The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-08-22
LETTER FROM WAsHOE.

Truckee Railroad were in town to-day.
They have surveyed a route up the
canyon and under the flume of the
itchison mill, passing up G street to
the front of the church, thence on
through Winters ranch to Ophir.
After surveying this route by the
west side of Washoe Lake to Carson,
they will survey on the east side of
the lake from this place to near the
Lake View House. In Ease the right
of way through the ranches on the
west side of the valley cannot be OBJ
tanned on reasonable terms, the road
will be u on the east side, where
there are nc ranches, except for about
halt a mile. Below here (north) in
the canyon on the route just surveyed
tunnel about 800 feet long will be
necessary. Several surveys had to be
made between the Truckee mill and
the head of the canyon before the
proper grade could be obtained, but l
understand all difficulties can be over
come by constructing this tunnel.
COUNTY AEFAIRS.
Some discussion of the management
IF county affairs was provoked last
week by the action of the Board of
County Commissioners in letting a
contract for the care Of the INDECENT
sick Of the county for the next twelve
,A,,L- In J,I- thp Pn,rl alrar-
tised for proposals for taking d re.of
the sick, and in response to the adj
vertisement two bids We're put Il
one, from a citizen of this place, pro-
posing to feed, cIothe and lodge the
patients for $ 80 per week each, and
TO furnish medical attendance
and medicine for ali for 500 per
month. provided the Commissioners
would allow him the use of the old
Courthouse ent free, for a hospital;
the other from the present contractor.
who agreed to take the contract at the
rate OF SlI for board, ETC., and at the
same rate as the other for attendance
and medicines. The difference OF
s. 30 per week, according TO the eN-
penSes of the past yea would amount
to about $1,000. Pretty good annual
rent for the County Building, which
will lie u~noccupied for a year TO come.
The Board of County Commissioners
Of Washoe county awarded the ron
tract tothe highest bidder. The mem
Der from this part OF the county pro-
tested against this reversal OF the
usual rule in such cases, but he was in
a minority of one. This Is a single
D,-,.Io , . H., -Ir.,n-aI 1aya,rauran
OF our County Fathers. Others might
be given Of a similar character. The
Commissioners exhaust their efforts
at economy apparently. i'll cutting
down the bills of COn>tahleS and la
borers who do work for the county,
and thus save a few dollars to the
treasury, that ought not to be saved.
IIerculean labOrS in this direction
leaves them 10 strength to Top Oft
abuses that would save thousands
yearly. Twenty thousand ayearisthe
rae at with we are running in debt.
This is for ordinary expenses, and the
new Coart House 1T Lakes Bridge
will entail an additional debt of SeyeI-
ty-tive or 4 hundred thousand dollars.
1t this rate Of progress h will
county certificates of indebtedness be
worth a year and a half henceI and
l.th 1pIl- : ant - lht SNlCNCNN
oTs OF the present county financial
engineer 10 get us out Of debt? These
are questions that agitate the taXpay-
crs who cannot take up helr carpet
bag and run away on the ears when
they please; they interest them more
Than do the financial affairs of New
York City, the ~steaIings of the Loui>i-
ana officials, Or the contracts on the
State Capitol of California.
At the meeting ofthe Commissioners
last week an attempt was made to re-
srind the order locating the County
Buildings on the south side of the
Truckee, but the majority of the Board
adhered to its former action. They
also adopted specifications for the new
courthouse and Jail, and advertised
again for proposals for putting up the
new County Buildings at Lakes
Bridge. Threats of legal proceedings
- prevent their erection have been
made by some persons who were dis.
appointed in the location, but these
threats cost nothing and the opposition
will end in cheap jaw-h0ne exercise.
Lake owned the best site. made the
hest offer. and took the prize and is
bound TO keep It. /