Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-07
COUNTY AND TOW, MATTERS.


been q good deal of discussion. lately.
o-er orr town and county matters
Nothing of more immediate Importance
could be dealt with; ard If good results
correspondent. with the amount NJ definite
already expended shall follow. the Fl
forts thus made will not have been speI'
in vain. We viii premise what We hsv-
20 saw. however. by declaring that it l.
rot from .ny unfavorab's comparisons
th1t can I've instituted b-.reen Carson
and any other town III the state. or re
tw-rn the MANAGEMENT of Ofmsby
county and any other county. that We
say what We do 81, and shall say. but
that car solIcituis proceeds from, de-
sire to see Carson become what 1t ougL;
t. become, namely, the model city of tiie
Stste;-a~ Orn,shy in the measure of it,
prosperity, Ia already the foremost
county Tn tone of communicable
which appeared in tie Tribune Of Sa;ur-
day evening, and the Ideas therein con-
v-y-i. GH:tr coincide with our own views
a. 10 the ned aud method Of building
NJ compact and elegant little city
h.-e. Nature has provided all the
means, AMI seems TO invite the aTpii-
ance thereof, 10 make this one of the
most beautiful, comfortable aud a:frac-
tive places on the Paci6c coast. We
believe that the future prospects OF the
pace justify the needed expenditures OF
time. labor aid mun-v-to say nothing
OF the haIf-impii,d deb. which seems
aiwsys to attach to tie capital city of a
STATE, 10 make it.elf of exceptional and
striking eonleliness. and take unto itself
N air of refinement. And as to the
prop, sifion mnoted Icy our friend Cap
tain N-d-r TO hold Il public meeting to
determine what steps should be taken
Nth regard to the Town Government.
~ think he will find, upon reflection.
chat the Board of County Commissioners
have but one duty to perform SO far A.
the taxes are concerned. and that Is, to
l,vv the sAme, in such a sort as that
they shall be adequate tothe carrying TN
Of Town Government in good faith
and no. exceed the maximum of one pr
cent. per annum- Carson is suhjrct to
The provisions of the Town Government
Act. a", until such time as the citizen.
NAV get up meeting and resolve pro or
CIR upon the subject Of taxation. but
r,.h-r until the Legislature or the Courts
sail relieve 1t from the operations Of the
SAID Act. Il would be simply an evasion
o. the duties imposed nv the Act Itself.
w.re the Commissioners to do ANYTHING
else han maintain the Town Govern.
nenf as best it may be kept alive, ami in
ar:daI operation. until suct relief cop,es
t. h nd
And now, with relation to orr countv
mttf-rs let us say. that We have no
criticisms to make npon the actions Of
tie Beard of Commissioners. hat. NJ tl-
stIne time, have some SUI s-stioIs 70
or reg sr,Iing their futur- Course. Car-
tain Mrder has quite Il suggestive rel,iy
t" Ia, Grand Jnry's recorlirn. lCi,tior 10
submit the question OF The shelter AMI
f. ling OF the county poor to the com
patliinG of formal hids-su.5estivs. h.
cta<s- it prompts the further question ii
binding an adequate hospital and ..lins-
h'Hsa and maintaining the sam, as ons.
of TIL regularly established institutions
o. The comfy I'VE believe there can
b 10 Wild objection to such = policy,
tton We won't stop TO discuss il here
r e ''-e GRIND Jury has mercy Touched
unan me incident of = lar C ant highly
l'tf { mt general question. namely.
III ting of contracts for everything
I-rri-.' hv the comfy. supplies, work
e. We think there Is DO question nf
tie necessity for such a course when
t. mo is considered in its RELATION
shp economy. We have. in our mind,
- ''"w, the need of advertising for bids |
k,eping the streets in repair. We |
a. not familiar with the law relating tn |
sI"h matters and duties, but We presume |
II lE lame Men are men in office an.. |
OF 81 otiice, and the selfish Impulse |
VI c"Iae upPermost; and Il merchant |
W l,' bad IA voice id the Board would, Tin
hes he Board were acting under the