Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-01-03
THE EVENING NEWS.


afternoon at one o'clock, in the rooms o
the County Commissioners. Present.
Messrs. Mills, Earl, Paul, Jones, Frizell
Tritle, Maynard. Requa and Glover. Mr.
Mills was called to the Chair. On mo-
non, Mayor Murray and Alderman Cory
ell, Crmmittee on Consolidation from the
Common Council, were invited to be pre-
sent during the deliberations of the Cltl-
zcns' Committee. On motion, the Con-
Sohdation Bill drafted BY the special ap-
pointed committee, was taken up and read
The title of the bill is as follows: " An
Act to provide a consolidated system OF
government for the County of Storey. the
City of Virginia, and the Town of Gold
Hill" According to the provisions OF
the bill the county will be divided into
five townships. Township No. 1, includ-
ing the present limits of the cny of Viz
ginia: No. >, taking in Gold Hill No. ),
American Citv !: No. 4, Flowery and that
portion Of the county lying east of Viz
GINA: No. ). Red Mountain and all that
portion of the county lying west Of the
limits of Virginia. After the first read
ing of the bill it was agreed to consider
and pass upon it by sections. The bill be-
ing ponderous affair and its provisions
of very great Importance, much time was
necessary for its careful and proper con-
sideration. Only a portion of the bill
was passed upon by the Committee, when
it was thought advisable to ADJOURN
The Committee accordingly adjourned to
meet yesterday, at 9 o'clock, \. NJ, at
Mr.. Hillyer'S office. Pursuant to adj
journment the Committee met and organ
lied with Mr.. Earl in the chair-preSent,
Messrs. Paul, Mills, Maynard. Requa,
Gillig, Iiillyer, Jones. Frizell and Paxton.
The reading of the bill BY sections was
again taken up and the same was adopt
ed with several slight amendments, and
with the exception of one OF two sections
TO be acted upon. \ delegation of our
legislators was present, and listened to
some of the views of the Committee on
the subject, at four and a half o'clock, P.
NJ, the Committee took recess unit lsix
and half o'clock-at which time no
quorum being present, the meeting was
again declared to be adjourned until
this afternoon at one O'CLOCK
The bill as adopted is very voluminous,
and would occupy too much space 10 print
entire, but following are some OF the most
important features of the same. The idea
of consolidation was a reduction Of
the current expenses of government, II
possible. Al this date the total debt Of
the three interpretations, o-wit-Virginia,
Gold Hill and Storey county organiza-
tions-approximates to the sum OF S5I5.-
600, the expenses of the current year (as-
stunning that the expenses of the months OF
November and December will equal that
of the past month"; will reach the sum Of
at least S5I5, 900, while the estimated ex-
penSes of the whole government under the
consolidation system will amount to the
sum of SlS3, 900, with an estimated mar
gin of at least $4,000, thus making an
immense saving to taxpayers yearly.
The bill, in the first place, provides for a
consolidation of the five districts, as before
stated, and contemplates government on
a cash basis, and the funding of debts
now contracted as quickly as possible.
All the county revenue is to be paid into
common Treasury, and devoted by rates
10 the following separate funds, to-wlt !:
\ County Expense Fund; County Re
demption Fund Virginia Fire and Po-
lice Fund; Gold Hill Fire and Police
Fund; Virginia City Redemption Fund,
and Gold Hill Redemption Fund; the
Virginia and Gold Hill Fire and Police
Fund. being each special taxes on the res
pective townships. The county as before
divided. is to be represented by seven
Commissioners; Flowery and Virginia dis
tricts to be represented by three; Gold
Hill and American City to be represented
by three and one to be elected from the
county at large-the said Commissioners
to have financial charge of the entire coun-
". Of the taxes now levied and coming
IN. IS per cent. is TO be devoted to the IL
ouidation of outstanding evidences of in
debtedness according to registration, and
the other part to pay the common ex-
penses. 1t is also proposed to levy spe-
cial tax of half per cent on Virginia, one
half per cent on the county, and one quar-
ter per cent on Gold Hill, to liqIidate
part of the Indebtedness, and as by con-
solidation the current expenses are reduced
about $500, 900 per year, quick payment
of such Indebtedness may be reasonably eN-
pected. Considerable discussion ensued
relative to the adoption of the special tax,
but it was finally adopted as drafted BY
the Committee of six-REP. BY the pro-
visions of the bill, all officers are to be
salaried. The licenses of the now three
organizations are to be combined into one
special license from the county, from
which about the same revenue will be de-
rived as is now the case. The roads and
streets are to be under the supervision OF
Street Commissioner, and tax on real
estate is to be levied for repairs, and in
April special poll-tax of two dollars on
all male citizens Of the age of twenty-one
wears is to be levied, and also future an
nual poll-tax, not to exceed S4-the same
to be paid into the County Treasury to be
devoted to the repair and building of
highways. The above are the leading
features of the bill, and will soon be sent
TO the Legislature.
A Beautiful GIFr.-Mr. Thomas l..
Taylor, a very worthy attachee of the firm
of Mclaughlin & Root, Virginia, was last
night the recipient of superb Goblet, en-
graved with the most elaborate skill. The
following is the inscription: TO Thos,
L. Taylor, from Edwards, White & VIII
der-lS65."
Reddite ergo quae stunt,
Ceseris, C9sir-"
In the center of the inscription is a
beautifully carved likeness of the fair
Amanda, whose golden tresses ripples over
a strand of silver. The whole affair is
superbly gotten up, and is an endearing
record 10 the recipient of his friends love
and esteem. Mr.. White made the presen-
tation in happy speech, which would
have been responded to had not Taylor
been too full for utrerance. The affair
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