Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-12-14
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

Lease or the six.Miis Canyon Tell
Road - Propositions from tar
r,ck's B.sasmea - The Comfy
treasury ssd she B"srd-Dis.
srtcs Attorney Instructed "a
Commence Observation-Disclosures.
An adjourned meeting OF the Board OF
County Commissioners was held las,
evening, Chairman Haz-ltins presiding.
Present, Commissioners Nye. Fraser
aud Gallagher. and Mcdonald. Clerk.
The minutes OF the last meeting were
read an approved.
A PETITION
Was presented by B. c. Whitman on
behalf Of the Virginia and Truckss Rail
road Company. asking that their lease
Of the toll road running down Six.mils
Canyon be renewed for another term oil
i've years. said lease having expired on
the 4th instant.
H. H. Baker appeared before the
Board in regard to the wrong assess
ment OF his property. stating that be
had been assessed more this year thar
ever before on his property on the Di'
vide, while II was actually worth less.
Referred to Courthouse Committee with
instructions to report next meeting.
BoSpsMES OF d. IL. cARRIcx.
Hon. G. G. Stevenson appeared before
the Board. stating that he came In
accordance with . notification which the
bondsmen o. b. II. Carrick. the default.
ing Treasurer. had received. He said
that at a meeting Of the bondsmen they
had determined upon offering u PROPOSE
ton to the Board which they thought
would DO Just to both themselves and
the county. and was proceeding to ex.
plain the same when Chairman Hazel.
tine asked him to reduce ii to writing.
Mr. Stevenson said he would leave the
transcript OF the meeting OF the bonds
men, which contained their proposition
with the Board.
Mr.. Stevenson further said that II the
Board would accept the proposition oil
the bosdsmsn they would place their
pro rata Of money in the treasury ~
soon as possible. and hoped The Board
would carefully consider the matter.
PROPOSITION OF THE BoSDsMEs.
Gentlemen OF the Board Of County
Commissioners l have been requested
by q large number Of the bondsmen OF
b. II. Carrick to come before You and
ask u, your hands q careful consideration
Of our case.
At q meeting Of the boudsmen. where
over 500. 900 OF the amount was repre-
sented. l was elected Chairman and +.
Boegls Secretary. 1t was there resolved
that I as Chairman should meet you as
individuals or AZ . Board and present to
you in such anu as / could the hard
ships we are subjected to in this affair,
aud ask through you such relief ~ We
think you have the power to grant. II
is known to you that to enforce The col
lection OF this d.falcstion Of about S2l..
900 from the boudsmen will bankrupt
many aud take the money from many
that should 60 to buy bread and clothing
for their families. IL it risht, or 10 II
| lust that such distress should be brough,
upon us2 Is it not better and 10 Their,
not more justice in it 10 let the eosnty
or the whole taxpayers stand this loss
rather than the lew pay 1t all. We are
| advised by eur counsel that We have g
number Of legal deisnses il We coutss,
IL. l am requested to make the follow
ing proposition
The bond calls for $4,000. Uper
that basis We will pay our proportion ol
the d~eialcation. 1t il thought by those
who are likely to know that about sl2i.,
600 Of this bond may be considered
good. This. upon the basis ! have pro-
posed. will put in the treasury about
Sl5. ZOO. II you. as Commissioners,
conclude to accept this proposition, anc
release those that pay on this basis. th'
money will be paid in such reasonable
| time as you may decide. giving US I'll
the time consistent with the wants o
the county. We are not willing to pa.
| for those bondsmen who have becom,
iusolyent or those who have LETT tn
State. We ask you to put yourselves
in our place aud then. rs business men
consider which will be best for th'
county. To insure the bulk OF thi
money now or to enforce the collection
with the chances OF years OF litigation
and delay, will add costs 10 the count.
Of more than the difference the count.
will lose by this proposal. the bondsme'
having an equal chance Of defeating th
bond entire. and not paying . cent
by availing themselves OF all legal rights
c. G. STEVENSON.
Chairman OF Committee.
Mr.. Kirman. one Of the bondsmen
said that the money would be forthcou
ing on the basis proposed by MIR. Ste
venson.
The proposition was taken under I'D
yisement until the next meeting oil th
Board.
AppoRrIoSMESr OF COUNT FUNDS.
In obedience to the following order
County Treasurer Kirmsn. Deputy Trsa'
urer McCutchan read a statement in re
gard to the sppor,iOnmsns OF count
funds:
OrrIcE OF Board OF COUNTY CoMMi'
sIoSERs OF SroEkY County. STATE OF M
yApA. VIRGINIA CRY, December 3. 1851
Richard KiIman. Esq. Treasurer
Storey County. Nevada--Dear Sir: U
this day The Board OF County Comml'
sioners made the following order to wi
ION motion OF Commissioner Nye. tn
communication OF the County Treasured
p~urportipg to show the condition OF th
Treasury, is returned. With the reque,
that the Treasurer will report to thI
Board at its next meeting. on Decemos
IS, 1850, at Z o'clock p. NJ. the differed
funds to which the S30.S75 81, referrr
to in his report as being held IN trust fc
Storey county. belongs. and how muc
Of said amount properly belongs to eac
fund; and. further. TO report the amour
OF loss each iund has sustained by reaso
OF the deialestion Of Is. II. Carrick. hi
predecessor in office"
Attest: j. E. MCDONALD. Clerk.