Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-10-22
so THE TAXPAYERS MAY KNOW"

petition of the remonstrants withdraw
ing their names from the original
petition, but refused to consider the
petition from those who later asked
| that their names be taken from the re-
monstrance and left on the original
petition They Coates and MARTINI also
refused to add the new names that had
been secured. This left the petition
without the full 90 per cent and it was
rejected.
After doing this, Commissioners Gates
and Martin, on the assumption that
Contractor Kings bid was still on file,
made contract with him to reconstruct
the courthouse at Dayton at a cost of
$40, 975. Shute, Lewis and Rammel-
kamp's bid was for 50, 600 and was only
withdrawn after Kings and the other
three had been withdrawn. Commits
sioner Strosnider refused to sign the
contract on the ground that it was IL
legal. Treasurer Melarkey refused to
accept Kings certified check for the
deposit, but later did so on the order of
the majority commissioners.
1t may be pertinent to call attention
here to the fact that the bid of Shute,
Lewis and Rammelkamp was S1975 un-
der that of King. Rammelkamp of that
firm is a resident of DAYTON and is
worth SIS, 600 and there can be no
question of his responsibility.
King started on his contract soon after
and had considerable work done when
the court issued an order restraining
any officer of the county from paving
time nothing has been done on the
courthouse.
Whatever may be the outcome of this
controversy it is hard to conceive how
any intelligent taxpayer can view the
courthouse as it now stands and sanction
the carrying out of the contract with
King. The old walls, (which are being
retained) have been undermined, cracks
appear over doors and windows and the
rear wall is out OF plumb nearly II
inches. 1t is hard to believe that they
will stand up under the load they must
bear. Between the fre-proof vault and
the main building daylight can be seen.
In the meantime the county is paving
Sl20 month for rent. Prisoners must
be brought to Virginia City and brought
back for trials. MANY other expenses
are necessary while the present dead
lock continues. The valuable papers
and records of the county clerk and
treasurer and the auditor are at the
mercy of any fire that gets good start.
The treasurer is not provided with
good and safe place for keeping the
county money, as provided by law, and
should he be robbed it is doubtful if
he or his bondsmen could be held for
the loss.
If the county records are destroyed
the title to every bit of real estate in the
county would be jeapardized, and it
would cost thousands of dollars to make
/ a semblance of restoration. You who
/ nave lived tor wears on farm would
doubtless be able to hold it but suppos-
| ing YOU wish to sell all or part? The
purchaser would surely demand a title
of record.
1t must be patent to even superficial
observer of events that barring the un-
foreseen the county seat of Lyon county
must within three years come to this
vicinity. 1t will be either at Yerington
or Mason If it is decided to rebuild
the court house at Dayton, it will only
settle the matter for two or three years,
when Mason hopes to have sufficient
population to bring the county seat
there.
The taxpayers should demand that
the question should be settled now and
settled right.