Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-01-03
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The Cisissss' Meeting 10 Geld Hill
% Friday Evsstsg-Cosssrsses
Csmsnitsse Appstssed-Ise0s Or
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The CtsiBens' ueestng 10 Geld HILL
% FRIDAY Evsstsg-CosssPsses
Cemsnitsse Appstssed-Issms Or
lsssress 60 Taxpayers.
The meeting OF the citizens OF Gold
Hill at Yellow jacket Eusins.houss to
consider the subj.e. Of consolidation
with Virginia City and Storey county
was we'll attended. In the absence Of
Chairman Mercer. q. o. Dsushy vas
called to the chair.
The minutes Of the last meeting were
read and approved - read.
The Comnittss appointed At the Last
meeting made the following report:
Com HnL. December 81. $780,. Mr..
Chairman {: Your Committee sppsintsd
70 ascertain the amount Of taxable prop.
srty In Virginia City and Gold Hill. and
the relative expenses OF the Two govern
msnts, bog leave to report % follows /:
We hnd the amount OF taxable property
In Virginia City, a. per the assessment
roll. TO DO $685. 04. There was .
falling Of In the last year Of e6s2. sl9.
The actual running expenses Of the city
for the year ending May last wers 49,.
900; salaries Of officers. $4,000.
The taxable property Of Gold Hill 10
i, 800, 900. and the sotsal running ex-
psnsss for The year ending May last we're
about 1900; salaries Of Officers and
printing. $s220. Il will b. seen that
Virginia has about two and ons bali
times more taxable property than Gold
Hill, yet the expenses are more 10 pro-
portion thaa In Gold Hill. One reason
Tor this L., the Board Of Aldermen re-
osiys o salary, while our Trustees do
not. O. O. srEvYNsoN,
Chairman OF Committee.
On motion, the report Was accepted.
ordered on hls. and the committee dis
charged.
MI. Dsuehy said he was ct the meet
ing Of Virginia last Wednesday evening.
We are placed 10 ~ to ~eonsolidats with
Virginia In some shape. They claim .
majority Of 1900 ct the late election,
in favor OF consolidation. and that We
can't get ont Of II, anyhow; therefore We
have to look ont for ourselves and do
the best ws can. We have now 70 sp-
point committee to cot IN con-
junctiop with that Of Virginia City
and draft bill 70 disinoorporats
or consolidate In some shape. No doubt
hundreds OF voters In both parties voted
for consolidation ct the late election
without even knowing or thinking II val
In tbs platform Of their party. but Il was
too late to speak OF that now. The vir.
einis meeting seemed to think they bad
the right 10 appoint the committees In
both Virginia and Gold Hill, but finally
concluded that Gold Hill really might
have some say IN the matter.
Mr.. Stevenson was Of the opinion that
Gold Hill would be considerably bsns.
hted financially BY the consolidation pro.
posed. The salaries Of officers In Virginia
City are about four times - much ~ In
Gold Hill. We are satisfied they can save
more BY consolidation than We can. The
people Of Virginia are determined TO
wipe ont their city government. In .
talk with some Of the leading citizens
they said ths>sswsr question. the Fire
Department question, and similar dis
eordant propositions, he'd to b Set.
tied BY special lsgislstion on both
sides. Virginia being perfectly willing
to provide for her swn, aud TO do any.
thing fair and honorable To effect the de.
sired consolidation. All va have
TO do 10 to see that our own side OF
the proposition 10 we'll and properly
attended to, and oil hardships BE-
avoided BY proper adjudication. Il 70
true they did want 10 bulldoss Gold Hill
Q little, but Dauohy ~ equal 10 the 90
oasion and got away with them. he
now moved that . committee Of six 30
appointed to confer with the Virginia
committee.
3. P. Heating could not see Why all
Gold Hill could not at onos recognize
this consolidation idea % . real blessing
In disguise. Three governments In one
little county like Storey, whore you
can stand In any part Of II and zee both
ends Of It IL amply ridiculous. he SEQ.
onded the molten OF Stevenson, aud II
the Joint committee could not frame .
~satisisetery bill, We cosld beat It In the
Legislature.
The motion OF Mr.. Stevenson was
then put and carried unanimously. and
the following gentlemen were appointed
90 the Committee from Gold Hill : Q.
O. Stevenson, r. p. Heating. Evan Will
lisms. W. g. Hyde. ]. P. Fsnninghsm
and Richard Mercer.
The following communication was
read BY the Secretary, and on motion
accepted and ordered placed on die
VIRGINIA, New, December so, $780,
O. G. Stevenson, B. P. Ksatins and 4.
Meroer-Gsntlsmsn : I write you -
Secretary OF . meeting held here last
night. the report Of which In the
Enterprise conforms with my minutes OF
what took place, and 80 I Am q OF tho
committee Of six appointed then and
there to consult and confer with . like
committee Of Gold Hill, to be appointed
Friday night, I write you 10 that you,
gentlemen, may attend the meeting and
act % your judgment may dictate for the
best interests OF the community and
county. Yours. respectfully.
E. 3. SMITH.
In the discussion Of this important
matter several other prominent citizens
OF Gold Hill. including Captain ]. Mo
Ginty. z. Williams, O. Mc0innis and
others. participated; but time and space
will not permit Of . more extended 70.