Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-06-01
COMMISSIONER HORNS POSI-
TEON.

TION.
Commissioner Horn has favored us with
some figures regarding the county finances,
which show that there is only about Si3,-
900 available for Courthouse purposes. 1t
is true that there is in the Treasury, all
told, something over $40, 600, but it must
be remembered that a large share of this
sum belongs to the School and Current
Expense Funds, which cannot be touched
except for the special objects for which
they were created. The School Fund is
sacred, except for educational pur-
poses, while only a certain char
acter of allowances, to wit absolute
running expenses, are permitted against
our available resources to the General
Fund, out of which all official salaries and
Court expenses are paid. At the begin
ming of May there was S19,14s rs in this
lowed against it amounting to Sc, 049 80.
Thus the FUND is reduced, June LIST, to
S13, 09S So. At the meeting of the Board
next Monday, the regular monthly bills,
approximating $4,000, must also be
paid, and mainly from the General
Fund. We will then have left
but little over 500 with which to inau-
gurate the work of constructing a Court
house to cost a sum v~ariously estimated at
from $4,000 to 500. 900. This, Mr.. Horn
thinks, is perfectly ridiculous as a bust
ness proposition, and inasmuch as he de-
Mes the authority of the Board to issue
ponds or borrow money without the aid of
special act Of the Legislature, he must,
le says, in Justice to himself and the peo-
lie, resist to the last any attempt to erect
new Courthouse this season. We have
,riefy presented the views Of Chairman
Horn on this important subject, and
While agreeing with him in the
main, W. are not quite certain
hat a modest little building, ample for all
present or future demands, may not be
constructed and paid for this season out of
the fall taxes. However, Mr.. Horns opin-
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should carefully consider the possible OBJ
stacles that he suggests as likely to arise.
He further contends that to build this sea-
son will involve an increase Of taxation
next year. The effect Of high taxes is to
drive ready cash and other movable prop
erty from the county to be taxed. He
therefore maintains that in every possible
view Of the case Eureka ought not attempt
the building Of a Courthouse this year.
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their business.
T~ELEaRAPHIc adyices from Boise CITY.
Idaho, give particulars Of an uprising Of
the Bnnnock Indians in the lava beds be-
tween Big camas Prairie and Snake river.
The hostiles number about 200. and are
led BY Buffalo Horn. Two settlers had
been massacred. A company Of cavalry
under Major Collins have been ordered
from Boise City to the scene OF troubles.
Mr.. WATrrRsox, o. the Louisville
eoavier-Jon'sol, climbs mp on something
and remarks; 1T is our purpose 10 die in
our tracks next time II, e~lecting cur ticket,
J We DO not seat It" And so young, tool