Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-01-17
DIVISION OF rHE COUNTY.

This project for which there are now
two bills before the Legislature-one lof
creating the city and county OF virginia =
and the other the city and county "
Union (Gold HilD-seems to meet WITH I"
very general favor in this immediate eo"-
mun,ty. The consolidation idea Is fading
from sight and existence Ike the MORN
in, m,s, The virgianians can't see 1t IN
the he same light with those citizens OF Gold
Hin 10 would consent to consolidation
nnon a fairer basis, and the majority of
tbe Gold Hill people can't see it at all.
There seems to be an "irrepressible con-
s;ct" between the people of Virginia and
those of Gold Hill. The former want to
be represented in proportion to popula-
ton; the latter in proportion to taxable
property. The Gold Hill people have no
reverence for the ror p0p"i of Virginia !;
it savors too much of the ror shoulder
Ifser to suit our quiet burghers, who have
no fancy for "going into training" prior
to each election. The effect of the kind
of rule which has held sway in Virginia
is visible in the present condition of the
affairs of that city. Its Common Council
has been spoken of by the local press as
"a den of thieves" and its exiled and de-
posed Mayor is alluded to as sort of
John \. Murrill. To give the ruling ele-
ment at the ballot-box Of Virginia the
controlling voice in consolidated govern
ment, would be piece of policy that
Gold Hill folks are too shrewd to volun-
tarily submit to. Such is the demand of
Virginia, and as a consequence, "Con-
solidation" is q dead cock in the pit.
Separation" is now the favorite idea, and
from considerable discussion and compar-
ing of notes, we are convinced that it is
the true course for Gold Hill to pursue
if the separation can be effected. Gold
Hill can conduct a city and county
county government, on her own hook, for
many thousands of dollars per AMMAN less
than she can remain in either her present
position or consolidated with Virginia.
We have not had time 10 prepare full
table of estimate of the cost of separate
government for Gold Hill, but, from me-
moranda before us, we are convinced that
a city and county government can be
formed which can be maintained at cost
far below what we now pay as portion
of Storey county. In arguing in favor of
consolidation, "Cosmos" makes the an
nual tax upon Gold Hill under that form
of government S57,5OO, and this is ian
enormous saving upon the present form Of
government and condition of things" 4
separate government for Gold Hill can be
maintained. and sinking fund created for
the extinction of our share of the county
debt, upon a tax not exceeding forty
thousand dollars for the first year, and
gradually diminishing thereafter to less
than thirty thousand dollars. Our taxa
BILE property is increasing at much more
rapid ratio than that of Virginia; and that
it will continue to do so, is fact too ap-
parent to need argument. We have not
yet seen Mr.. Bishops bill for the creation
of the new county, but hope to be able to
Law it before our readers at an early day,
together with the figures which will de-
monstrate the ACCESSIBILITY of the proposed
roaasDra