Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-10
SOMETHING ABOUT THE TOWN
GOVERNMENT AND FINANCES.

II affords Us great pleasure 20 be
able TO lay before our readers the follow
ing exhibit Of facts and figures concern
ing what has been done by the Board q
City Trustees under the existing Act of
Municipal Incorporation n regard of
shat results have been achieved, the
tollowing brief references are submitted:
Fist. A system of ordinances Of a
mole comprehensive character than ex-
5sted under the irs.-a,tempted town
-overnnent; and q more complete aud
tsicieut, and. consequently, a more ex-
pansivs police department. Under this
-vstem and by the services exaeted there
~ Of the police force Of the town, many
-luisances have been aba;ei, order has
been maintained and enactmen.s looking
% the sanitary condition Of the place
have been enforced. Also a pound-!aw
mas been naintainet, whereby the keep
ing Of swine within the city limits, and
the running a, large OF livestock have
been prevented.
Secondly. = system Of wa:e--vo-ks Tor
protection against fire, has been orga-
ui-e,! Under this system there have
Jesn already erected no less than 10 fire
pings, costing one hundred dollars each.
Five more are 10 Ee erected OF course
this involves Il considerable Increase in
; he outlay for water. Fire cisterns and
gGUeGUcis fumes have been cleaned
Dat and repaired; and in this connection
It IS but lust TO say that when The pre-
sent Board Of Trustees came into office
hey found the frs cisterns half flied
with mud and covered with decayed aud
broken planks resting upon timbers
ready TO :all to pieces with the dry-rot;
.J..verts and crossings insecure ard IN
slightly, aud the streets OF the city in n
eordition demanding a vast outlay of
labor and money. Il was found that the
dunes which were built TO carry Of the
water which comes from the mountains
had beeh damned il many places for
tie purposes of irrigation; and that by
reason of these dams and the water-pipes
ard gas pipes which intersec:ed the
ilmes st intervals, a great quantity OF
sediment and many distractions of one
sort and another had accumulated there
il. OF course this all involved work
and expenditure Of means. In short,
the new Town Government inherited
from the old one many responsibilities
and vast deal of work. besides a debt
IF over four hundred and fifty doi!ers.
Third, Before the coming of the !
rapid succession of storms OF this
winter of unprecedented severity, it is |
but justice to the Board 10 say that the I.
streets of the town had been put in = /
far better order than ever before. But !
hone needs 10 be told that il is quite |
lut ofthe question 10 keep our unraved |
streets in good condition, by any prac- |
.icable appliances during such weather
Is We have had since the first of Janu-
,ry. Indeed, bad as the streets of
arson have been, and still are, there
5 not 4 town in the state whose streets
nave not been and continue 70 be in
IS bad or a worse plight
Fourth, The Board have been con-
trained and hampered in their opera
ions, and much of the work they have
projected has been imncded, by the
acts and demonstrations
i persons whose selfshuess out
Weighs their public spirit. This I'M
has found Expression in
deliberate and prepared attack upon
he validity OF the incorporation act;
nd the Board have bean compelled
D incur the expense OF employing
ounsel 10 carry on Il suit at law.
ONE important business of the Cor
Grafton Is held in allegiance, awaiting {
he decision of the Supreme Court
pom these matters. aided and in
.ructed by the experience already
aimed, we are confident that the
GARD, during the coming year, will
.ake a showing which will not be I
to any but those whose
unity to the Town Government is Q
and unreasonable. |
he Trustees hope to be able to show
system of jus. and practicable Ordi-