Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1872-10-31
THAT COURT HOUSE.

On Tuesday evening the Review pub
fishes an article which concludes with
the following sentence:
As we said before, we defy them to
make better showing than what We have
presented by their own figures. The
records of the Clerk and Recorder are
open to inspection, and let any Demo-
crat so and see for himself, if he doesn't
wish to take our careful transcript there
OF. The never-ceasing expenses of the
Court Hosue, Jail, etc., constitute a
pyramid OF rottenness as big as Cheops.
Now as we had before shown that the
foundation of fine Reviews figures was
entirely incorrect, We certainly thought
it would have sense enough to know
that its results would be equally unreli-
able. However, as the Review still
sticks to itstext and reiterates its charges,
we thought it only fair to the
County Commissioners to examine the
matter little more thoroughly. This
we did yesterday in the presence of the
County Clerk, Mr. Miller. We went
through the register of allowed accounts,
and found the whole amount allowed
by the Commissioners for building and
fitting the Court House was S52, 297. 10.
OF this sum SIG, 400 was paid in coin and
the rest in certificates of Indebtedness,
which were worth from 40 to so per cent
of their face value. This includes the
grading, building, painting and furnish
ing the Court House aud Jail throughout
up to date, with the single exception of
stoves and their fittings. The extra
work was caused by the change of plans,
and was examined and approved bv
the Grand Jury that met in April last.
In fixing the price of the interior cur
penter work, desks, furniture, etc, the
Board called i'll the assistance of two
experts, Messrs. Snodgrass and Cook,
both excellent mechanics by the
way two Republicans. These gentlemen
reported in favor of allowing the claim
with the deduction OF 5000, and the
Board acted on their commentator.
As the Review dared any Democrat to
disprove or deny its figures, we concluded
to try the statements by the touchstone
of truth, and found that, like all Radical
assertions made for political purpose,
they are not true. Placing the cost of
the Court House and Jail in round num-
bers at $4,000, we assert that, taking
into consideration the market price of
county vouchers, that it is the cheapest
public building of its class that has ever
been constructed in the State of Nevada.
Let us ascertain the actual cash cost.
OF the $4,000 allowed, SIG, 400 was paid
in coin, and $36, 800 in certificates of in
debtedness. The value of the latter was,
at the outside, so cents on the dollar.
This gives SIS, 300, which, added to the
Sl6,4 400, gives 1874, 700 as the cash cost
of the buildings with their furniture.
These are the facts; not partisan state
ment5, supported by figures equally rs
unreliable as the statements. We chal-
lense the Review, or any other Radical,
to disprove this statement. The facts
here given are susceptible of positive,
downright proof. If it is believed that
there is swind'e in the matter, we wish
it to be exposed: but we do not believe
that Mr.. McCluskey or Mr.. Glissan have
been engaged in any corrupt or nefarious
transactions in the discharge of their Of
fetal duties. They court investigation
at the hands of their fellow citizens.
They have nothing to conceal. There
are the accounts, which disclose all the
proceedings of the Board. These any
citizen can examine for himself, as we
did; and we ask all fair-minded, honor
able men to take an early opportunity of
. doing SO. Seek truth at the fountain
head, and not in the reckless assertions
of Radical popar