The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1870-06-04

prices we're paiO Iof lois tnat are worthless to-
day; 40 or SO men were at work daily grading
Main street. No one Of the first Board Sf Tr1l,.
tees need be ashamed Of the fact that The Gala.
boose and lot cost 49, 64. ~. What private cltt.
zen put up a building of the Same size so cheap
at that timer
1 was a member and President of the arst
Board Of Trustees from April 6 to MAY Is. and
wish to say that I strongly advised the making
Of all the improvements above enumerated.
Iha. they could be made without money, is too
absurd to think of for a moment.
We have all this to show for money expended.
and there should be a large number Of wheel.
barrows, picks and shovels as property OF the
town for we had a large force Of laborers work.
ing. on Main .treet, and the town bought the
tools for theiruEe.
As the present B1ari Of Trustees ignore thu
purchase Of Nevada street (but they did com.
plete the purchese Notwithstanding the denial
Of citizenl, what have they TO show for the
Sl3 5aS,O3 alreacy expended by them2 Is there
a solitary item Of use to the citizens from the
amount except to pay officers salaries F?
II Is a useless expense. and We, the people.
wish to step it. 1t may b. said that this is paid
out to guard the city. There is some danger
that cosotes might make 2 raid On the city and
carry of some Of the children, or a stray raven
with his crook. attack a pile Of garbage, but
without these calamities, Treasure Is as quiet as
a lamb. We want no city government, even at
tn small sum of SIS, goo and odd cents, at which
1t is offered us. We have BEEN referred to the
record. We went Their. and found:
Ordinance IS. passed last Jsnuary, creating
Especial fund Sec. Sd. Said funds are her BY
specially appropriated for the payment of sur
veys and expenses necessarily incurred in Oh.
tanning the Government title to the lad COM
prising the town, ETC.
This ordipance was for 500 and that amount
was drawn FROM the Geuaral Fund. This was a
violation Of faith with those holding registered
warrants against the General Fund. The Char
ter specially says that all warrants shall be paid
in the order of their registration. If the Trus-
tees could vote S700 out of the General Fund
they could vote 81 900, or all the money that
ever came In. which is a new mode Of repudia-
ton. Send the plan TO Oregon.
Now let us examine the records, and see how
this 500 Special Fund was used.
WAKRAsTs-
No. 424 to F. l.. Mason, copy of mapl...... SEQ
No. AT TO 7. Coleman tmeals to prisonersl.. 80
No. Alb TO Padded Deputy Marshall. -. 200
No. 40 to NJ. C. Hlllyer lPrusidentj 49,. %
No. 400 to N. C. Hllyer 49,. 275
Total ont $500
Icopy from the paid warrants and can give no
further Information,
The late City Attorney came into Office on
January 10, l670-has registered warrants to the
amount of $685.. The Treasurer's book show
him to have paid in $3.50. 1t seems that collect.
ing the delinquent taxes is a loss to the town of
more than one hundred per cent. As favor re-
form the Board of Trustees shall receive full
credit from me for abolishiug the Office. Only,
had they done it five months ago. b1th delin-
quent tax PAYERS aud the city would be butter on.
Nothing is said against the uomine,s of the
Peopirs' Ticket by Citizen. / certainly shall
say nothing against the men composing the Cit
liens Ticket. Some Of the best men Of Treasure
City are on both tickets. The watchword of the
Peoples Ticket is stop expenses now. and disin-
corporate as soon as possible. BY this sign we
will cnnqor.'
But while Citizen can say nothing Of the ticket
which l intend to support, he makes an unjust
and an uncalled for attack upon myself.
] will make a plain and unvar nished statement
of that lot transaction.
Money was sent me from Gold Hill in this
State to invest in town lots in Treasure City. /
bought one.half Of the Mcdonald lot ON Union
street. / had the deed made out in my name for
the purpose of keeping jumpers Of. / had
orders To sell the lot 1t was one of the lew
places that ground could be graded without
blasting. The logs in the building torn down
to make way for the Bank OF Calf irnia were
rolled TO the lot adjoining the one in question.
We wanted those logs for building calaboose
and afterwards bought them. The Board OF
Trustees piaae a proposition TO me for The lot
1 agreed to SELL recoRsidered the matter and
refused to LIT them have II. We advertised for
two weeks for proposals to furnish the city a lot
for calaboose. Three or four lots Were Offered.
and all ~rrjeeted. The most favorable one could
not be graded for 81 900 The prices asked were
from $500 to 800. All but one W. Re ineonven-
emily located. The Board of Trustees feeling
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lay. proposed to me again fnr the Mcdonald lot,
feeling as they expressed l. at the time. that that
lot and the grading was cheaper than any other
lot offered could be graded alone for.
Citizen says l was made a preferred creditor.
This is simply n perversi1n Of facts. / agreed
to wait with the town until the first monty
came in from taxes. whereas l should otherwise
have been entitled to that money paid in for
licenses. and b fore LAKES were COLLECTED. But
Cifizep in his zeal has overlooked Another i'm
pnTtsnt item. The first warrant drawn on the
Treasury was in my favor-s31. Is. As | may be
called to account for this before The municipal
campaign is over. l will state that I advanced
the amount, C.. o. D., for the town seal to Wells,
Fargo x Co.
Citizen saws the caiahoase, i~t ana all, wouid
be dear at 5000. suppose that is so, what them
Citizen would not have sold his lets in Treasure
City st the time the Mcdonald lot was purchased.
for $4,000, and to-day they are not worth 80
cents.
Had his foresight been equal TO his 'hind
sight Treasure City would MT hold him now.
It Is very easy to look back and say lot was sold
for more than its value, bnt who knew it then?
Treasure City is my h me, and while l wish no
Office, I will without fear or favor support those
measures that is. in my opinion. Tor the best in
terest Of the town.
". H DoLMAN.
Treasure City. June Sd. 1870.