Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-08-04
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ordered, That the following persons,
corporations and agents Of estates appear
before this Board on october ., 1898, Of
O'Clock p. NJ, and show cause why
The assessed valuation Of their and its
property in Eureka county for the year 1883
should not be raised, to wit:
Estate Of VIM Dunphy, deceased, r..
Ferrel, agent; G. W. Grsyson, Chss'
Jones, agent; Estate OF J.. W. Dean, do
ceased, W. d. Stewart, agent; s. Wenban,
Il. Bradley. agent; T. r. Jewell; Contra
Pacific Railroad Co., ]. L. Fast. agent
Leroy Coyl.
We find that none OF the above mem
toned parties except she agent OF The
Dunpby estate appeared. but this jury are
unable TO ascertain why not.
II the Dunphy estate appeared At all,
10 was only under an exactly similar notice
10 the ones served 10 q similar manner
upon the persons, agents or representative
Of each and all OF the other estates, cor.
porstions, firms or individuals, whose rs
sessments we're intended 10 be raised. and
none Of whom appeared at sill. But the
Dunphy estate, the only property owners
which lie shown by the record 10 have paid
any attention TO the notice requiring an
appearance. 10 raised, and ell OF the Others
ignored the notice. and the Board not "a
be outdone in liberslisy, ignored theiI
proposed raise. By this whole transaction
the Dunphy estate is made to pay
more and higher taxes In proper
tion than any other property owner within
the county. The county gets q few dol.
lars more In lite treasury. and the Com
m~issioners, or two OF them, for Mr.,
CLARK opposed the whole thing as unjust)
gain 9 little temporary and cheap notori'
ETY. for Official integrity al the expense Of
the only n Of the tax payers who Of al
notified Of a contemplated raise, even ~
tempted 10 show q reason why The rAist
should not be made. We are constrained
to inquire why were Grsyson. the Dear
octatct WSupaui SoWoA hhd ~ OoHshe
Pacific Railroad Co.,, not rsisedf They
showed no cause, so far, at least, ss the
records go, why they should no, be raised
In the same proportion % The Dunphy co
tate.
Another matter 10 which we wish 10 cal
attention 10 the matter Of the reduction
Of the tax for school purposes In thii
county. and we wish 10 give certain fact
and figures thereon.
The total taxable property Of Eureki
county for the year 1898 was s2.0l6. 020
The total amount OF taxable property II
Eureka School District for the same yea
Vas 1928 .024 or about one-sixth Of th'
total property In the county. From th,
total tax collected for school purposes Eu
reka School District gets about 4S-lO0 oil
nearly one half. With 9 total disregard ioi
the rights OF all people and property tina
pay five sixths Of all the tax and receiv,
but abous 52-100 OF the school tax th,
County Commissioners reduced the lew
for school purposes from so censs on eaci
800 Of taxable property 70 80 cents pei
800, or a reduction Of 40 per cent. be
cause, as they say, Eureka Distric. had I
surplus.
We recommend that the Commissioner
place the levy for school purposes Al th,
same figure IL Was last year. so as 10 en-
able the outside districts 10 have the sam,
number Of months schooling as hereto.
fore.
We recognize the futiliiy OF giving I'D
vice or making suggestions 10 county
officials, still we suggest 10 the County
Commissioners that they pay Al least
little attention to bills presented for pay
ment and use the ordinary ~preoaution tina
a business man would use in t~ransactinI
his " business.
We would furthers suggest that instead
OF giving verbal orders on certain mer
chants for $40, SIS or $40 worth Of good
to indigents, that they give them q stipu
lated sun In cash In lieu thereof. with ih,
privilege OF buying what they need, whei
and where they can buy IL the cheapest.
We have found in two or three instance
where certain officers have not compile,
with the statutes In certain official acts
but as We presume il was through ignor
ance OF the law and not intentional. an,
ID no person seems to have suffered an,
loss or Inconvenience thereby, we are in
clined 10 overlook the matter with tn
suggestion that officers perform their du
ties in compliance with the law.
A.. JACKSON. Foreman.
A. E. KAYE, Secretary.
Eureka, Nevada, July 81, 1894.