Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-02-12
CONSOLIDATION.

respective governments Of Virginia City,
Gold Hill and Storey county. does not
meet with the appreciation Of the ta'.
payers and citizens OF Gold Hill. and
will not b allowed to prevail. The
people here are nearly or quite
unanimous against 1t. Mapublie meet
ing on the subject held last evening not
n man favored ii. but everybody OPP
posed 1t. The anne will be the case at
the meeting tonight. The proposal for
consolidation from Virginia o
ces, and no one in Gold Hill has
ever been invited into conference
In the matter. Nov. Gold Hill consti-
tutss one-third Of the t~axpayiug property
OF Storey county. aud proposes having
at least . one-third representation and
influence in this proposition. The ad-
vantages TO Virginia Of the proposed
consolidation are very apparent. but the
Virginia propossrs OF this proposition
have never even made an attempt TO
show where IL could be for the benefit OF
Gold Hill.
Our little old town is complete in all
its appointments: first-elass sewerage.
watsr.pipe system. Fire Department.
Post-ofies and everything else. II we
happen to see where wa can economizs
In tho expenses Of our municipal or
police arrangements We can 10 so II we
choose. and to the extent we see Mt.
We have no further expense to incur in
the matter OF town improvements for
the next half a dozen years. and our
town debt. incurred . year or two
ago for the new sewer and water pipes,
can be paid of very easily. Virginia
has not = dozen rods OF really good
sewer in the whole city, and had better
60 to work and construct some
and pay for ii herself. 1t is
true that she could rave considerable
in the matter Of salaries by the pro-
posed consolidation. making the county
officers do the city work. Yet some lit
tie extra compensation should be allowed
for extra work aud deputies. and not SO
very much might DO saved after all.
The people OF Gold Hill have 10 look
upon the thing in . practical, cold
blooded. financial light; merely as q mat
ter Of dollars and cents for or against
their advantage. and perhaps that may
be the case the other side Of the
Divide.
But let Us sum this whole matter down
into a nutshell. Drop the eonsolida'
tion idea. and let each town regu'
late its own affairs more economical
ly hereafter. Il costs Gold Hill
less than $40. 900 q year to manage and
run her own affairs. and soms little
extra corners might be trimmed of
from even that. The annual cost
OF running virginis's government is
stated at from $40. 900 to over $500. 900.
Some few salary corners might DO trim
med OF from that perhaps. The bonanzs
city should not put on so much
style aud he too e~Itravaeant. Let lowu
n little. But the grand s~conomizinG
point OF all. lies in reducing the sItrsva'
giant pay Of our county and township
officers, under the present fee system.
A 20 rs possible, practicable or honor
able. all should b placed upon a salary
basis. Good liberal salaries should be
allowed for good officers. aud yet u sav
ing OF nearly or quite o hundred thou
sand dollars . year might be effected.
This. now. is the true business,
and the proper direction to look fol
economy in official administration.
Never mind about consolidation
arrange the other matters ",
speak Of. and in q couple Of years from
now perhaps Gold Hill may be able to
see some advantage In consolidating with
Virginia and Storey county.