Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-09-17

TOWN BONDS CANCBLkps
Nos. l0S and l04. issued August 14th.
1879 time, year dpe August l4th. 1880;
cancelled August i4th, 1880.
OUTSTANDING TOWN BONDS.
No. 100. amount $4,000. due May lst, 1881.
Nos. l0s and 100, amount $4,000, duo Au.
gust l4th. 1881.
Nos. los and LOG, amount $4,000. due
November ist. 1881.
Amount OF bonds. $25 900 %
Interest duo on same 10 April
10Th, 1881. l................... oIo w
Total. ........... .......- Szo'ozo w
In submitting my annual report, - re-
auired by law, ! have deemed IL proper
that the taxpayers and citizens should be
informed Of the condition Of the town and
It's financial standing ct the present time.
Tho finances Of the town are In very
healthy condition, considering the extreme
dullness Of business the past year.
The revenue from the different branches
Of business has been steadily on the dc.
crease the past year. and the Board OF
Trustees have been governed In sxpsndi.
,ures accordingly. Fivs thousand dollars
Of the town debt have been liQuidAted.
In the different departments the greatest
care havs been taken by the Committees 10
have tho ruuning expenses OF the town -
low a. they could possibly be made and
| satisfy the citizens ut large.
The water works and everything con.
nected with them arc In the very best OF
order. The Chief Engineer Of the Fire
Department has been very vigilant In look.
ing after tho hydrants and mains. and
keeping them In good condition.
The streets have been we'll attended 70
and kept In good order. ,
The officers Of the town have been faith.
| ful 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 business.
The Fire Department arc deserving OF
much praise for the able and efficient man.
usr In which they have acquitted them.
selves on all occasious whom their services
we're required. trust the people OF Gold
Hill will continue TO have their interests
guarded In the future by ~ an efficient
| body Of hremsn a those who have guarded
them In the past.
In conclusion. / would say that our
| duties a. Board Of Town Trustees will
soon be at an end. The people Of Gold
| Hill are soon TO have change Of govern.
ment, the last Legislature disinoorporatin
| the town and passing the Consolidation
bill, by which the oity Of Virginia and the
town Of Gold Hill have been oonsoli.
dated with the county OF Storey In one
government. II was the opiuion Of those
advocating the measure that the interests
Of oil concerned would DO furthered BY
having one government instead Of three.
Az IL IL but an experiment. II remains to
be seen what advantages, II any, will bs
gained TO the business portion Of the town
by the change. II will, In my estimation,
be- found necessary BY the incoming I'd.
mlnistration 70 exercise the greatest dis
crction In the Management Of adsirs for
the coming year. :.
The revenue from taxable property will
be very much less than what It was last
year, and 10 likely to continue decreasing
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 mo In the management
Of town Affairs. Being compelled BY other
business 10 absent myself good deal from
the town and from the meetings OF the
Board, feel grateful for the indulgeut
spirit manifested toward me BY the msm.
bsrs. In olosing your lsbors you can feel
Q Just pride within yourselves that you
have bad at all tmes the bsst intsrssts of
ths town q hsart. Your labors have bssu
ardueus and without eoupsusssaen, only