Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1881-02-12

we conceive to be palpable viola
tion of law, and merits the severest
censure from an already over.ridden
tax-paying people. (See. Statutes
New, Laws, 1877, pages 81 and SO,
Sec. 81.
We cannot find in the Records of
the County Commissioners, any con-
tract, or reference, to any contract, or
any order made by them, touching
the case of the INDECENT sick Of the
county, for the past two years, other
than is expressed upon the bills of
expenses presented for payment, and
their allowance by the County Com
We do not call their at
tention to this fact, with the view of
criticising their rights, or duties,
under the law, or to any particular
error they may have committed, in
relief thus extended. But in view of
the fact that large amounts of public
money has thus been expended du.
ring the last two years, to-wit: In
Lyon county, So $40 4S; to Storey
county Hospitals, 81 031 90; total
IS Gil So; equaling about twenty.
three (23) per cent. of the revenue of
the General Fund of the county. We
hold that the records should affirma-
lively state the reasons and the law
governing each particular case,
whether SAID relief is bestowed at
home or abroad, and the Commis-
sioners exercising great care that no
imposition be practiced upon the
county by applicants reaping bene-
fits that properly belong to other
to bestow (See Com. Laws,
Vol. 2. pages 3s7 and 1888, Secs. 7
and 81.
We would suggest that the County
Commissioners consider the proprie-
ty, under the present expensive al
lowances, and as an economical prop
osition, of making definite arrange
ments for the proper care of our indi-
gent at home, and that they be goy-
erned, in their Judgment, by the best
interests of the county.
There is another fact that we wish
to state for the consideration of all
parties interested. That is: The
county has paid for printing and ad-
during the last two years,
the sum of $1,796 7S-equsling near
ly five (5) per cent. of the revenue
into the general fund, for the same
period. When we add to this amount
the sum paid for stationery, to-wit:
81 ,225 2S, we find that there has been
or paid for printing, adver-
tising and stationery, during the Pc
riod of two years, the sum Of
$3,O22 OIL, equaling 1927 AZ per
month, or 81 06 per day, and over
eight (S) per cent of the entire rev.
enue into the general fund for the
period named. While we would not
wish to interfere with or impede any
legitimate action of any department
of county government by withhold
ing any necessary supply or expend.
iture, we would most emphatically
call the attention of all disbursing
officers to the necessity of closely
guarding the avenues to the county
treasury, particularly when business
generally Is depressed and values
are depreciating. In our opinion
public matters, like private interests,
have to be conducted on the princi-
pies of strict economy, or debt with
all its concomitant horrors is our in
heritance.
We would suggest to all officers
connected with the collection of rev.
enues to be ever vigilant, permitting
none to escape their duties through
either negligence or favoritism, and
only those who are proper
subjects to see the necessity of cheer
full acquiescence.
There Is a matter regarding the
collection of brokers' licenses that is
in an unsettled condition. We would
refer the subject to the proper off,
GERS for adjustment-preferriug that
a correct understanding could be
peaceably arrived at in preference to
legal proceedings entailing both time
and expense. However, we leave
the matter in the hands Of the proper
authorities, believing in the mean
time tina. no intentional wrong has
been contemplated or committed by
either parties in interest.