Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-12-12
FIGHT II OUT.
CANAvANs ADVICE TO RIVAL
WOOD DEALERS.


Crosby an Indignant Taxpayer On
the Wood and Ceal Question
Charges aad Counter Charges
Regular Businsss.
The Board Of County Commissioners,
all members present, met at II o'clock
this morning. The minutes Of several
previous meetings were read and sp-
proved.
A Communication was received from
]. A. Brumssy relative TO expiring In
ssrance policies. Il was referred to the
C~ourt-houss Committee.
The Clerk stated that was all the com.
mupica,ions on the table and the Chair
man called fer reports Of officers.
At this. junoturs David Crosby arose
and asked II Il would be in order for
hin to address the Board. He stated
be did not have . written communication
but lad Q verbal one. he was given
the privilege OF talking. he began BY
saying he thought II his duty a. . tax.
payer to inform the Board Of the mannsr
in which business was being done; that
It had passed this month bills which
we're wrong and for which the county
had not received full value. Here no
pulled out 0 small notebook.
Chairman Canavan said bills were not
being considered then, but that when
they came up the gentleman would be
allowed the privilege OF any other tax.
payer, Of Directing TO the payment OF
bills which he considered were unjust to
charge the county with.
Crosby-The bills have been allowed
by this Board that I speak Of, and I pro-
test against go.
Canavsn-writs your protest, AID 1t
will be considered.
Crosby-I am q better talksr than
writer.
canavan-All right. Ysu are as much
entitled to object to the payment OF Q
bill as the District Attorney; but l sug-
Rest you write out your remarks. You
might talk for an hour and nothing come
OF It.
Crosby did not walt for the Chairman
10 finish speaking, but was talking at the
same time, the substance OF his remarks
being that q bill had been allowed for
twenty cords OF wood purporting to be
delivered to the Fire Department when
not half OF that amount had been fur
nishsd. He claimed the wood was not
merohantabls; that not twelve cords had
been delivered, and not even nine cords,
asserting that he had measured 1t q
number OF times, and had watched the
wood as 1t was delivered.
Monahan (oi the firm that delivered
the wood in question: rose to his feet,
and, addressing Crosby. denied the as
ssrtions made, and was going on to speak
when no was called to order by the
Chairman. who said he would not have
Q personal wrangle there.
Crosby continued to state his objec.
tons, one being that while the retail
price was Sl4. o carload. which was
generally called Wholesale dealing,
was furnished at Sl2 q cord. there
fore the county had been swindled out
OF that much, az Commissioners Gal
laRher knew. Ho remarked that when
wood was furnished to the Court. house
Il had been the custom heretofore for
tho Sheriff to measure 1t, but now II
came in such o shape that the officer
could not do so; that now II takes nine
days to deliver q carload Of wood. and
no thought considerable Of the wood
was lost on the way-that there was o
good chance for IL.
Fraser (intsrrupting)-I would like to
have the sheriff coms up, to find out IL
that statement Is correct.
Canavan-Coms to order.
Crosby-I know times when wood 10
sent to indigents the county pays ct the
rate Of SIS o cord. Another thing /
charge
VGSllsRhsr-I would ask that the gen.
tlsman put bis charges In writing to give
the Board something to 60 by.
Without noticing tho interruption,
Crosby referred to his note book and
said Justice Courts pay s25 q ton for
coal, where Sl8 was the price and such
a thing had never been done before.
W~ebber-Isn't there o difference In
coal. i
Canavau-Come to order. Sit down.
I won't have any more Of this.
Crosby-I say the county has lost
considerable money this way.
Canavsn Make your statement In
writing and do not talk loosely.
Crosby-I am not talking loosely; am
stating facts.
Causyan-we don't knew whether
they arc or not. Put your statement in
writing aud I spprshsnd 1t will have due
consideration. The Board can then
act i~ntslliRently and find out who is at
fault and rsotify the wrong, II wrong has
been done.
Crosby paid no attention to the inter.
ruption, but kept talking right along,
saying that neither price. quantity or
quality was right in o single case.
Canavan said he knew Of one case
himself that was correct in every partic.
ular, and that was wood delivered to the
City Jail.
Crosby-Did you not reject half the
bill? Il
Canavan-No, sir; measured the WOOD
myself and know It was right.
Fraser-Mr. Crosby. allow me TO sug-
gest that you bring your communication
in in writing. to put it in proper shape
before the Board. -.
Crosby went on to say Il was not right
to get wood from one dealer and he set
his own price; all other dealers should
be consulted and
A general murmur went up from the
Beard, and Chairman Canavan said:
Come 10 order; vi cant stand any
more OIL -.
Crosby-I knew you couldn't stand Il
when I spoke to you about II Saturday