Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-01-05
A NEW COURr:HOUsE.

A NEW
The proposition of erecting q new
Court house the coming season is be-
ing agitated to some extent among q
portion Of our people. 1t Is argued
that inasmuch as the county is in a
fi~ourishing condition, now is the time
to build 1t. During the session of the
last Legislature. Commissioners Horn
and Oberer promised the people OF
Mineral Hill that new county buildings
should not be constructed during their
term of office. Commissioner Page
was not In town and did not join in
this promise. By the vacancy in the
Board likely to be caused by the alb
sence from the State of Mr.. Oberer, tits
commended that we will shortly have
two Commissioners comprising a ma
jority Of the Board, who will In no wise
be pledged 10 retard the proposed needed
Improvement. The observance OF strict
good faith toward the taxpayers of our
recently acquired territory would OPP
crate adversely to the erection of pub
lie buildings this season, but when 1t is
considered that the conditions have
undergone a material and beneficial
change; that our county finances are
in q more satisfactory and healthy con-
dition than could have been reason
ably anticipated, we do no imagine
the people Of Mineral Hill will
have any serious objection to offer.
Eureka is second in point of
and wealth, and yet has the most in
ferior public buildings of any county
in the State. Lincoln, White Pine,
Nye, Lander, Humboldt and Elko
each have a splendid court house. 1t
is admitted on all hands that we must
M day manifest a similar spirit of en-
terprise, and by common consent 1879
has been looked to as the proper time
for inaugurating the work. Now, it
cannot be maintained that a year one
or later will make any difference in
practical results. The cost will be no
greater this year than next, and what
ever the bill, it must ultimately be
footed by the tax payers of the county.
The benefits to accrae should be real
lied at the earliest date possible. Our
records, books and valuable county
papers are now kept in a wooden build
ing. A fire might occasion irreparable
damage to all classes of property hold
ers. In this connection it deserves to
be stated, that the erection of a SUBJ
stantial brick building, with q heavy
fire wall on the south side, would serve
as q fire break, and in case of a con-
fiagration on Upper Main street save
revenue Of the county, or the sources
from whence it is derived, and indi-
rectly bsneftting taxpayers who do
not reside at the county seat. Whether
the Board may feel justified in com
mencing the work the present season
is something which We know nothing
about, never having spoken to any
member thereof On the subject.
Under a general law OF the State
the Commissioners are empowered to
issue $25 900 in bonds for Court. house
purposes. This sum, together with
the cash that may safely be spared
from tie treasury over and above cur
rent expenses. would doubtless be
ample for the purpose indicated. The
bonds could be made to run term of
years, at q low rate Of interest, payable
in annual installments, so that tax
payers would never feel the extra
burden, particularly as the county is
In q condition to admit of a reduction
Of taxation for general county pur-
poses. We do not desire to be under
stood as advocating the immediate
erection Of new buildings. We say
this. however, that il it is a settled fact
that we are to build in 1879, We might
just as we'll build in 1878. The bonds
could be negotiated in a way to ma
ture a year later. thus preventing any
part of the burden falling upon the
people prior to 1879. while we would
enjoy the benefits of the Courthouse
one year earlier. The object of this ar
ticle Is to present q subject about
which there Is some talk, in order that
taxpayers. may discuss the matter in
all Of its bearings with the view OF as
sisting the Board to q proper deter
mination in the premises. II deemed
expedient to build The present season
we have shown how it may be done.
BUTLER ON HAYES.
General Butler made a speech last
Week in Boston. in which he said that