Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-08-30
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.


Sloners for he sum Of S. 80 Is in addition to the
amount issued by the former Board, all OF which
Compounded IL accordance with the contract origin
ally made by the nrst Board Of Commissioners. Al
this time the holders OF the warrants the general
fund made general outcry AGAINST the action of the
Sounty commissioners In setting apart onethird Of
the revenues to pay contingent warrants, and
threatened the Board with suit, which, upon taking
counsel, We deemed It injudIcious TO defend. We
therefore passed an order abolishng the contingent
fund and drew warrants upon the general fund to
the amount OF SILL 81, which we sold for cash ut
the rate of siStyeght cents on the dollar, and
deemed all outstanding contingent warrants with
the money. !btter that fund was abolished we were
St 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 were
authorized so TO do and pay the most OF our bls In
cash, excepting what was provided for by statute,
such Us officers salaries, etc. believing that by 50
doing We saved the county a large amount OF money
In the aggregate for no one would sell the county
neceSSares less than coin price, and II we paid In
scrip We Invariably 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 everything pur
chased was at about the rate Of two for one. As
long We acted upon this plan of selling warrants
and paying bills In coin our scrip never sold for less
than seventy cents on the dollar, and averaging
about seventy-tour cents; and even In May last,
during the session OF the last Grand jury We sold TO
a capitalist who then equally rs 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 condemullg our plan OF
doing business for the county, scrip has fallen TO
twenty-five cents the dollar and that too, in the
face ola 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
hacks was uniounded. Under this state Of facts We
leave Ii to the sound sense OF this community to de-
eide whether the pursued by us heretofore, In
selling warrants for the highest price, aud paying our
bills in cash. not better for the interests OF the
county than the plan recommended by the last
Grand jury, aud now followed by the County Com
mSSlonerS In pursuance OF their Recommendation.
Accompanying this report will be found iull and
accurate statement of all cash received by the Com
misSioners for the sale of warrants, and from all
sources from January, 1865, up to the present
time and also fnll statement OF the disbursements
OF the money by them. aS copied from the voucl-
erS, during the same tinIe period OF about nine
teen months.
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
office: that building has been completed and tgr-
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 II comfortably, for the
cepton OF those patients whose circumstances COM
PEELED them to apply TO the county for relief. In
the erection and furnishing OF the Hospital build
ings and In procuring supplies and assistants for
the wants and comfort OF patients, the Commits
Sioners found II necessary 10 pay cash, as many
things could not be procured for scrip unless was
issued at runouS rates TO the county.
There has been admitted into our County HOSpl-
tai. from the founding thereof to the pre- present
time 80 patients; OF this number 40 have been
received during The present year. a large proper
ton OF those admitted are property Terri
torial patients, as they had recently arrived
here from California and other places; some
of them belonged to other counties that are
not provided with Hospitals Every Coun-
" in the Territory has had patients In our hos
pital, AMI 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 eqult-
able for the support OF their INDECENT sick in our
Hospital.
been the hitting up and furnishing Of GUS Court
Uoase, which Includes our District and Probate
Court Rooms, the Judges Chambers, the District
anu County Clerks oiticeS also the sherifS, Asses
lively; anl furnishing fuel for the same.
One OF the largest items which appears under the
head Of Expenditures Tor The past past year, drawn on
ing in the aggregate TO the sum OF SS29j9 ~ This
sum has been issued during the past year, yet
lrer portion OF the indebtelneSs was incurred pre-
viousIy the warrants for which were issued on the
certificates of service given b. the Clerk OF the Dis
trct Court, who alone is authorized 10 Issue such
certificates TO Jurors IN said Court and WHOSE GER
;licaie is by law prinla Icia evidence OF the Coun-
tvs Indebtedness TO Jurors.
The present total Indebtedness OF the County
amounts to the sum OF SlE, iSs o..
FFom this report II viii be seen that the expenses
OF the County have been heavy Tor the past TWO
years but II SHOULD be borne IN mind that ours Is
.treaSury; had TO provide for all the wants OF
new anl growing county, at time when every
thing was high. AMI money commanding hlgn rates
OF Interest
Our county being the centre Of the population In
the Territory has Swelled our criminal expenses TO
a large amount. Hundreds OF patients have been
admitted aud cared for In our Hospital, who other
wise must have suffered or periShed Tor want OF ac-
commentators and attention. all of whicb has helped
to create our present Indebtedness and although II
amounts TO d lars;e sum, yet We have never allowed
u claim against the county untn we Were sitsneu
that IL was Just. FOR the future. OUR expenses Will
not be as heavy as they have been heretofore, Tor
the reasons that our Court House and County
UIices are now all nniShel: our jail and the lot
on which -it stands is paid Tor; 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, yet our resources are great, and we are In
hopes our revenue Ior tn. present year will nearly
llIuiiate our indebtedness ...-
All OF which Is respectfully submitted to the people
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