Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-10-02

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further postponement might be jeopar.
died, II not sacrificed.
The District Attorney advised the Board
that, in his opinion, the law makes thii
the last day Of equalization.
Gen. Observation-Disclosures are 460k
miles Of railroad 20. P.) In Nevada. A
new line Of road can be built now over the
same route, as . new road, for between
$4,000 and SIS, 900 per mile. The deteri'
grafton In value, the difference in value
between what it 10 now and what q new
road would cost, is Is or 80 per cent
Upon this basis / would estimate the
present value Of the road at about So, 800,
l srrive at this calculation by estimates ]
have made in accordance with the condi'
tions brought out in your questions.
CONSTRAINED.
The grading OF the O.. p. Railroad in
Eureka County, at present, cost more
than In any Nevada county except Washos
l have not my notes, but I can tell you the
cost Of grading just the roadbed without
anything laid on 1t. About Is miles will
cost u, 600 per mile to grade; 4 miles, 81
$4,000; 8 miles, at 5 8 5000; 2 miles. 81
about $40, 600; 2 miles, SIS, 900 or $40, 900;
2 miles, about $25 900 or $50, 900; the re-
naming ~ miles, about 81, 900 . mile.
How many tons Of iron to the mile?
Eighty eight lonesome steel and some
iron. This costs about $3s or $40 per ton
at San Francisco.
Mr.. Wren-How much would IL cost TO
bring this freight to Palisade? 1 think
the G. p. should not be allowed to dis.
criminate In favor Of itself.
Witness-About $12 per ton. Twenty
five hundred ties per mile are required.
These ties are worth 40 cents laid down.
A tie would weigh, I suppose, seven or
eight pounds, green lumber. Track lay
ing costs 5000 per mile. Structures on
the road cost about 1900 per mile.
F~astenings, seven tons to the mile, worth
$50 per ton laid down. In San Francisco
worth about $48. It would cost 500 .
mile to survey the roadbed, the country
being still wild. This includes engineer
ing and all supervision Of construction.
l do not know what the contract price was
for building this road. Don't know what
the salaries Of railroad officers in San
Francisco are. My estimates are ~ to
what the @. P. or any contractors could
build for. This is on the estimate that
such contractors could have usual rates.
Mr.. Wren-How much would freight on
building material cost 1T the rates our
citizen pay2
Mr.. Baker-I would say that the COM
pany OF which the gentleman is President
1.-THE Richmond) gets ito lead hauled for 50
per ton when the price allowed by law 10
very much greater.
Witness (continuing)-I have never ap-
peared before the California Railroad Com
mission to testify a. to cost OF railroad
building.
REnYRECT
The cost would be 80 per cent off on SUI
p~erstructures and 80 per cen on bridges.
This IL what the road 10 its present condi-
ton 10 worth less than q new road would
cost. Have just completed supervision Of
building Of railroad in California from
Willows to Tehama, 40 miles, for $38, 900,
q little less than ST. 900 per mile.
Recess until 1880 P. NJ.
Afternoon Session.
At 1870 in the afternoon the Board reas-
sembled.
Mr., Baker offered the following petition
signed, as he said, by representatives. Of
81 800, 900 Of the taxable value of the
County Of Eureka, which is So, 538, 900:
To the Board Of Equalization OF Eu-
reka County, Nevada Gentlemen: We,
the undersigned, residents and taxpayers
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