Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-07-18
LETTER FROM COMMISSIONER
SADLER.
He Explains His Position with
Reference to the New Court
house.

Reference I'd tAe New court
house.
EDITOR EuREKA SENTINEL 1t was stated
in last evenings issue of the Eureka Leader.
that the majority of the Board of County
| Commissioner ignored the petition or re-
monstrance Of various citizens against
building a Courthouse the present season.
This, l desire to state, is a mistake. 1t is
true that the Chairman Of the Board pre-
scented several petitions, asking the Board
to defer the building of the Courthouse
this season, which said petitions were re-
ceiyed, and action simply deferred on
them until the first Monday in August, at
which time due consideration will be given
to all petitions and circumstances which
have been or may be submitted with refer
ence to this subject. l deem it proper,
however, to state that the information Of
the majority of the Board is that the sig
natures upon the petition against the
building of the Courthouse were in most
instances procured by false representation
and misstatements of the facts of the case.
Representations were made by parties en-
gagged in circulating these petitions that it
was the intention of the Board to remove
the Courthouse from the present site
also, that it was to be constructed in the
interest of certain rings and cliques !; and,
further, that the finances Of the county are
not sufficient at present to justify the
expenditure without financial embarrass-
ment. As a member of the Board, / con-
slider it only justice to myself to state that
mont Of these statements have any founda-
ton in fact. The location of the Court
house has not been changed, and no serious
consideration was ever entertained by a
majority of the Board for removing it.
No cliques or rings have been consulted
in regard to the construction Of a Court
house, and none shall be formed should the
present Board see fit to proceed with the
work.
As far as finances are concerned, there is
ample money on hand and coming into the
County Treasury before this sum will be
needed, to contract and furnish a building
according to the plans and specifications
adopted, without any increase in taxation,
and without embarrassing any fund Of the
county whatever, and leave plenty Of money
in the treasury besides.
There are now lots of idle men in our
midst who would be glad to obtain en-
ployment in the various stations attending
the construction Of this building, whose
families are at this moment in need of the
common necessities Of life, and the money
now lying idle and unappropriated in the
County Treasury would, by this means,
find its way through the medium of labor
and material back into the pockets Of the
taxpayers from which it sprung, and at the
same time the county wonld have what it
now soreiy stands in need of, a good and
respectable building for county purposes.
/ am unable to appreciate that system of
economy which accumulates thousands of
dollars in a county treasury, wrung from
the pockets of the people, beyond the ne
c~essities Of the county, and such is the
present condition of our County Treasury.
Had it not been the fact that the building
was conceded by the unanimous
consent and desire Of the people,
the tax levy this year for county purposes
should not, with my consent, have exceed
ed IS cents upon the one hundred dollars,
instead of Sl.10. While the Grand Jury
in their report have seen fit to submit their
views upon this subject by stating hat the
county does not need a new Courthouse
this season, the same reasoning would APP
ply to the next and each succeeding year
that our present building might withstand
the fiery ordeal. But they do say that the
jail is a disgrace to civilization, and the
inference will be that they would recon-
mend a large expenditure in repairing that
just alone this year, and next year build a
new one.
have the honor to remain, very respect
fully yours, etc., II. SADLER.
Eureka, July II, 1878.