Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-12-28

Aulltor, lrea,urer, pisttict attotney auu
Assessor shows no illegal charges. The
Treasurer's aud Auditors books agree,
and the cash OH hand is correct in
amount. The committee is not satisfied
with showing the amount OF revenue and
its sources bat uses these statistics rs u
basis for n calculation Of what will be
wanted for 1879. They. from the re-
ceipts and expenditures OF 1873, figure
up ~ follows:
Estimated receipts. So. 80. Sli9,i 49, %
Estimated disbursements 209, 502 ~
Deficit 80. ....'. SOo'o'o ~
The school fund Of the county Is
S5l.Gg3 30 in debt. II will take So.
900 AT lea,, To run the schools for the
next year. Total, sl2G.G 9J 80. There
are ON hand. SIC. 900 estimated income
Of the fund for the coming wear, S3a,-
900. Total. $4,000. Deficit, SIS.
as 80. In a general summary we find
the following
Cash ON hand December "a. ISIS. ..ss5 40 81
lndebtcduess-C Court House
bonds 5000. s..s....ssjl!uNu
II. crest due on same ....... i.Sno
Iudr5ied.sss-school Fund 5i.t95 81
- si.io1 81
Estimated value county property
Court House. .........s.s'.sss. sisnuoVO
HrrpiAlss....ssssssss sssss.s.s.. -SNVoNV
y.iu- Of real aud petsonal property
A. per la-t assessment roi.......Sa,ISl.siI@
Az ESTIMATE.
The following from the report is
worthy o, transcription entire:
The above statements show that the
expense Of carrying on the county gov.
ernment il greater than the revenue.
Bssing our estimate on the receipts ior
the past eight months. We assume tia,
The revenue for 1879 will be Sll9, i3s %,
exclusive VI the tax on the net proceeds
Of the mines. said tax being omitted on
account OF the uncertainty OF the
amount. The revenue irom that source
has decreased from SS0.jji - ior the
first quarter Of 1873 to s1.Sl9 ~ fOr the
tLifd quarter Of the sane year. ~ such
A r.te Of reduction hut little revenue
can b. depended upon for the coming
year. From the present showing the
county will not receive over $4,000 for
the ensuing year. which amount, added
to the estimated revenue derived from
all other sources. will make u total OF
slGi.l32 50. The estimated expendi-
lures Of the county for the same length
OF time are S2O9, COG ~, leaving deficit
OF $1,000 30. at the lowest calculation.
This deficit will b. increased unless i'm.
mediate steps are taken to reduce the
expense OF carrying on the county gov
ernment. The revenue derived from
real estate tax. licenses and other sources
will probably DO less than the above
estimate.
From the above showing 1t will be
seen that the county government Is not
in u prosperous condition. Necessity
requires immediate reduction OF expenses
and strict economy in every depart
ment.
After further mention OF expenses and
the statement Of a plain, patent fact,
that the salaries snd percentages re-
ceiyed by certain county officers, espe.
cially Assessor, Treasurer. County Clerk
and Sheriff. are much larger than the
services performed are worth. the com.
mite. ,eeommends that this Grand Jury
and the taxpayers petition the next Leg.
islaiure 20 pass a salary or fee bill res.
ulating the fees and salaries OF the Of
dc,rs Of storey county 40 as to meet
M. want of the taxpayers. aud grant q
lair and reasonable compensation to the
officials.
scHooLs
The Committee ON Schools has been
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county. The value OF uoiu mn : ou'iu'
ings. apparatus, library. ETC., Ia SOi.6S2;
yir,iuia's. S95, total in county,
sico ,,s The huilJipc. are all in good
- .,..r, thu Lower rooms of the
mil w.,a Virginia. which are char.
nc,orized as lilly ventilated and dismal"
Some Of the rooms are o~'ercrowded'
h numoer OF eu"Ipsu mo- -.
10 .nis oous-o oS,h...aIsIh.ys
hem enrolled in the various departments
during the year. IL takes S5,GiO per
month 10 nav the salaries OF teachers.
IA haS cost $50. 900 To run the schools
eleven months this year. but a part has
been expended in improvements. The
committee calculate that $4,000 will
run the schools for the coming year.
The school Fund is in debt. or will be
ON ,Jnnuary 1. 1879. about $50. 900, sc
that TO meet current expenses and pay
oV ,,ss.r, liabilities sill.O 900 will be
required during the coming year. In
other words, a revenue equal to that re-