Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-01-14
II COUNTY SEAT.

removing the county seat 0 bel
mont to Tonopah. This is legisla-
ton that should have been enacted
two years ago, and would have been,
were it not for the smooth work and
Misrepresentation of interested par
ties, which resulted in tieing up the
senators against all county division
and county seat removal bills.
There is every indication that the
Legislature, in its wisdom, will see
the Justice of Tonopah's claims and
pass the bill. But while success
seems assured, we should not be
caught mapping and a strong, earnest
fight should be waged to the end,
that victory may be made doubly
sure. Our legislative delegation is a
strong one and it will have the valued
assistance of those able young law
vers Key Pittman and George A.
Bartlett, who have kindly volun-
teered to 90 to Carson aud do every
thing possible in the matter, at their
own expense. We all remember the
gallant fight made two years ago by
Mr.. Pittman and George Cole and
Tonopah will be, indeed, fortunate
in having their services at the com.
ing session. Senator Oddie, AS,
semblymen Cole, Cushing and Nc
Cam and Messrs. Pittman and
Bartlett make a combination that is
hard to beat and with them battling
for the bill, victory is bound to perch
on our banner. And that we are
legitimately entitled to a victory,
the following facts, which 7 incon'
trovertible, will easily show:
First-That the county seat o.
Nye county is now situated at Bel
mont, in said county.
Second-That said situation anC
location Of said county seat is expen
sive, inconvenient and unsatisfactory,
to the residents, electors and tax
payers of said Nye county for tn
following reasons, to-wit.
Said town Of Belmont is situate,
about 40 miles northeast of Tonopah
about 100 miles south of Austin an
about IS miles from SodavIlle, in tn
county of Esmeralda. That Belmon
has neither telegraphic or telephon
communications with any other poin'
That the only means of commuu
cation with said Belmont is by stag
That the population Of Belmont
/, not to exceed 100 persons, and thel
are not adequate accommodation
there for the maintenance and con
fort Of jurors, witnesses and litigau.
during the terms Of court held at IL
county seat.
That the only means by which ]
rors, witnesses and those having bu
9 mess at the county seat may reat
n there is by private conveyanc
I which entails an enormous expen.
and the cause of great delay and 10
: of valuable time.
That nearly the whole business
y the recorders Office is caused by al
II drived from the recordation of co
veyances Of mining claims and re
70 property at Tonopah, in said count
and in the immediate vicinity theret
. That by reason Of the numerous co
veyances consummated at Tonopi
and vicinity, abstracts of title d
constantly required. That in su
case these abstracts must be q
tanned without delay, and the OF
\. manner in which they can be so c
70 tanned is by private messenger at
r. expense OF from $50 to $50 on each
% such occasions. Nineteen .twentiet
ii of the litigation before the court he
at the county seat comes direct
: from Tonopah and the immedia
:. vicinity and all of the witnesses
y such litigation necessarily reside
>. the vicinity of Tonopah.
n And lastly that the surplus deriv
from the present assessment a
taxation will be ample to provi
county buildings at the town
Tonopah, without increasing the ra
OF taxation.
e.
On Frank p. Flint of Los Angeles, h