Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-08-16
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TEE E:OAg, FAE.
EoI.o. SENTINEL: Being II the
exc of an election. permit me, through
the columns OF your journal, to call
the attention Of the public 10 the law
regulating public highways, forced on
Us by the last Legislature. As it o
stands, it seems to give rise 10 a great
deal OF dissatisfaction from the man
her ii diacriminates against ;lla work
Ing !ncn. If it is moi unconstitutional.
as / hope the cast HoW awaiting trial
in the Distric; Court via rove i to he,
| thinl; ii very unjust that "a majority
OF tax payers Ola He last assessment
roll Should be empowered 10 author
lie the County commissioners to
create roa. districts, appoint super
visors, c., and CONF 81 o.'cf hleA,
whose names are nos 0n lla, asS"Se-
mcnt roll a. ail. To pay !o"r Go.iir~
per head To build those roads, wheeler
inev want ;Ilc4.I or nos. Il s!naeh>
very much Hike taxation without rep
reSentation. tiiat caused the father. OF
this country o daHp The Tea int" los
ton hir,or. Then, too. the .Nrat;aiI V
OF the Thing i OH r~I1c"uS. y man
Mo oWi> thousands q. dollars worth
OF real estate, whose properly /, tn
iialced i'll value lay every improve
nlcnt in public hi .;hWalS, and who
may b. constantly driving over chose
reads ON his own bu>ine orp!easure,
a. tine ease nay he. las not to pay any
0 to repair them than Il poor worN-
ing man. vino Inlay be i'll deb: for his
board, AMI who neNcr uses the roauS
but to walk over them; and even then,
the chances To escape p1N4ng altogether
are greatly in a or oi .ho r!c.l man,
for there are Hlaay reasons why the
Supervisor vii. no, cail oa the t"faSa-
t5G5 h}Ht loi money, While the poor
iasn Is sure 20 have il roai tax rece.p;
awaiting hin i'll the C;iice OF his en-
ployer Wien payday conc.
rnere is st.li arc az. Injustice, the law
in is present to9Hi gives rise TO:
u hen County Commissioners create
those road d,>tric,n without br:n5 aU-
tliorizcd iy the requisite" majority oi
tax PAYERS ontEe ia>t ~a~Sc>snItit roll
and appoint Supervisors from among
thcir uWE pals. who proceed and col
iect thousands Of dollars from CisiAenS.
who are each too inu,a engaged Wl.h
their oNu AUSineS, to r%ainine whctii-
cr thr law has been complied Win or
not. write as one WHO knows oi
tountN Commissioners being detected
in a ca = OF that kind. VIA, ell i,
given tor all this money " is Il question
Oil en- asked by men who ride over the
road aud observe he at.i9u OF the SU-
pcryi-prs.
iii tie first place, .,ley are allowed
fiEctn Icr rtu,. tor collecting the idN,
go
am Itiid I've dollars Il day WillIC
~coiiertin. j.. and for hOSS.ur the
lob all tie t.aC. while they NAV have
in some instances Il man or IWo en-
ploved o1ac-huJ o. qHoEtcf Of tie da3c
to do the work, and thus they MANAGE
Without improving the roads; and
none remains TO mcr,aso the school
Fund either. The Wr.;,r FIJI, kncW
an instance where Road Supervisor
credited himself with five Collars Il
cay al i!N' "th,''i az "ilN Houi
,hrNa.n on y, ro.I frc,n , rnnr-i or9n
Stable in return for the amc
From lSii to Isl the ROAD taN III
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nv INA, 'i'i'e ''toi' n.y. r.iaS' -
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aAu sun cam or i,"n.e ri'ei'e."t-
\ moo thrrnu%h ycn;ija.:on Of The
subject and cause working men 10
awaken To their own ercNts and
send mono 10 the neHt Legislature VIC
are not pIeU-cd 10 wire cat from t3c
tatu,cS OF til!>S;lte Il law iratig!'t VIII
10 their interests; and should any leg
i>la I'VE aSpiiah' Ia! 10 give Such "
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$3.50 ~, nni ,ha.n la. I'm H., Ia IN
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