Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-03-09
THAT $4,000 SCHOOL BOND.


morning last that there was a two thous-
and dollar bond, given by a former
Board of Education, but for what pur-
pose no one seems to know, and init
mating that it was not only a swindle
but was held by some n Of the pres
emit Board Of Education, and that there
fore the School Bill was log-rolled
through the Legislature BY corrupt in
auences. Now we have subjected our
selves to a tax Of no inconsiderable
time and labor to possess ourselves Of
the facts touching this School Bond,
that ourreaders, the patrons and support
ers Of our Public Schools may under
stand the matter in its true light. We
confess we went about our work with
some little anxiety, though our conf
dence in the honesty Of the present
managers Of the School Department,
was unbounded, but feared that they
might have been imposed upon. The
history Of that bond is as follows: The
Schools in Storey County in 1862
were feebly supported BY public funds.
To q considerable extent they were kept
up by private loans unauthorized by
law. The Legislature in the winter oil
1862 authorized Storey County to or
ganize q Board Of Education, and in
subdivision 18th Of Section 2, page lie,
of the Laws of Nevada, 1862, authorized
the Board Of Education "To issue and
sell bonds at a rate of interest not ex-
ceeding two per cent. permonth, as money
shall be needed, from time to time, to
pay the salaries Of teachers rents and
the necessary expenses of the schools to
the first Of November, 1862, said bond
not to exceed the sum Of eight thousand
dollars" OF these bonds, Theodore
Leroy, of San Francisco, took $4,000,
John Brickle, of Virginia, took $4,000,
and VIM. EIDE, of Long Valley, took the
other s., 1000. Leroy and Brickle were
paid as the bonds fell due, but the bond
given to VIM. EIDE did not fall due till
18th day Of May, 1865. After the Board
of Education Act had been repealed by
the Legislature and approved March
goth, 1865, and the State law again
spread over the county, the repeating
Act made no provision for paying this
back Indebtedness. When the bond
matured, the County Treasurer refused
to pay out money on the warrant of the
County Superintendent, Mr.. Tilford,
who was at that time ~litigstiug for his
office. The present Board Of School
Trustees qualified on the 3oth of May,
1865. fifteen days after the maturity Of
this bond. They consulted the District
Attorney, but he could find no law au-
thorizing the Board to liquidate said
bond. The Superintendent was author
lied to write Mr.. EIDE that the Board
had no authority to pay the bond, but
that an effort would be made to get au-
thori.y from the Legislature at its ses-
sion in 1866 to take it up. Accordingly
q bill was drawn up with essentially the
the same provisions as that which has
just passed the Legislature, except the
Eve per cent. building fund provision,
and sent to Mr.. Sumner, with a petition
attached to the fy-lesf Of the bill, which
had the signatures of the County Clerk,
County Commissioners, Tax Collector,
Treasurer, District Attorney, the School
Examiners and Board Of Education,
which petition stated that
"The undersigned had carefully e1-
amined the within bill and cordially
commend its passage BY the Legislature
now assembled"
This bill was introduced in the Sen
ate, ordered printed and referred to the
Senate Committee on Education, Of
which Mr.. Winton wal Chairman. It
was grossly attacked by the Enterpri'e,
and so frightened the honorable Sena-
tor that he had not the courage to do
more than strsngle the Bill in Commit
tee, where it "slept tho sleep that knows
no waking" The present Board of
Education, after the Legislature had
been in session some four weeks, pro-
posed the bill just passed, which gives
authority to pay any back Indebtedness
in the same laugusge.of the bill OF last
year and for the same purpose.
To meet all Constitutional objections
all the provisions had to be general, or
the exact indebtedness Of the Board, as
Il understood it, would have been in
serted. Any one who will take the
trouble to call on the County Superin-
may see half a dozen letters
from. Mr.. EIDE, running over q space Of
nearly two years, about the payment Of
this bond. This is now, and has been,
in the hands of Mr.. Ede, since the 18th
day of May, A. D. 1866.
Now, it may not be generally known,
that the Grammar School in Gold Hill,
built in 1853, and the proceeds Of this
bond were used in part for that pur-
pose, and from the time that the Board
Of Education was organized, the 10th
day of January, Schools have been con-
stantly maintained in Gold Hill, the first
teacher, Of which was Mrs. Summers,
now Of the Virginia Grammar School,
and acknowledged to be among the very
best of the s~irst-class teachers on the
Pacific coast. There is another fact
that probably IS not generally known BY
our people and that there are within the
corporate limits Of Gold Hill, three school
houses, two Of which are h~srd-fnished,
and the best in the State, while Of the
three the poorest is better than the best
in Virginia city. The Board Of Educa-
ton has always been generous to Gold