Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-02-07
Mr., Trias ,sId u. objec. Of the bill Wa

Mr.. Tritls said the object Of the bill was
to legalize the levy Of taxes for the pur.
chase Of county building. for Storey
county. There was a radical defect in the
seton Of the Board Of County Connie
stouersip leyying the tax. which this bill
was to cure. Mr.. Winton and himself
considered they were authorized by the
petition signed by a majority Of the o
payers of Storey county, desiring that the
LeeiSlatureltak some immediate steps in
the premises, to insist upon the passage OF
o bill by which the money in the, Building
Fund be used for the purpose for which
the taxpayers paid It. They were in
formed, BY q suit commenced by certain
parties against the County Commissioners,
that they desired they money to be taken
from the fund and applied to the redemp-
ton of scrip and payment of salaries. He
feared II hasty action was not taken on the
subject they would succeed in their de-
signs. That he was assured that nothing
further. as information to, Senators, would
be elected from the appraisers. They un-
o~ualifedly recommended the purchase Of
the property and insisted by signing the
petition which had been presented to the
Senate, that the purchase should be made
a. thus recommended. He did not pro-
pose to 20 the full length Of ratifying all
the actions of the County Commissioners,
but merely to protect the money which
had been collected for building purposes,
so that it would be applied to the purpose
for which it was levied and collected.
Mr.. Proctor said he had been informed
that the building for which it was pro-
posed to pay $3l, 900, could be bought for
a much less sun by private individuals.
That he did not see any reason for such
undue haste. y BE heard, while injVir-
ginis, that the majority of the taxpayers
were opposed to it.
Mr.. kellogg said he was in favor Of pro-
tecting tho money which had been collect
ed in the Building Fund, but was not in
favor of going any further at the present
time. Y He thought everything could be
accomplished by a bill covering that one
point. 7r.rE -g
Mr.. Seely said thought it proper that
action should be had to a certain extent
Immediately. II not, then it ought to be
postponed for the session, for there would
be no use Of the passage Of the bill. Un-
less the bill was passed by Saturday OF
Monday next at the furthest, the money
would be taken from the fund and applied
to paying the debts Of the county.
The Senate went into Committee Of the
Whole. moo
Mr.. Kellogg moved to amend Section !
30 as to provide that the money should
remain in the Building Fund, subject to
such disposition rs should hereafter be
provided by law. He said he did not de-
sire the County Commissioners to have the
power Of disposing of this money. He
was not willing to let them buy q building
at any price they might see fit to give. He
thought a Building Committee should be
appointed either BY the Legislature or in
some other manner, to select a building
and purchase it at a reasonable price.
Mr.. Tritle said that the amendment pro-
pused was one of unusual character. That
a tax had been levied and collected for the
special purpose Of purchasing a building
that by this amendment the whole oh.
iect of the law could be defeated-that il
the Legislature did not hereafter provide
by law for the purchase Of a building, the
money would lay in the Golfers Of bankers
perhaps for years. He was opposed to the
often repeated cry Of fraud and corrup.
ton, and this was an honest measure. He
was willing to carry out the wishes of the
taxpayers as expressed in the petition,
and was confident that under the amend
ment proposed, great injury would bs
done to the people of Storey county.
Mr.. Kellogg said he was unwilling &c
allow this Building Fund to remain under
the control Of the County Commissioners,
He would let the money remain in the
Fund until the Legislature could agree
upon the manner in which it should be
applied. If the delegates of this or the
ensuing Legislature could not agree upou
q plan for its disposition, he was in favor
of letting the money still remain in tho
Fund. 1t was much better to leave i
there thun to allow irresponsible parties
to purchase a building at an exorbi.an'
price.
Mr.. Sumner said that this property
might possibly have been appraised a,
sixty thousand dollars last year, but coulc
not be sold at private sale for more thar
thirteen thousand at the present time. ID,
wanted this money preserved intact anc
inviolate in the Building Fund. Thes'
Commissioners have read the law back
wards. They went on and levied the taa
when the law plainly said that they should
issue bonds first. He thought the county
should have the benefit Of the depreciation
of property the same as private individ'
uals. He did not van anything to b
done with the Fund until the delegation
had time to consider and mature a plar
for the purchase of the buildings. He be-
lieved that a saving Of Ave or six, and per.
haps ten or twelve thousand dollars viii
be made by the depreciation on the pur.
chase price which had been named by the
County Commissioners by a little delay
The bill was ordered engrossed.
Adjourned.