Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-08-26
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS,


contingent fund by the present Board OF COmnis-
sioners for he sum of s. Uo6 Is IN addition TO tue
amount issued BY the former Board, alt OF wnleh
compounded In accordance with the contract OrlSih-
ally made by the iirSt Board of Commissioners, Al
this time the holders Of the warrants on the general
fund made general OUtcry against the action oI thc
County Commissioners In setting apart one-,hUu oi
me TsSenasS & R 70 pay ts s.if Which, upon taking
counsel, we deemed Il injudicioqs 10 defend VIZ
therefore passed. an order abo'lshinS the c3atuse.t
fund and drew warrants upon the general iuni 70
the amount OF Slll liS ST. which We sold lot cash at
the rate OF siNty-eght cents on the dollar ana "
deemed all outstanding contingent warrants M MIth
the money After that fund was abolished we were
still obliged TO have cash 10 provide ior the numerous
AMI Increasing wants OF this new county, ana We
continued to sell warrants, believing that we wee
authorized so TO do and pay the most OF our bS IN
cash excepting what was provided Tor by statute,
such US officers salaries, ETC., believing tat oS so
doing we saved the county large Snount OF money
In the aggregate, for one would sell the county
neceSSares less than coin price, and II we paid IN
scrip We Invariably iounl that the charSei was
more IN proportion than We could cash the scrip Tor
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 acted upon this plan OF selling warrants
and paving bills In con our scrip never sod fOT less
than seventy cents on the dollar, and averaging
about seventy-iour centS and even in May last,
during the session of the last Grand Jury, We sold TO
4 capitalist who was then equally rs we'd informed
in regard to the financial condition Of the county Us
when the report OF the Grand Jury was published,
warrants TO the amount OF ten thousand dolaES In
cash al seventy cents on the dollar, but since the
action Of the Grand Jury coudeanIing our plan OF
doing business Tor the county. scrip has EI.leu To
twenty-five cents on the dollar. and that too in the
face Of decision OF the Supremc Court that ali taxes
must be paid in gold OF silver coin, thus showing
that the fear Of scrip being redeemed IN green
backs was unfOunded. Under this state OF ticts We
leave Il to the SOund sense O this community 20 de-
eide whether the COURSE pursued by Us heretofore, in
selling warrants for the highest price, ami paying uur
bills In cash. Was not better Tor the interests OF the
via stt lsT
Grand jury aal now followed by the County Com
misSsoners IN pursuance vi their recommendation.
Accompanying this report will be tGu;i lGl AMI
accurate statement Of all cash received by tile Gu
mlSSIOuerS for the sale OF warrants, amt from all
sources from January AID, lsdG up 10 the present
time; and also full statement Of tae disbursements
OF the money by them, ;tS copied from the NOuch-
erS, DURING the same time, period OF about niue
teen months.
the County Hospital. One vi the ps,Sent Hospital
buildings hai been commenced before oar term o!
office: tina. building has been completed ami fur-
niShe'l Some time after its completion, under thc
pressing demands Tor enlarged accommodations for
the INDECENT sick, ami at the urgent request OF The
Grand Jury, the County Commissioners eTected an
other builin: furnished Il comfortably, for The re-
ceptioa of those patients whose clfvuiaSlGnceS so-
pelled them to apply 10 the county Tor relief. IN
the erection and furnishing OF tae Hospital build
iuSs, anu IN procuring supplies ami assistants Tor
the wants and comfort q; patients. the Commits
s;onerS found it necessary 70 pay cash, as lntng
things could not 5e procure Jr sc!ip unless it Was
issued at TulnouS rates to the county.
There has been admitted Into Our County HoSpt-
tai. from the founding thereof 10 the pre- prcsri;
time. ~ patients: OF this number 10 have bseu
received during lhe present year. large pTUpu!-
ton OF those admitted ARE property Terri
tOTial patients, rs they hat recently arrived
here from California AMI oiher places; some
OF them belonged TO uIhe< coGnlieS that are
not provided with Hospitals Every COIn-
" in the Territory has had patients In our hos
piial. and We wuulJ recommend 60 oar de!eEatioh
In the next Legislature 10 procure the passage ol
Law for the protection Oi Storey county, AMI by
which other counties, and the Territory, shall be
compelled 10 pay whatever may be just and eQusi-
able. for the support of their iAttcent sick IN our
Ano;hcr larse item Of our cash expenditure. has
been the Hitting up and furnishing OF our Court
House. which lncluGts our District amt Probate
Court ROoGlS, the judges ChamUtrs, tue Dlstrtc;
and County Clerk uiilctS also tr SneTit :, Asses
Sors, Tax Collectors AMI Recorders oaiceS reSl'ec-
lively; and furnishing fuel Iof tue Sl,l.c.
One OF the lTcrst itcT.lS wAicA appears under the
head of Expenditures for the past year, drawn on
the General Fund, IS that OF Jurors Fees amount
lpc in the aggregate TO ine sum Of $3.50 a. This
sum has been issued during the past year, yet
ar-:er portion OF the Indebtedness was incurred pre-
viouSy the warrants tor which were iSSGel Un the
certificates Of service given by the Clerk OF the Dis
trict Court, who alone IS authorized 20 issue such
certificates TO Jurors In said Court; and woSe GER
ttca;e Is by aw prilna ticia evidence OF tue Coun-
ty'S Indebtedness 20 Jurors.
The present total Indebtedness Ct tue county
amounts 70 the sum OF Slli,l>9 U".
From this report Il VIII DC seen that the expenses
of the County have been heavy for the past two
wears but IL should be borne in mind that ours is
new County. We started without dollar In Uut
treasury; we had 20 provide 10. al the wants OF 4
new aud growing county, at q 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 swsleL our criminal EXPENSES to
a large amount Hundreds Of patients have been
AMI cared iu- i'll our Hospital who other
wise must have suffered persisted Tor want Of ac-
and attention, a Of which has helped
to create our present undertakings, and atiGnsh y
amounts to a large sum. We: We have never allowed
claim AGAINST the county until We were satisfied
that 1t was Just. Fo- the future, our expenses will
rot be as heavy as they have been heretofore, for
th, reasons that our Court House and County
Offices are now all ualShe1!: cur jail and the lot
on which 1t staniS is paid for; ami the road 10
our Hospital Is complete our Hospital Grounds are
substantially enclosed; our large and cominqdlouS
Hospital Buildings are fniSact, furnished ana
supplied with all things necessary for the comfort OF
patients.
Although our wants aS a county are many ana
large vet our resources are great, and We are IN
hopes our revenue for ths present year will nearly
lipuiLate our indebtedness.
All OF which is respectfully submitted to the people
of Storey county.