Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-08-16
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.

contlngent f1nd Op the present 6OarQ OF CoulniS-
sioners for he sum of $O6s ls In addition to the
amount issued by the former Board, all Of which
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
fund made general outcry against the action Of the
County Commissioners In setting apart onethlrd Of
threatened the Board with suit which, upon taking
counsel we deemed II injudicious TO defend We
therefore passed an order aoolishng the contingent
fund and drew warrants upon the general fund "
the amount Of Jas ST. which We sold for cash at
the rate of sixtyght cents on the dollar, and re-
deemed all outstanding contingent warrants with
the money. After that fund was abolished We were
st Obliged to have cash 70 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 bills IN
cash, excepting what was provided for by statute.
such as officers salaries, ETC., believing that oy 80
doing We saved the county lArge smonnt Of money
In the aggregate, for one would sell the county
necessaries less than coin price. and we paid In
scrip invarA bly, found that the price charged was
0ss in ~, an hs rs ~ n e.Tn ,Sss sue r ~
the scrip price asked the county for pur-
chased was at about the rate Of two for one. As
long 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.four cents; and even in May last,
during the session Of the last Grand jury We sold to
capitalist who WAS then equally as well informed
IN regard TO the financial condition OF the county Us
when the report OF the Grsnd jury was published,
warrants to the amount Of ten thousand dollars In
cash. at serenity cents on the dollar, but since the
action OF the Grand jury condemning our plan OF
cents on the dollar and hat 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 uniounded Under this state Of facts We
leave TO the sound sense Of this community to de
eide whether the course pursued by US heretofore, IN
selling warrants for the highest price, and paying our
bills in cash. 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 Of their recommendation.
Accompanying this report win be found full and
accurate statement Of all cash received by the Com
nlissoners for the sale OF warrants. and from all
time; and also full statement the disbursements
Of the money by them, as copied from the vouch-
ers, during the same time, period OF about nine
The largest item of cash expended has been for
the County Hospital. One OF the present Hospital
oaldnSs aaS 9sen commences @ OelOTs OUT a reIn ,1 ol
niShet Some time after Its completion under the
pressing demands for enlarged accommodations for
ihe indsent sick and At The gEEens request Of the
other building furnished II comfortably, for the re
ception OF those patients whose circumstances com
sss@ and ~ a II Of sSe Ksp 5ud
Ings, and In procuring supplies and assistants for
the wants and comfort OF patients, the Commits
things could not be procured for scrip unless 1t was
issued at ruinonS rates TO the county,
There has been admitted into our County Hospi-
a..
time, 80 patients; Of this number $50 have been
received during lhe present year. A Large proper
ton Of those admitted are properly Terri
so S pae9G Gstn. S asS SaS oSer pacss 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 and we would recommend TO our delegation
In the next Legislature 70 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 equit-
able for the support Of their INDECENT sick In our
Hospital.
been the hitting up and furnishing OF our Court
House, which Includes our District and Probate
Court Rooms, the Judges Chambers. the District
soT TaS coiIectoEs and Recoriers ofices respec
lively; and furnishing fuel for the sarne.
One OF the largest items which appears under the
head Of Expenditures for the pas; year drawn on
the General Fund, IS that OF Jurors Fees. amount
ing in the aggregate to the sum OF Sd2, ,69 ~ This
isrer portion Of the indebteness was incurred pre-
viously the warrants for which were issued on the
certificates Of service given by the Clerk Of the Dis
tret Court who alone IS authorized to Issue such
ticate Is by law prima acla evidence OF the Coun-
tvs Indebtedness TO Jurors. -.,-
The present total Indebtedness OF the County
amounts to the sum Of $l74.lS o6.
From this report II will be seen that the expenses
Of the County have been heavy for the past two
years. but It should be borne IN mind that ours =
new County. We started without dollar In our
treasury; we had to provide for all the wants OF
new and growing county, AZ time wnen every
thing was high, and money commanding high rates
Of interest.
Our county being the centre Of the population in
the Territory has swelled criminal expenses TO
. large amount. Hundreds Of patients have been
admitted and cared for In our Hospital. VINO other
wise must have suffered or pershed for want OF &C
and attention, all OF which has helped
TO create our present Indebtedness and although II
amounts to large sum, yet we have never allowed
q claim against the county until we were satisfied
that II was Just For the future. our expenses VIII
not be as heavy as they have been heretofore, for
the reasons that our Court House and County
Ofices are now all finished: our jail and the lot
on which II stands Is paid for; and the road to
our Hospital Is complete. Hospital Grounds are
su ubstantialy enclosed; our large and commodious
Hospital Buildings are finished. furnished and
supplied with all things necessary for the comfort OF
patients. 5E.saa sg
Although our wants IS . county are many and
large yet our resources are great, and We are ID
hopes our revenue for ths present year VIII nearly
liquidate our Indebtedness. .-..,f. Z. -}fe.s'.
of Storey county, I.'t fa H.it