The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-03-18

Milton L. Lee, cashier of the Bank
of Phoebe, Inc, who has been in Car
son during the late session of the
legislature, returned home Thursday
after an absence of nearly two
months, bringing the information that
a number of bills affecting the well
fare of Lincoln county were passed
by the solons and which were due
to the untiring efforts of the members
of the Lincoln county delegation.
1t is well to state, too, that the Lin
coin delegation endeavored to carry
out many of the suggestions made
by the committee on law. legislation
and county affairs of the Phoebe Com
mercial club-which was submitted to
the members of the latter organiza-
ton at a special meeting held on the
evening of December 81, 191O-and
which afterward was printed in pam
,phlet form and distributed among the
state officials and members of the
legislature.
The recommendations of the
commercial club were of assistance
the Lincoln delegation in determining
THE wants of their constituents, and
thereby resulting in bringing about
many needed reforms, which perhaps,
could not have been accomplished in
ANY other way. At any rate, there
has been demonstrated what can be
accomplished for community by a
live commercial organization.
CLARK COUNTY MUST DIG
Probably the most important OF
the clubs recommend atoms taken cog
nfzance of was the one referring to
the matter of compelling Clark coun-
ty to pay its just debts-referring
particularly to its share of the float
ing indebtedness of Lincoln county at
the time of county division and which
amounted to SO per cent of $947l, or
$55S7.
On this subject the Phoebe Commei
c!al clubs report contained the fol.
lowing:
"At the time of the division OF Lin
etoln and Clark counties there was an
.nAisting floating indebtedness OF some
ten thousand dollars. No provision
: for the assuming of the payment OF
this aebt was made in the county
division bill, so that the burden OF
taking care of this matter fell on
what is now Lincoln county. Al
though no provision was made by
statute, for the care Of this debt,
"A number of Clark county officials
gave every assurance that Clark coun
ty was willing to assume its just pro
portion of the floating indebtedness
An agreement was arrived at be-
tween one of the county commission
ers Of Lincoln county and the b. ar
OF comunty commissioners OF CLARK
county, wherein said Clark county
was to pay some $500. This the
said commissioners agreed to do al
the time of the collection of taxes
in 1909 and 1910, paying a portion
as each installment of the 1909 taxes
were collected. However, up to the
present time no attempt has been
made to settle any portion Of the det
by Clark county, although some later
promises have been made. In all fair
ness. we would urge upon our repre-
seatatives and upon the Legislature
asa whole, If the said debt be moi
paid on or before the 18th day oi
January 1911, that law be enacted
compelling the payment OF the
amount found to be due Lincolr
county, at the earliest possible date
and would respectfully request tha
our legislators give this matter theil
early and earnest attenion."
INTRODUCED BY SYPHUS
Senator Levi Syphus introduces
the bill, much to his credit
to compel Clark county to pa.
its portion of this just and homes
debt and although he was fought bi'
terly by the Clark county contingen
Senator George Bergman in particl
lar. Syphus was loyal to Lincoln cou
ty and the measure was passed b
both houses. The bill also provide
for the payment to Clark county
money held in certain funds, an
belonging to Clark county, aggrega
ing about s2500; but Clark will b
Obliged to pay to Lincoln county O.
er and above this amount, approx
mately $4,000 within sixty days a
ter the date upon which Governt
Oddie attached his signature to II
bill. The bill was in the hands