Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-05-15

4 LITTLE TOWN rALK-
Tbrre should ke.a connectSon from Main
q Enel sss-=t .ho=s midday between cs&xs
Nd Robbins Streets The block a. il
stands . entirely too long The FIRE plug.
are all located on Main street. In the
event 81 . Gre on any Of the back streets
IN that neighboFhosd. il would be next "a
impossibIe to reach it vifha stream A
tsn-foot alley might answer the purpose
But in any event there should be SOM
sort Of connection in the .ssihisy named
II would enhspcr the value Of property in
that neighborhood. and property hniders
down that way could afford TO aid such .
movement We snssrssssd that the Town
Board have been giving some attention TO
this matter. But thsre is one obstacle
which must beset them At every turn. viz
. lack Of funds The Iesy for town pur-
poses will not realize sufficient revenue TO
carry ont the many Improvements de-
mAnded in all parts OF the town. Hence.
in many instances, il will devolve upon
those immediass'y interested 70 lend =
helping hand So much requires to be
done. and there is 30 little to do with. that
theB Board 10 sorely puzzled - hog be-. %
promote the public good. The members
are anxious to exPend the small amount
1t their disposal to the best possible advan-
tsge. The purchase Of . high-priced lot
70 make . single street connection would
absorb the greater portion Of the years
available revenue to the neglect OF the
interests Of other portions Of the
town. Under the Law the Board
are o permitted to contract debts be-
yond the current revenue. Hence it is
shown that the town cannot answer one
half the demands upon its ex~chequer. Our
late Ere has produced unforeseen exigen-
cies. Improvements which, under the old
order OF things, we might have inaugu-
rated at our leisure or convenience, now
press for immediate attention. 1t must be
admitted on all hands that this Is the time
for radical changes and substantial i'm
proyements. But, rs We have before
stated. the money is wanting to carry ont
20 many projects and do SO much work.
There 10 bat one way in which vi town
can realize, at this time. the great benefits
arising from the opening Of new streets,
and the consummetion OF other needed
improvements. Let the Board assume the
power. If they have ii not. The people Of
Virginia City, right upon the heels Of their
great fire. Illegally issued s100.000 in
bonds to procure an ample water supply.
The Legislature, at its next session,
promptly Iegalized the bonds Something
Of this kind can be done in Eureka The
Board might. at least, make time pur-
chases Of property, where street extensions
are needed. relying upon the Legislature q
year and . half hence to provide the means
to foot the bills Had We . lot in the line
Of . street. ne would mot object 70 selling
it to the town on credit, provided, we were
paid for waiting for our money.
Besides the cross-streets, we have called
attention to, other street extensions. are
imperafiveIy demanded, especially in the
southwestern quarter Of the town. In the
first place. there should be . p~assage-way.
great or small. from Adams street, near it,
junction with Baseman street, up the hill
to the schooI-house. There is NO part Of
the iown where q shoro1ghfare is 80 badly
needed as here. II is the only direct way
By xhich the people Of the southern half
Of the town can reach two Of the churches
and the public school,
Then Gold and Silver streets should be
extended to the railroad and beyond, and
Adams street should be permitted to term
mate on Poverty Gulch- 1t would be q
good idea also to establish q line Of grade.
md make Poverty Gulch At least 100 feet
wide The whole volume Of travel between
Eureka and Ruby Hill passes that usy-it
Is travelled 61nost - much - Main street.
With > little enterprise along the Gulch,
there i no earthly reason why property in
that section should not be ~ valuable as
that in any other part Of the town. In
fact, With . small expenditure it can be
made even more valuable All that prop
erty holders have to do Is to get in line
further up the hill on either side Of tho
Gnlch. II il more to their individual in
serests than to the tow to do tLis. So 1t
il Of needed improvements in many other
places The proper thing to do in all cases
il for those directly interested 10 go Is far
- they can, leaving the rest to be accom-
piished by the Board. The SExTrSEL
would be glad to see the Board expend
81, 900 IL necessary, in time purchases for
street extensions. Let us put our town in
thorough order and talk about the bills
Afterwards.