The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-06-05
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1he Deputy Dt~trtct Attorney tt0
nothing fSf his services in prosecufHt
criminal oases in the justices Court
unless tho costs are paid By ne defesd.
ants. The two ChinArheh recently con
victed Of tho odsnss Of Keeping opium
dens. went to 5ail linStead Of paying their
lines. and oonse4aentiy. although the
trials consumsd the greA-er portion Of
thres d.ys. tLs prosecuting ofscsr ksts
nothing bat glory 70 r his work. This is
not right. The Justice and Constable,
collect their fees from the. county and
there 10 no reasonable aFShment WY
the Attorney for the State. who has the
most work to DO. should not also be
paid out OF the public funds. We uu-
derstand, however, that the Commits
siohers refuse to uiio~ IL, for no other
reason that We are aware Of. except that
rosehrora having no representative on
the Board IL treated as IN outside
province which has no rights or privi-
leges except to pay her proportion Of
taxes. ..... ..... ....
The above ID from the Tine. .RSVi1.r
OF Friday last. AM as . specimen Of
fulsona twaddle would be objectionable
in the rural Bungtown BugLe. ..a.g
lu its issue of April 9Th. the citizens
of the county we're startled by tae fol =
lowing annoduesnent by the same mot
ropolitan journal:
The County Commissioners are now
IN session at Elko. We're it not for
ruscarora and the Centri Il Pacific. there
wouldn't be takes enough collected in
the county TO pay their salaries"
Now. while we have no desire 70
quarrel with tho Timer RerieH, we shall
no longer risk the charge of poltrooury
by taaiely submitting to gratuitors in
suit; but shall hereafter rspel, to lie
best of our ability, every unjust assault
made upon us by that journal. Being a
member Of the Board assailed, fev will
question the propriety of personal de-
fense OF its actions. insofar, ut least,
as its views are in harmony with our
own.
As to the treatment Of the Deputy
District Attorney for Tuscaroru. it ia
precisely such as oil who have previous.
ly served in that position in the county,
have received, nor would me election Of
one or moro Commissionors from Tus.
carora have Effected any change, for
they would quickly have recognized IA.
folly Of granting further license III such
cases. Letters Of explanation, aud pro
test against abuses prActiced BY officials
In Tuscaroia, under the very letter of
the statutes, have, at the time OF some of
these newspaper raids upon the Bonrd.
been received from some Of tho best
citizens and heaviest taxpayers of that
camp.
The charge That Tuscarora is treated
as an 'ontside province with no riyhts
or privileges except to pay .her aSss,
is owing to the fact that she has no
representative on the Board" is no pal.
pab.y false that it is scarcely worthy Of
an answer. Tue fact is that Tuscarorn
has received at the hands Of the Board
greater consideration and recognition in
proportion to it's population and value
Al factor OF the county. thai any
other camp within its borders; and II
this is denied, we shall take tho pains
to prove it by the figures easily obtain.
able from the records.
The boAst that Tuscatofa And the
Railroad Company paid about All the
taxes In the county worth mentioning.
is the silliest OF all the deoiar ,tious yet
made by our cheeky contemporary.
The following figures which we have
copied direct from the equsliIed taI.
roll Of last year, will surye TO ihditale
how nearly ooffest is tho abatement Of
the Tmo Rspier:
Total valuation OF taxable property
north Of rails Dad, S422.436; OF which
Tuscarora had Sis9, ,O6O. South Of
railroad, $37s. o0s. ou line Of railroad,
$37S. .767i Of which Elko had Sl53.iIn.
II there is any doubt ~ to tho accuracy
Of these hgures, they can DO easily vsri.
f-d.
A COLLISION between freight and =
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