Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-09-19

These figures are as near correct as we
could arrive at from the books and the
limited time for examination. That the
County Commissioners should have col
lected these amounts, if due, or made the
effort, is not to be questioned. The law
makes the collection easy. In excuse for
the non-collection, we have the statement
of the Clerk of the Board that he is sure
that he wrote to the County Commission
ers Of White Pine county, also to Nye
county, and he thinks also to Storey, but
he has no official record Of the fact. This
is not as it should be. II this money is
justly due it should have been collected,
and under any circumstance the Board Of
County Commissioner are to be censured,
at least, for 10 having made the proper
effort for the collection Of this money, and
leaving a filed record that they did try to
collect the money, il due, or explain why
ii was not done. We also find that since
the purchase of the hospital grounds and
buildings there has been expended in the
building, or rebuilding. a sum eqaling
50, 900, done by private contract, which we
believe to be contrary to law.
Respectfully yours,
G. f. HORN, Chairman.
The committee on fire and water report
as follows:
ON WATER.
Your committee beg leave to report that
they have made o careful examination of
the resources, and find the following re-
suit:
That in the round tank on the hill west
Of the town there stands constantly about
so, 900 gallons of water, and in the excavated
tank there Is constantly about s. 1000 gal
Ions, making in all about 125, 900 gallons
available for fire purposes. This amount
is, and has been constantly In the tanks,
since the completion Of the excavated tank
last spring, except when the water was
drawn off during the late fire. When the
| fire began that amount was in the tanks,
and a few days after the fire the tanks were
reflied to the usual amount. The above
stated mount Of water stands constantly
in the tanks, but the manner of putting
the same to use Immediately does not seem
to be generally understood by the fremen
and citizens. Therefore the COMMITTEES
would like to state the following facts: At
the northwest corner OF Main and Bate
man streets, in front of Gulliford &
McKee's saloon, thereis a '.gate," by which
the water in the above mentioned tanks is
turned on to any part Of the town. In
case of fire it is the duty Of the firemen to
see that this ''gate" is turned so that the
water can Immediately flow through the
fire plugs. When a fire alarm is given,
Superintendent Bliss, of the water works
at once hastens to the gate and opens it,
when the water Immediately enters the
plugs, SHOULD a fire occur west Of MAR
street, it will not be necessary to turn thu
water ON at the "gate," or the northwes
corner Of Main and Bateman streets, a.
there is sufficient force above that point
but Superintendent Bliss cannot always b,
Just at hand at the moment of a fire, henc,
it is necessary for every fireman to know
how to turn this ''gate," as well as I,
handle their apparatus and plugs. W
would therefore recommend that this mat
ter be discussed in each FIRE company, anS
that one in each company be appointed
to inform himself Of the manner Of doinl
this, and to see that each member Of hi
company understands it too. The waite
supply is ample, and by all means let
quick and efficient mode Of using the sam,
be effected.
Besides the above mentioned water, tn
entire supply of the Eureka Water Works
in the canyon south of town, amounting I,
SOM two or three hundred thousand gal
Ions, is usually available for fire purposes
The gallant hremen do their duty nobly
but this one matter seems to have ESCAPED
their attention. j. v. B. PERRY,
Chairman.
That the Grand Jury recommend tn
County Commissioners to condemn sufi
cient property to open a highway from Ad
ans street to O'Neil avenue, between Clarl
and Bateman streets, say at some poin
nearly west OF the SENTINEL office.
All OF which is respectfully submitted.
H. DoNNELLY, Foreman.
W. o. MILLS, JK., Secretary.