF patients have been
admitted amt cared for In our Hospital VINO other
wise must have suffered or perished for want Of ac4
and attention, all Of which has helped
to create our present Indebtedness and although It
amounts TO large sum, yet we have never allowed
a claim against the county until we were satisfied
that II was just For the flture, our expenses wilt
not be as heavy 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 i stands, s paid for; and the road to
our Hospital Is complete. our Hospital Grounds are
substaniially enclosed; our large and commodious
Hospital Buildings are finished, furnished and
supplied with all things necessary for the comfort Of
patients. +i~.ttI .5s5lsa a.
Although our wants as county are many and
large vet our resources are great and we are In
hopes our revenue for ths present year will nearly
SI Of which Isrespectfaiy submitted to the people
= q d. II. FLAGG. 5isa
MARIN WI TE, ;a
CHAS. II. KNOX,
~ County Commissioners
Virginia, August 9Th. 1864. au6 st