Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-07-19

TOWN BONDS cASoELxp.
Nos. los and l0i. issued August 18th.
1879 time. year due August l&th. 1880;
Cancelled August l4th. 1880.
OUTSTANDING TOWN. BONDS.
No. 100, amount $4,000. due May lst, 1881.
Nos. l0s and 100. amount 1000, due An.
gust l4th, 1881.
Nos. los and l0s. amount $4,000. due
November Let, 1881.
Amount Of bonds. $25. 900 90
Interest due on same to April
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In submitting my annual report. - re-
ouired BY law, ! have deemed IL proper
that the taxpayers and citizens should. be
informed Of the condition Of the town and
Its financial standing at the present time.
The finances OF the town are in . very
healthy condition. considering the extrsms
dullnsss Of business the past year.
The revenue from the different branches
OF business has been steadily on The de-
crease the past year. and the Board OF
Trustees have been governed In expsndi-
lures accordingly. Five thousand dollars
Of the town debt have been liquidated.
In the different departments the greatest
care hava been taken BY the Committees to
have the running expenses Of the town %
low ss thsy could possibly be made and
satisfy the citizens at large.
The water works and everything con.
nected with them are In the very best OF
order. The Chief Engineer OF the Fire
Department has been very vigilant in look.
Ing after the hydrants and mains, and
keeping them In good condition.
The streets have been we'll attended TO
and kept In good order.
The officers Of the town have been faith
fol and energetic In the discharge Of their
duties. The police have been vigilsnt In
guarding the interests Of the town and
Keeping away suspicious characters who
are always watching for opportunities 70
practice their nefarious busintss.
The Fire Department are deserving OF
much praise for the able and efficient man.
ner In which they have scquitted them
selves on all occasions when their services
were required. trust the people OF Gold
Hill will continue to have their interests
guarded In the future BY - an efficient
BODY Of hremen a those who have guarded
them In the past.
In conciusiou, ] would say that our
duties ss q Board Of Town Trustees will
soon be at an end. The people Of Gold
Hill are soon TO have . change OF govern.
meut, the last Legislature dislncorporsting
the town and passing the Consolidation
bill, by which the city Of virginis and the
town Of Gold Hill have been consoli.
dated with the county OF Storey In one
government. II was the opinion Of those
advocating the measure that tho interests
of all concerned would be furthered BY
having one government instead Of three.
As It IL but an experiment, It remains to
be seen what advantages, II any, will be
| by the change. II will, In my estimation,
miuistration 70 exercise the greatest dis.
cretion In the management Of Affairs for
the coming year. 49,
The revenue from taxable property will
be very much less than what IL was last
year, and 10 likely TO continue decrsasins
unless some developments In the mines
would give new aspect 10 Affairs.
I sincerely thank the members Of the
Board for the very able manner In which
they have assisted me In the management
OF town affairs. Being compelled BY othor
business 70 absent myself good deal from
the town and from the meetings Of the
Board, I feel grateful for the indulgeni
spirit manifested toward me by the mem.
bers. In closing your labors you can feel
4 lost pride Within yourselves that you
have had st al times the best interests oi
The tovn d hssrt. Your labors have bssr
srdseus and Without eompsnssston. only