Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-07-17
ruE COuRr-MOUsE CONTRACT
Ann JUDGE RuvEsr DECISION.

fuE COuRT.MOUBE CONTRACT
AND JUDGE nIvEs' DECIsnOS.
Az Is well known there was great rivalry
Among contractors and mechanics for the
contract to build tho new Courthouse.
Our treasury Vas In . healthy condition
containing something like SEQ. 600, to say
nothing Of the incoming revenue for the
current year. II was = fat goose which not
. few entcrprising gentlemen Displayed .
willingness 10 pluck. For . year or more
there had been planning and ~msneuvering
70 secure the contract by rival factions
II 10 fresh in the minds Of all how . ma
iority Of the Board last year attempted TO
remove the site Of the county buildings 70
Chinatown, north Of Clark street. The
frmnsss alone Of Commissioner Horn and
the Auditor prevented the concentration
Of that attempt. Petitions numerously
and generally signed by the taxpayers OF
the county. praying that the buildings be
left on the present site, were treated with
contempt by . majority Of the Board In
asmuch - they were not even read. Thus
matter, stood when the November election
camc on. The location Of the new Court
house was made = prominent issue IN the
canvass for Commissioners. Messrs.
Campbell and Turner. who were known to
be friendly to the old site. were elected by
sweeping msjorities. Next came the meet
ing Of the Legislature. Judge Cole had
previously decided that, notwithstand-
Ing the county bad ample money.
there vas no fuud applicable to the
building Of acourt-house. Under this state
Of Affairs, Mr.. Cassidy conceived il to Be
his duty to introduce . bill in the Lesisla-
ture. establishing . fund for courthouse
purposes. He accordingly drew the Law
which authorizes the expenditure Of the
necessary money. What were known Is
the Bennett plans had been adopted, and
Il vas generally estimated. by competent
judges, that q court house in accordance
With th,ss plans would cost somewhere
from $40, 600 to $50. 900. Mr.. Cassidy
named in his bill $45 1000. The bill was
sent back to Eureka and printed in the
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