Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-05-15
JONES' LAST JOB.

SNGN6S A&Ao4 WA
On yesterday morning the old Board of
Aldermen Of Virginia City were served
with notice of a L" special meeting" to be
opened at 4 P. N. Of that day. When no.
tiled, Alderman, now Mayor, Piper in
quired what was the object for which this
special meeting was called, but was only
told that when he attended he would see.
He inquired of Alderman Love, and was
informed that he (Love) knew, but he was
not at liberty to tell ; be down there and
see." Piper at once became convinced
that something was up" which was not
all according to Gunther. Piper also
asked Jones what the meeting was for, and
met this reply: "Come down to the City
Hill. and you'll find out the object" The
Mayor elect Immediately proceeded to
qualify :" taking his certificate Of cleo
ton to Notary Public Van Bokkelen, ak
ing the oath OF Office, and filing the same
with the City Clerk. When the Alder
men assembled a. 4 P. ". they were all
made aware OF the action Of Mayor Piper,
as above described. Al quarter to FIVE,
Nj. Jones, late Mayor Of Virginia, called
the meeting Of Aldermen to order. Mayor
Piper Immediately rose and protested
agains, Mr.. Jones presiding as Mayor"
claiming the Office TO which he had been
elec,ed-as the Aldermen had pronounced
on Saturday highland for which he had
duly qualified. a. would be seen by refer
ence to the records kept BY the City Clerk.
Mr.. Jones replied that he was yet Mayor.
He said he had been Mayor Of Placerville
and Mayor Of Virginia City; and he
never knew Of such a proceeding as this be-
fore. He said he intended to hold his seat
until tonight, unless he was ousted,
which he was determined not to be. Al
derman Eddy said that Piper's successor,
as Alderman Of the Second Ward, had
not qualified, and that therefore Piper was
still Alderman ; and he could not hold the
Office Of Mayor until Mr.. Block had quail
fled! Mr.. Jones then stated the object
Of this special convention to be the con-
siderasion Of a petition from the President
Of the Chollar-P ososi mine, praying for a
remission Of certain taxes or q compromise
thereon. Alderman Eddy moved that the
prayer Of the petition be granted; and
made a speech in support Of his motion.
Alderman Love seconded the motion, and
il was carried.
We have been unable to ascertain ex-
ac.ly how much the city loses BY this
compromise; but it is alleged that several
thousand dollars are thus lost to the cor
pora,ion.
Il will be recollected that the News was
the frss to suggest and urge that this local
tar upon the mines be removed arguing
for thar exemption in the face Of popular
opinion. The last Legislature removed
this special, local tax ; and we think they
did well in so doing. But what propriety
there was in compromising under the old
law, to so great a disadvantage to the city
as is indicated, the people will judge. The
haste manifested by Mr.. Jones, the secrecy
with which he proceeded in this matter,
as against the honest waschfulness Of
Mayor Piper, will rouse new suspicious or
confirm old beliefs as to Scrippy's mo-
tives for action. He bitterly opposed
the taking of Of this special mine tax;
nothing was more notorious at Carson,
last winter. Now, when a judgment
is virtually closed against a mining
company, under the law and the ordi-
nance Of last year, he hurries through q
L" compromise " for S7l3 10, on behalf
-(nos on behalf of the city)-on be-
half Of the Chollsr-P otosi Company, Of
which company, A. K. Grim, his scrip
partner, is depository agent.
The judgment" referred to, is equally
on the other mining companies.
Why are they left out in the cold, and not
to q compromise on the same terms
the choilsr.P osoSi If this arrangement
is one which ought to be made? But
Grim is not interested in their welfare,
perhapsi
All this is speaking, however. Of what
Mr.. Jones has seen ct to do. The entire
proceeding is clearly illegal; as Scrippy
had no more right to preside over the
special meeting Of yesterday, than had
any other citizen. In reply to his declar-
alton that he should sit and act as Mayor
until tonight, and that he had never
known any such proceeding as was had
on yesterday before, Mayor Piper replied:
I" There is the law ; 7 have been elected.
have been officially declared elected, have
qualified, and I protest against your pro
ceeding,' by virtue Of the law. And I
notify this Board that I am Mayor Of this
city"
No doubt. the entire action Of the
Board, on yesterday, will be set aside.
But |. was q cunningly put up "joo;"
programmed in Jones' incompatible STYLE
and carried out-so far as 1t went-with
his peculiar audscisy, and in plain defiance
Of a char,er-law that was intended to
make a thoroughly excellent municipal
Government.
TIE RrNpgRPzsr.-A new member OF
the English House Of Commons. who had
. allow and hesitating voice, recently un-
dersook to debate the cattle plague bill,
and astonished the House by saying, "I've
had the rinderpess-" After the burst of
laughter which followed, the member was