Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-02-19
CORPORATION OF GOLD HILL.

More legislation for Gold,Hill. Per-
haps it is necessary; and perhaps it isn't
and perhaps one man is just as capa-
BILE Of judging Of its requirement a
another. At the commencement Of the
session Of the Legislature, we will en-
ture to say, hardly q man in the town
deemed q change in our municipal
affairs necessary. Our excellent Board
of Town Trustees (who do not get a
cent for their services, and less thanks
have been running the concern as eco
nomically as possible. We know where
Of we speak. Last June, when the
present Board Of Trustees went into
office, the town had an outstanding in
debtedness, in bonds and scrip, OF
$4,000. To-day, the liability OF the
town does not exceed S44,55S 20
(S4o, 0Ooin bonds, and balance in scrip.
The outstanding bonds had been draw
ing an interest Of from a thousand 10
twelve hundred dollars per month,
which should be added to the expenses
liquidated. We mention this matter
merely to show that our Town Corpora
ton is doing very well under its present
municipal regulations, and if allowed to
90 on it will be entirely out Of debt in
two years, or perhaps less.
Assemblyman Swaney, Of our lower
Ward, yesterday introduced a Bill, Of
which the following is an abstract:
IAN Act to amend Section l6 of the
Act to incorporate the town Of Gold
Hill. empowers the Board Of Trustees
to levy annually a tax Of not exceeding
one and one quarter per cent, one half
of one per cent. to be apportioned TO the
General Fund, one half of m per cent.
to q new Public Road Fund, and n
fourth of one per cent for redemption
Of town bonds outstanding. Allows the
appointment Of but one regular police
man, who shall be ex-oficio jailor, at a
compensation limited to Sl25 per month;
the Board of Trustees can appoint as
many special policemen, when petitioned
so to do, as they may deem necessary,
the town in no case to compensate them,
The bill limits the compensation Of town
officers as follows: Marshal, Sl25 per
month, and . per cent. for collecting
revenue; Town Clerk, $50 per month;
Town Attorney, $50 per month; Town
Treasurer, SIS per month. 1t also au-
thorizes q license tax on quartz teams
and wagons, the amounts aceruing from
the same to be appropriated exclusively
to the Public Road Fund"
There are several features in the above
amendment which are desirable, and
several which are Objectionable. The
first admirable feature is the require
ment of a license from quartz teams. To
this we presume owners Of quartz teams
will not object, provided the roads are
improved by an additional outlay of
money-although a large portion OF the
expenses of the corporation are devoted
to that object already. The creation OF
a Road Fund is a good idea, and
by this means a new kind of sewerage
and macadamizing project will be es-
tablished and carried out-which will
be the only beneficial way Of ever get
ting Main and Telegraph streets into a
condition suitable for the hundreds OF
quartz teams which daily traverse those
thoroughfares. Those are the favora-
BILE features of the ~amendatory Act.
The matter of the reduction of the sala-
ries of the Town officers, we have moth
ing to say TO this; perhaps the conpen-
sation is enough for the labor perform
cd, which, however, we know are not
particularly arduous. One-fourth OF
one per cent. is not sufficient for the re-
demption Of the outstanding Town
Bonds, which now amount to $40, 900,
bearing a monthly interest Of two per
cent. The Gold Hill delegation, to
whom this bill is referred, can figure it
out in a short time how long it would
take to redeem the Bonds, and pay the
interest, ifuo more is allowed for the
Redemption Fund. 1t would be far bet
ter to let the tax Of one and three-quar-
tiers be as it now is, to pay of the Bonds
and get rid of the interest as o as
possible. In this we take only a ''bus-
iness' view Of the situation, and one
that every business nan and taxpayer
in Town cannot help taking. With
these slight notifications, we expect
Mr.. Swaney's bill would be acceptable.
SOUTHERN FIyAScEs.-Some idea Of
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