Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-01-11
e,.u.urss. Mnrr1Na.-on motion Of Mr.


Aud. the President in the chair, and Mr..
Wells, as Secretary, at his desk. The
reading of the minutes Of last meeting
dispensed with by consent. The Presi-
dent stated the object Of the meeting to be
the consideration of the Consolidation
Bill, as prepared by the citizens COM
mittee. Mr.. Atkinson made some IN
quiries relative to the subject properly be-
fore the people. He had objections to the
bill on the ground of taxation without
representation. He did not like to see
Red Mountain District left out in the cold,
and although he thought highly OF the
Governor of Nevada, yet he thought the
power of appointing Commissioners. as
provided for in the reported bill, was alto
gether too arbitrary, and should not be
permitted. The gentleman made extended
remarks on the question before the meet.
ing, condemnatory of many portions OF
the bill. Col. Rowe offered resolution
Disappearing the general features of the
bill, and spoke at some length as to the
general Objectionable features of the same.
He thought that an onerous taxation was
imposed by the action of the same, and
referred particularly to the small amount
provided for the use of the Fire Depart
ment, besides other Objectionable features
too numerous to particularize. Mr.. Brun-
dage was in favor of consolidation, pro.
vided it could be effected on fair and
proper basis. He introduced figures and
facts to prove that consolidation would be
more economical method of government,
but wanted to know what was to be done
with $4,000 that was to be raised by
taxation which was the excess of the
amount required for expenses for the
coming year, and desired to know if it
was to support city and county
officials in rioting and such was
the case he was opposed to it, and for
want of any further evidence, he would
guess "a Yankee privilege,) that it was a
" bearing" operation to benefit men who
now have scrip in their pocket, the price
of which will be raised by a plethoric
Storey county Treasury. He was aston
ished that at the last meeting these men
(scrip-holders,) had attempted to crowd
the bill.uuread and undigested down our
peoples throat, and though he did not
blame the people of Gold Hill for not
desiring consolidation, he did fault those
parties who had endeavored to precipitate
this matter. In fact he thought the whole
affair was mole within hole, and con-
sequently the whole matter was big hole.
He had read an article, like voice from
the tomb, or from the wilderness, calling
upon the people to gather and stop our
extravagant expenditures, and signed Co.'S
mos. A meeting was called, committees
raised, and under threat from A. B.
Paul, the equal expenditure claimed was
inserted in the offered bill. He thought
that he saw the whole thing, and thought
that raising $40, 900, instead of 1870, 900.
was a consolidation with vengeance,
and thought that the whole matter was a
carefully laid plan by scrip-holders and
capitalists to pull the wool over the peo-
Piles eyes, and raise stocks by an appa-
rent prosperity, so as to enable these scrip
and stock owners to live again in all their
accustomed extravaganza and lavish ex-
penditures of past days. He believed
that there were many Objectionable fea-
lures in the proposed bill that should
be amended, and he for one, ever anx-
lous to amend or otherwise alter its
provisions so the people should be
Justly dealt with through its workings.
Mr.. Wilson, without referring to any
arguments advanced, thought that the
representation clause should damn the bill;
but as a member of the Fire Department
he appeared in behalf of that Department,
who only asked that their engines were
kept in order, so that they might be en-.
abled to save the lives and property OF
the very men who had concocted this
thieving bill; and referred to the penuri-
business of the men who in their Offices
concocted schemes to Cypress the people
by taxation, and to rob the humble fire.
men of their just dues. Applause. He
was not of a suspicious character at all.
but the bill was so Objectionable in its
general features that he sincerely trusted
that the same would not be adopted. Mr..
Wilson moved the adoption of Colonel
Rowe'S resolution, which is as follows:
WHEREAS, In the estimation of this
meeting, the Bill lately submitted to this
community by its COMMITTEE of Fiji
teen "a copy of which was forwarded to
the Legislature-is deemed to contain too
many vital objections to meet with our
approval; therefore be it
Resolved, That the President and Sec
rotary of this meeting be and are hereby
instructed to notify our members in the
Legislature, that we desire and request
the indefinite postponement of said Bill.
The President thought the resolution
should be amended by the appointment of
committee to transmit the resolutions to
the Legislature. Col. Rowe thought the
Secretary should do the business of for.
warding the notice. Mr.. Atkinson did
not wish to be understood as opposing the
bill. He thought that the same might be
remedied by proper action, and thought
the adoption of the proposed resolution
would be, to say the least, ungenerous to-
wards the late committee, and for that
reason and others he opposed the adop-
ton of the resolution, He thought that
the Common Council had been abused by
pickpockets, and whether with cause or
not he was unaware, but he knew that our
finances were in deplorable condition,
and believed that consolidation on prop
er basis would remedy the matter: Mr..
Wilson explained some of his previous re-
marks. Mr.. Whicher wanted to know if
the bill couldn't be amended. Mr.. Ad-
kinson thought it could if the meeting was
so inclined, and referred particularly to
the firemen, of which he was one, and
hoped the bill would be amended so as to
give them that right. Mr.. Brundage
spoke in confederation of his previous re-
marks. Calls for the putting of the mo-
ton were made, and Mr.. Brundage sub
sided. Col. Rowe wanted to say few
words in reply to Mr.. Atkinson, and
thought that if we tinkered and patched