Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-02-16
THE COURT HOUSE PURCHASE.

THE COURT HOUSE PURCHASE.
Our readers will no doubt conclude that
this is hardly n new subject to wrise upon,
tina, i, is almost an eye-sore to the public.
Well, it is one of the live subjects during
the cold weather and gripping times Of
We will therefore I" sum up" as
the lawyers say in their wind-up speeches,
10 show how the case stands at present.
Storey county has been paying very heavy
rents for several years past-from twelve
to fifteen thousand dollars a year-and
last winter it was concluded to pass a law
create a Building Fund by setting aside
q certain amount Of the taxes annually,
which should be invested in the purchase
of a Court House. About the first Of this
year, the County Commissioners found
over nineteen thousand dollars in cash in
this Fund, and they accordingly adopted
steps to invest it in a Court House, so as
to save the County the large rents which
it is paying every month. Three respect
able business men Of u County were Sc
lected to receive proposals, to select q
suitable building, and to agree upon the
terms Of sale. The committee Of appraisers
were William Sharon, H. H. Flsgg, and
John A. Paxton. They are all well known
among our people, not only as good bust
ness men, but as possessed Of unimpeach-
able integrity. Quite a number Of build
ings were offered to the appraisers, not
one of which was calculated for the pur-
pose except the Court House. now occu-
pied by the County. This building. which
cost the owners the sum of not less than
sixty thousand dollars, wa offered to the
appraisers for nineteen thousand in cash,
and eleven thousand in county bonds.
When this offer was made, the appraisers
and the County Commissioners concluded
to accept it. because it was the best propo-
sition-and il was so considered BY the
principal business men of Virginia city
and Gold Hill. We do not speak without
authority in this-the petition with these
names on which was sent to the State
Senate. is our reference. The purchase
was about being made, when Messrs.
Grim and Jones, dealers in county securi-
ties, (Mr. Grim, too, keeps the cash OF the
county in his bank,) sued out an injunc-
ton to prevent the purchase Of the Court
Housekeeping that a large portion Of
the money in the Building Fund should
be transferred TO the fund to redeem Geo.
F. Jones scrip! The injunction was not
issued upon the grounds that the price to
be paid for the building would be too
high, that the transaction had fraud con-
nected with it, or that Storey county
would be damaged by the purchase. Oh,
no ! that was not the deep interest felt.
"Shylock must have his pound Of Aesh!"
his scrip, which had been bought at a
nominal price. must be paid-aye, it must
be paid to the ut.ermost farshing; the
cash mus, remain in the bank and Storey
county may continue to pay rent, rent
just so that the old scrippers grind their
own az! The mighty, and lying inau-
ence of their organ, the Enterpriss, was
brought to bear in the premises-and for
the first time the world was informed that
the price agreed to be paid for the Court
House was too hish-that it could not be
sold for more than $4,000. eve see that
the Enterprise this morning greatly re-
joices at the prospect Of a purchase at
$50, 900, cash! How's that j Well. the
Legislature a, last interfered, and have
authorized the purchase to be made
Senator Kellogg, himself, saying that the
building was worth $25.ooo-and the
prospect is that the county will get the
Court House for $780, 900 cash. that being
the amount now in the Building Fund.
We say amen, to the purchase! Let it be
made at once. Let no more scrippers'
injunctions interfere. By running down
the real value of the property-and by
various sly schemes to get the money to
pay of scrip with, and also to get the
money to pay of the salaries Of county
officers in advance - the scheming gen.
tlemen have got the owners Of the build
ing scared. and they are now willing to
sacrifice their property! So. let it be
bought while the scare is on them! We
hope to hear Of the contamination Of the
purchase before tomorrow night. Buy
the Court House-stop the high rents
and let scrip-holders bide their time.