The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-02-17
U SEAT REMOVAL.
Two Largely Attended Meetings Held
and Plans Formulated.

At a meeting. Monday evening, of citi-
zens called for the purpose OF discussing
two phases of the county seat matter, a
consensus of opinion developed that 1T
would be impracticable to attempt
county division and that the most FEAST
BILE and likely means of securing the
county seat for this district would be
through removal from Hawthorne to
Goldfeld. A committee, composed OF
George d. Pyne, ii. w. knickerbocker,
]. W. Morrison, l. III. Rogers and James
F. O'Brien, was appointed to go to Car
son and inaugurate the fight for county
seat removal.
The meeting was largely attended: In
announcing the purposes of the gather
ing Temporary Chairman Alfred A.. Bor-
lini stated that the principal matters to
be discussed we're the removal of the
county seat to Goldfield; county division
or the organization of a new county from
the southern part of Esmeralda county,
and the organization OF a citizens COM
mittee or association for the purpose OF
taking measures to secure efficient hire
protection and improve sanitary condi-
tons in the city. .
S, II. Kitto was chosen permanent
| chairman and Lewis II. isogers perma-
nent secretary. Mr.. Morrison moved
that the chair appoint a committee to
draft bylaws, rules and regulations and
select a name for the proposed assocla-
| ton. This motion at first met with lit
tie opposition and carried.
S. Z. Vermilyea, who was one OF
the committee appointed by the chair,
declined 10 serve and vigorously objected
to the meeting taking up other matters
Than those stated in the call-the pro-
| posed removal OF the county seat or the
division Of the county. In opposing the
proposed action of drafting bylaws and
other features of the committee work,
, Mr.. Vermilyea declared the primary
! purpose Of the meeting was to take i'm.
mediate steps to secure the removal Of
the county SEAT, and he thought quick
action to that end was the immediate
necessity; that the adoption Of bylaws
and the consideration OF other matters
was of secondary importance at this
time.
Mr.. Morrison Opposed Mr.. Vermilyea's
views and said he thought there were
other matters of greater moment than
| the removal of the county seat. The
differing views of the speakers were ar
gued at some length and those of MIR.
Vermilyea were finally adopted on a
vote taken on Mr.. Minis motion pro-
viding for the appointment OF a com
mittee of five to act in accordance with
the instructions of the meeting in the
matter of the removal of the county seat
from Hawthorne to Goldfield. The mo-
ton prevailed without a dissenting vote.
General discussion of the several fea-
lures of the county seat subject then fol-
lowed. The only one present, however,
who opposed the removal was County
Commissioner Lothrop, who declared
the county was today $4,000 worse oil
financially than it was a year ago., and
that three "hayseeds" in the northern
part OF the county had paid in more
taxes last year than all of Goldteld.
His argument was met by Mr.. Nermil-
yea, Mr.. Pyne and other speakers,
who showed that removal would be a
measure of economy and justice.
After the appointment OF the above
named committee the question OF raising
funds to defray the expenses of the fight
was taken up. A motion prevailed Civ
lug the chair authority to appoint a fl
nance committee to take up the matter
and canvass the city for subscriptions
to the cause. The chair appointed DIR.
Breitstein and Mr.. Stanley as such com
mittee. Before the gathering dispersed
a total of 1870 was subscribed toward
the expense fund and the total of sub
scriptions is now near the 81 1000 mark,
George D. Pyne, l.. II. Rogers and w
S. Elliott, the latter having been added
to the committee, left today for Carson
to bring the petition of Goldfeld for the
county seat before the legislature anc
they will make the best fight possible
for this city.