Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-01-14
rur TOWN GOVERNMENT.
>. =, asst TO Abandon the Same !

,ao Of the Board of Town Trustees
!, n, ~ n, Yesterday that he should like
tnow the sense of the people OF Car
A',n" II" = nropo,i,ion to repeal the Town
,;nancr, and thus practically disin-
ias ar,to This led to Il short discus
afthe general merits OF the matter
onost;on and a criticism in brief of
" l",f II tho more Obvious short-co'n-
~ and inadcquacies developed since
Town Government went INTO effect.
Z, exartlv why ANYBODY is deSirous
,,;sincorporaling we cannot UNDER
'l but il is evident that there Is Il
',;ro % in il which does not appear ON
'n .,rt,cp Of things. As to the criii-
m vented by one party VINO nad
,me.binr to say in the matter, that
mo m dors we're taxed and others al.
Ernd 10 90 un;agged. unkenneled
1" ",snnr." we cannot help regard
r. ,br same as not a profoundly I'M
Mani matter; and ina>much as the
ken.e system yields enough revenue
meet all the expenses OF an extra
Mice force, and as the said force
onite efficient in keeping
L peace and supprcSsing the more Of
.iva ro,ms of drunkenness and vice.
l don't see any good reason for re-
elln. these ordinances under which
q force is maintained. II. as Is some
H,es charged. and a> is doubtlcSstrtle
some measure. the liquor and gam
(g lirrnsc is anSwerablc tnrthc greater
M of the disturbances of the peace. it
lnotbur more than fair that those Ii
IN ,eS should Weld enough revenue to
Sstlin the police force made necessary
I the existence of liquor and gam
linz houses and houses of prostitu-
IN. Moreover, it strikes us as not
most liberal minded things
tl'k Of returning to a condition of
Elirs which should involve the dis
en in. with the present police system
tn renewal of the Oncrou> and un-
Sir arrangements whereby Il few busi-
IeSS nlan on Carson street were conf
eled to hear the expense OF keeping
|p nigh. watch and day police.
lnd then. further, ifthcrc is to he any
|erv unfortunate thing if the Town
lOlndarv Ordnance were to be re-
! al d. But If there are to be any or
inaneeS or system whcrcbya Il tax is to
X eeyactcd from the citizens at large The
enetis contemplated by that wide
Eope of re@ulative authority should
|elr, as nearly rs possible, an equiva-
BIT relation To the expense incurred.
nose who live off from Carson street.
| |con>i larahle distance. should, if pos
Ible he made To share in the benefits
the Town Government if they are
D be taxed to sustain it. We can read
n understand tllt if crime and vice
restrained in the more populouS
r's OF thetown the more remote parts
|lli I've mPaSurcahlv V safe from GRIM
al and vicious lncursionS. Hut close
Elhg on HE back streets and the To-
lll,le> which lie at Il distance from the
l>aeSs par, Of the town ought to
Fvc protection against the vcNationS
ia damages constantly rcSul mo from
e running a, large of hogs and COWS
ed mules and other domestic animals.
r. have iteratcd and reiterated the
ISainent> touching this phase of the
re,lloh qnte emphaticallv enough al
pity. Whatever the Board does re-
eiftlli- this Town Government proro-
POM this thing we think. they should
y namely: Strive to give the taXpav-
1 q'hd pro quo for their enhanced
IAe>, II taxes are to bc enhanced.
pl NY We think that the best counsel
q can give in the premises is com
h@i IN the reminder that the expert
(e,1 ol Town Government is not
tnlciehtlN tested To Determine, with
Fn""e'le>s, the scope and virtue of the
Hr. Il will he in keeping with the
(i'neiliPiitS OF prudence and wisdom
n!Ne Win caution and care, what
Fer is done.
ut ap'VeiS from the Carson .ippcol.
I"Ilears that the citizens of Carson
"o al l.o9e.her pleased with their
"h Government. There is an easy
y ont of the difficulty. The repeal
al Inc ordinances practically disin-
Poraie> the town. The same course
u" applicable to Eureka. If, aftera
o'""sh test is made our peol le are not
''f'd with the Town Government,
'''ia I've glad to see the Commits
["e'S repeal the entire batch of or
'''e> ana thus leave us where we