Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-12-24
SOME FIGURES ABOUT CONSOLE
DATION.

In considering the policy Of the propo-
sition of " Consolidation" it is necessary
that the people should have the figures
before them. We have not been able TO
investigate the books of the county and
city officials, and to make those estimates
which seem to establish the fact that
plan for consolidation can be adopted
which will operate advantageously for
Gold Hill, as well as for Virginia. A
gentleman who has made such an exami-
nation and has had free access to the
papers of the general committee, has fur
nished US with some interesting facts and
figures together with the conclusions to
which he has arrived upon the subject Of
Consolidation. The late hour at which
his communication was received, prevents
our reviewing it carefully; but single
perusal of it gives us favorable impress
sion. We make therefrom the following
extracts. he says
Without giving you any figures in minutig,
respecting the full cost Of a consolidated
government, and for the reason that they yet
belong to the committee. can give you
general idea Of which interests the citizens of
Gold Hill; / have taken an interest in the
matter upon business grounds, and feeling
that there is such thing as making money
by saving it, and that it is only necessary to
demonstrate the saving and there will be
general acQuiesence. Without discussing
the matter Of our municipal affairs, as the
interest we will have to pay on what we owe,
by the expenditures Of 1864, will cover any
curtailment that can be made, l would call
your attention to county matters alone. The
expenses for 1864, including School Depart
ment, will be about 1920, 900. Now, accord
ing to the best information at hand, as TO our
proportion of taxable property, Gold Hill has
to pay Sl2S,0O0 of it. We will now add
$4,000 as expenses Of Gold Hill for the past
year, and we have, as total expense of 1864,
Sl75,000-a pretty good bill for Gold Hill
tax payers to foot.
The expenses of q consolidated government,
and one which gives Gold Hill control Of her
fire and police department. as estimated by
the committee of six, and making full al
lowance will be a saving to Gold Hill tax
payers of $4,000! based on expenditure Of
1864. But we will say, that we expended
$4,000 on our fire department which will
not have to be done the ensuing year, and
yet there is $4,000 difference, and this is
calculating things to get no worse, and in the
face Of the fact, that for the past two years
they have doubled each year. Taking the
past years as a criterion, instead of our
expenses being Sl2S, 900 it would be S256,O
for 1865 for Gold Hill alone, independent OF
the expenses of our municipal government,
it seems to me that it must be quite appa-
rent to every taxpayer and thinking man,
that we must make some change.
l am prepared to say that when the full
figures are set before the public, as saving
to the citizens of the whole country, they will
be quite surprised at the difference between
what the governments have cost, and what
all can be conducted for.
The figures above given, and the calcu-
lations based thereon, are the result OF
much study and patient investigation on
the part of our correspondent, and we
submit them for the careful consideration
of the citizens of Storey county, especially
taxpayers of Gold Hill.