Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-04-18
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proposals 10 erect Jail thereon, accord
ing t. plans ana specifications No" ~
! the Office 81 the County tleta, !Ln.ng
met the a.saprr2hation ot portion "i
oar citizens. wi, have rre.er!ei q pc
titinn requesting lie s.lo %! th' - aa:'.t
county property, iii fur has n' rev
loca'.nn su,l the erecti,n %. 4 ,onnty
Failing thereon. !. IS deemed sEi.'t-nt
and \ matter Q. justice 10 the "a bic l'eo-
lie cf The ro~a'y, more particularly ;he
taxpayers. tina; fall explanation Of the
facts winch gOveInr ! the action Of The
Board ahould I've fully set forth, therefore
th.s explAnat!oI. Il is We'll known that
the Orln>hy Comfy jail has long been a
source Of complaint particularly from
Grand Jurics. and that its removal froin
the County Hu!!dinG was necessity:
but the condition Of the county treasury
anti the present year has @ot. in the
opinion Of the Commissioners. warranted
the expenditure. When il became APP
,hrent that the improvements could he
made wilhou. detriment 10 The county
finances. OF increase Of TAXATION. :he
proposition was adopted, ana It yet L.
mains to be proved that tine proposed
improvements Gre not necessary, and tAhi
thsir adoption will not promote the best
interests oi the county, ami for the tot
.owinS reasons:
Tirst-Tbat the location of the present
County HGilding Is tie most central and
co.4yeIiea: for the accommodation Of
the people that cou!i possibly be select
cal; that any change in such location
would I've a cause OF contention and lis
satisfaction 70 MI whose opinions II III
matter were no: complied with. Already
some ten or more locations. in {: it.rrent
paris II the city. are pointed ont and
ur..ett rs the best and most convenient
for the public: hence any new location
mast ha distastef!I, to a large ainIitv OF
thO,t WIZ ask ior = sale Of tie present
property
>;-c"ul II is represented that the
proposed huiIding Tor the new ia;l will
lie expensive. Ii can be shown II any
one ;hat the proposed building raG he
romp.eicl accoIGing to the plaus for not
tr,.-r.}',Di h.-s H,nn>r.i duliu>. The tA-
penditurc If ten Thousand dollars ill.,
clu.iel the iron cells aLout = $40 and
improvements ON the County Building
, portion Of wh.,!, couii be dispensed
with ana which, !. matte, would have a
permanent value. The contemplated |
improvements aye Tie sitting Of the pres |
rnt inii room tor 4 store or other pur- !
nose; the extension 6: the hall 10 the !
back Of the building, with e passage to |
bact, vGld and Jail; the erection Of Ou:-
houses, woodsheds, etc, for the accom- !
mediation OF the occupants OF the County |
Building; building a porch ana sidewalk +.
on Musser street, non cells, etc.
Ihrd-Supposir& the present prop
erty to be worth thirty Thousand dollars,
and W. add thereto ten thousand dollars |
in improvements, we then have an in
yestmcnt Of forty Thousand dollars The |
orescnt rental of the property amounts
TO thirty-four hundred and twenty dol
lars per Year. II the contemplated i'm.
ME made a rental OF one
hundiel and fifty dollars per month will
be added, giving revenue of over fifty
two hundred dollars per year, or thirteen
per cent. interest on the investment of
forty thousand dollars, and this outside
Of the county Recommendations. This
sum. i applied, will pay foriy-liye Of
our raironi bonds. or five annually up
10 the time OF maturity.
FoHrth-It is objected that the present
Court accommodations are Inadequate
,nd hot i'll keeping with the respecta-
Jiiitv of our county. This is admitted;
,ut tie remedy IS easy. The walls of
he present building haze stood firmly
or thirteen years; two center or interior
walls pass up from the foundation. form
nc three divisions: these walls are OF
ut.icient hight TO form good rooms if
he ceiling io!sts he raised to the top,
which may be done 10y geGtions so as not
o Inconvenience the occupants. 4
court room or rooms Of ample dimen-
ions may he constructed and all other
oon.s So arranged as to conserve the
present occupants, with additional rooms
or rent. All this, with an ornamental
ront and substantial roof, may be had
or an extra expenditure OF ten Thousand
olialS. This would make the whole
ost value of the property fifty Thousand
dollars. The county will then have all
he accommodations necessary, and as
oo,, az county officials shou,d ask for,
With certain revenue c. ten Fer cent. !
Il the whole investment; in addition to ,
7h!ch vii! be two large fire proof vaults
Or the Court and county records, for
'hich an expenditure OF at least three 7
thousand dollars would be required if ,
-nn safes are nsel These Yaults might |