Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-08-17
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.


sioners for he Of SsO66 is In addition to the
amount issued by the former Board. all Of which
compounded In accordance with the contract origin
ally made BY the INST Board Of Commissioners At
this time the holders Of the warrants on the general
fund made general outcry against the action OF the
County Commissioners In setting apart onethird Of
threatened the Board with suit, which, upoa taking
counsel. we deemed II injudiclous to defend. We
therefore passed an order abolishng the contingent
the amount OF 81 ltS 81 which we sold for cash at
the rate Of sixtyeght cents on the dollar. and re
deemed all outstanding contingent warrants with
the money. After that fund was abolished we were
s Obliged to have cash to provide for the numerous
and increasing wants OF this new county, and we
continued 10 sell warrants. believing that we were
authorized TO do and pay the most OF our bills In
cash, excepting what was provided for by statute.
such officers salaries, ETC., believing that by so
doing We saved the county large amount OF money
necessaries less than coin price. and II we Daid In
scrip Invariably found that the price charged was
more In proportion than we could cash the scrp ior
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 Tor one As
long acted upon this plan Of selling warrants
and paving bills in con our scrip never sold Tor 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 70
a capitalist who was then equally as wei informed
in regard to the financial condition OF the county as
when the report OF the Grand jury was puolisneI,
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.ye cents on the dollar and that too In the
face OF decision OF the Supreme Court that all taxes
must be paid in gold or silver coin. thus showing
Saeks was unfounded. Under this state of fhcts we
leave IL the sound sense OF this community 70 DC
eide whether the course pursued by US heretofore IN
selling warrants for the highest price, and paving our
bills IN CASH not better for the interests OF the
county than the plan recommended by the last
Grand jury. and now tolloSsd by the County SOm'
Accompanying this report will be found ful and
accurate statement OF all cash received BY the Com
missoners for the sale Of warrants anS from n, an
time; and also fl statement OF the disbursements
OF the money by them, as copied from the vouch-
ers, iuring 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
ofice: that building has been completed and FUR
nIShed. some time after its completion, under the
pressing demands for enlarged accommodations for
the ndlyent sick and At the ursent request Of the
other builing furrlShedit comfortably, for the re-
ceptioR OF those patients whose circumstances com
he erection and furnishing Of the Hospital build
ingS, ana In procuring supplies and assistants for
the wants and comfort OF patients, the Commits
stone found !! Necessary 70 pay cash as !, many ANY
issued st fuinous rates TO the county.
There has been admitted into our County Hospi-
tai, from the founding thereof 10 the pre- present
time, 80 patients; OF this number 80 have been
received during lhe present year. A large proper
ton OF those admitted are properly Terri
torial patients, Us they had recently arrived
here from California ani other places some
not provided with Hospitals Every Coun-
Is In the Territory has had patients In our hos
pltal. and we would recommend % our aeieSaHon u
law for the protection OF Storey county, and by
which other counties, AMI the Territory, shall be
compelled to pay whatever may be Jnst and eqult-
able for the support Of their INDECENT sick in our
Another large item of our cash expenditure, has
been the hitting up and furnishing Of our Court
Court Rooms, the Judges Chambers, the District
and County Clerks Offices also the Sheriis, Asses
sors, Tax Collectors and Recorders ofices respec-
lively; and furnishing fuel for the same.
One OF the largest items which appears under the
head Of Expenditures for the past year, drawn on
the General Fund. Is tha; OF Jurors ices, amount
iny in the aggregate TO the sum OF $50 9j9 O9 This
SUN has been issued during the past year, yet
larger portion OF the Indebtedness was incurred pre-
viously, the warrants for which were issued on 1ne
tricf Court who alone Is authorized 10 issue such
certificates TO Jurors IN said Court and whose Ger
ticate is by law prima fscia evidence OF the Coun'
The present total Indebtedness OF the County
amounts 10 the sum Of Sla4 lS9 10.
From this report II will be seen that the expenses
Of the County have been heavy Tor the past two
years but II should be horne In mind that ours Is
new County. We started without dollar In our
treasury we had to provide for all the wants oi
new and growing county, ut 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 swelled our criminal expenses TO
larye amount. Hundreds Of patients have been
admitted and cared for in our Hospital, who other
wise must have suffered or pershed for want OF &C.
eommcationS and attention, al OF which has helped
10 create our present Indebtedness and although Il
amounts to a large sum, yet we have never allowed
a claim against the county until We were satisfied
that IL was Just For the future. our expenses will
not be as heavy as they have been heretofore, for
the reasons that our Court House and County
Otices are now all finished: our jail and the lot
ON which Il stands Is paid for; and the road to
our Hospital Is complete. our Hospital Grounds are
substantially enclosed; our large and commodious
Hospital Buildings are finished, furnished and
supplied with all things necessary ior the comfort oi
patients. sFufflfU aa
Although our wants as a county are many and
large, yet our resources are great, and we are IN
hopes our revenue for tn, present year Will nearly
hquidate our indebtedness. rsrr-.. g1 :
An Of which Is respectfully submitted to the people
IF Storey