The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1882-05-13
THE TAXPAYERS, PETITION.
Commissioner Flynn Rises 10 Explain

Commissioner Flynn Rises 10 Explain
HAMILTON, May s, 1882.
EDITOR NEWS In your issue of April 18th
appears an article, written by yourself, on
the county seat question. Your heading
The Taxpayers Petition All-suficient, but
the Commissioner Hold out on Technicali-
tics" followed by the dispateh-'We have
the requisite number of signatures to petition,
but Duck Creek was not certified to by the
registry agent. W. c. LOVE-"
As one of the Commissioner, | deem it my
duty to reply to the above heading, dispatch,
and article generally. As an officer of White
county, my official oath has always guided
mo in the performance of my official duty
which have and shall perform without fear
or favor, and with a desire to do equal justice
to every citizen and section of this county.
One of the other Commissioners and myself,
together with Clerk Mekernan and Dis
trict Attorney Thackson. devoted more than
two days to a careful consideration of the
petition of the taxpayers. We carefully COM
pared the petition with the assessment roll,
and as II result we found that there was in the
county $50 tax payers, each axpayer being a
at 1ADAtCAs w iOAAa IluA IL DcNAllJH
only embraced 1873 taxpayers, each taxpayer
being a qualified %elector.
You will therefore readily perceive that
taking the petitioners construction Of the
law, the petition contained - names less than
the required number. These facts were as
eertained by men under oath to perform their
duty. The author Of the dispatch referred to
misstated the facts. Had he compared the
petition as the law directs, and as he was ex-
peeted TO do as an expert, he would not have
forwarded such Il dispatch, and | will here
state that he did not make such a comparison
as was necessary to ascertain how many petI-
TONERS were necessary.
Your reference to the I" sage of White Pine
Mountain, Senator Rockhill,n is unjust, a.
the Board Of Commissioner are not indebted
TO him for what you term "A brilliant idea /"
1t will be time enough TO discuss the bril-
liant idea when the petitioners construction
of the law is complied With.
Tn Board of Commissioner are obliged to
take legal advise on questions Of law, %involv-
ing rs this dues. the interest of the citizens OF
tho whole county, not with a view to annul
and make void the prayer of tho bona hde
Taxpayers bat to obey the law.
JoHS fLYss. Co. Conner
While We cheerfully accord COMMISSIONS
Flynn a hearing Of has side OF ths question,
we have fully as much and more faith in the
ability of Mr.. Love and the other parties who
had charge Of getting up tho petition and see
ing that 1t complied with the law, as in the
Commissioners defense of the Board, Tor he
halfway admits that if a stand could not
have been made on the position assumed,
the next move on the trinmYir's ehess board
would have been Rockhill's brilliant idea.
What's ase Of talking about serving the Fin
forests Of the whole county when two men,
bers Of the Board publicly declared, both be-
fore and nfter the petition was presented.
that under no Circumstance would they enter
tain the petition fayorably The people Of
this section ex pect no Justice in this matter
from the present Board. Their own the Conn
missionersl personal and private interests
are too much at stake to let them see the rights
of Others in a clear and rational way.