Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-01-16
INCORPORATION.
A Taxpayer Who Favors It.
Communicated.

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EDITOR SENTINEL: The town is di-
| vided on the question of incorporation
and the battle wakes hot. Petitions
and remonstrances are the order of the
day, and the feud is as bitter as that of
the ancient houses OF Capulet and Mon.
tague. AS Sterne has it, "Much car be
said OF either side" Arguments are
better than blows, and the general de.
%nouncing of either party proves Moth
ing. Oar unfortunate experience in
this line has raised up enemies to the
measure, and many look with alarm
| on the fact that no restraint was laid
upon an unlimited expenditure of the
peoples money. Others contend that
we have existed for seven years with
out feeling the necessity of a town
government, and hat that necessity
does not exist now. Possibly not.
The Arkansas traveller could not
mend the roof of the house when it
rained," and did not do it in clear
weather because then it was not nee.
essary. We have been very fortunate
in many regards. The roughs and
rowdies have kept their little Difficult.
ties quiet and seldom annoyed the
more decent part of the population.
The drunkards occasionally fall across
the sidewalks and sleep their drunken
sleep in the light of MONDAY, but then
it is no troNble tor an active citizen to
step over and around them. The
haunts of vice do not seek the back
streets O hide themselves away from
sight. On the contrary. they coolly
appropriate the most eligible ones,
and the bedizened charmers and be.
sotted wretches occupy Main street in
that locality known as the Barbary
Coast. The Chinese are not behiud
the Caucasian in taking advantage of
this liberty, and Il wives and daugh-
ters must pass through these purlieus
Of vice to reach the store, church and
school; but. fortunately, "to the pure
all things are pure" and there is no
contamination in these associations.
Looking out OH the wilderness of stove
pipes, and co sidering the cloth and
paper-lined houses that are the rule
and not the exception. Gods provi-
dence is manifested. To be sure We
have fire organizations struggling
along to keep up their membership,
and appealing to the charity of The
public, for the protection Of the COM
munity; even these gentlemen may
get discouraged and abandon their or
CARNATIONS.
We rise superior to other towns, and
say to those who would settle perman-
emily among us, come; bring your
wives and children and add to the
prosperity and permanence of Eureka;
look at the advantages we offer you.
Our sidewalks, with the ups and
downs, the broken planks and pro-
truding nails, are picturesque and
charming. The garbage and filth on
N streets, the fever-breeding effiuvia
from Chinatown and the big ditch is
an inducement seldom offered you
elsewhere. Life on the lower levels
will be a move departure from the
former experiences of your families
and your children, If they escape dis
ease and pestilence; will be hardened
by their associations for the battle OF
life; and above all, if you are delivered
from fire and plague, broken limbs
and doctors bills, and accumulate
property, you shall not be taxed one.
halt of one per cent. on the hundred
dollars. Virtually, Mr.. Editor, that is
what the opponents deduce as their ar
gument against incorporation.
TAXPAYER.