Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-11-19
VIRGINIA CITY.
About Water Work., Widening
Streets and an Extra Session
% the Legislature.


vrestIe with the hard problems of Vir-
sinia Cit-'s emergency has been tevel-
oped IN the members of tine various COM
ln:ttess TO whose hands tine solving of
those problems has been iutrustsd.
There is constantly surprising exhibi-
ton Of Unsslf.h courage and heroic
cheerfUlness displayed on all sides by
strong and helpful women; and those
vino are at all removed from wan. and
distress are untiring in their efforts for
the alienation Of the suffering which
surrounds them. while. at the same time,
they are sturiily and with manfUl energy
battling the obstacles and discourage
ments by which they are met on every
si,le. In tine Enterprise of yesterday We
find column and half Of reports from
the COMMITTEES sn Water Works: the
Committee on the proposed widening
and extension of certain streets; the
Committee to whom was referred the
question of the advisahility or urgency
Of an extra session of the legislature:
the Eslief Committee. etc.
We hnj that the Committee on Water
Works are agreed upon the proposition
10 enter into contract With the Virginia
and Gold Hill Water Company to erect
system Of tanks on the side o. Mount
Davidson and lines of pipes connected
Herewith Also they agree to subscribe
10 AZ Indemnity Fund which will secure
the Company for their outlay until such
time SIS the Legislature Of the State shall
pass an Act authorizing the City of vir-
ginia to assume the eoss Of the proposed
Works.
The Committee on street-widening
finding that it would cost from $50, 900
to $50 ,O00 to widen Taylor street as pro-
posed, and but Sc. 600 or Sc. 900 to open
and widen Union Street and Sutton Ave-
nue.. report against the Taylor stree.
improvement and recommend making
the expenditure needed on the other
streets named.
In the Report Of the Relief Committee
We fnd the following interesting items: |
A telegram was received from General |
Dodge Of the Virginia Relief Committee,
San Francisco, dated November II. stat |
ing that he had on that day forwarded |
the following goods: One hundred pairs i
Of blankets, four cases of mems boots, /
one hundred wooden shawls, sixty bows
suits and four dozen mems oyer-shirts.
These goods arrived here yesterday. |
A dispatch was also received from the
same gentleman stating that fifty stoves
we're shipped last Saturday night
A note from ID. A. Bender, Of Reno,
was received, inclosing q check for SJI0,
donated by the citizens OF that town.
A dispatch from F. A. Tritls, Treas
urer Of the Relief Committee Of this
city (now in San Francisco), was re-
ceiyed, asking about the present condi-
ton CT cur people Secretary Dsy
stated that he had answered by saying
that the storm had much increased our
wants.
1t seems to rs that, SO far as they have
gone, the San Francisco Relief Commit
tee have shown good deal of judgment
in their selection Of articles for the suf-
terers; but We cutie agree with the tone
and tenor OF the following. which We
find under the head of Notions and
Secretary Dey said that he thought
should be made on San Fran !
cisco for money; that he didn't think it
would be smiss to ask that city for S1O,
GOO IN addition to supplies OF provisions.
Bishop Whitaker thought such a re- ,
quest would be very proper under the
Mr.. Dsy moved that in addition 10 |
supplies SIC, 900 III coin be asked Of San {
Francisco.
The motion. seconded by Bishop
was carried by an unanimous
vote. 1t
Mayor Currie said that it would not
DO to convey the idea to San Francisco
that We could afford to close our account
here as at present situated and In view
II the hard winter now upon us, and the /,
great prospect Of suffering among the
people.
The Committee into whose hands was
unlimited the proposition to petition the
Executive to call an extra session of the ;
Legislature. report through their Chair
man, Hon. L. S. Mesick. that they I
: have learned that the expense to the
State of such a session would DE not less
han sixty thousand dollars, and would