The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-08-26
oDp,E- IS NOT TO BLAME
tn bs6rtunate hiatus in state q
napfAy ID Vthe. mare depiorable

naptAJ ID Vie! spsrs depiorabiel
sia.a 1t implies ST spersion of the
good roads movement, which ap-
peared to. have attained excellent
Roadway UNDER the active direction OF
Warden Ray Baker. A good beginning
was made on one of the, most stub
born lsectiohs Of the Tahoe road, a
part Of which had been macadamiz-
ed. sbsti when itL came to finishing
and installing, ; concrete. culvarts a
halts was. called. for, lack of funds.
This, dmpliea. that further out
door work must be Abandoned, ana
that the convicts must return 70
their lonesome and unsanitary life
behind the bars of the penitentiary
at Carson city. says the Goldfieio
TriDune. 80, ~, .an pa, - ,4syf
The elective, officers have held sew
eral meetings and conferences with
leading bankers at Reno, but " a.
none Ok these meetings was single
suggestion submitted to cure the ev-
IL that mas befalien the state. Until
some remedy is Forthcoming the
CONDUCT OF state affairs must come
to a standstill, as no merchant Is
going, to furnish supplies with the
prospect Of securing payment az
the PLEASURE of the next legisla-
ture. A special session OF the leg
islature is urged, but Governor Cd
die has deprecated such action on
the score Of expense, which would
be serious tax. IT is estimated that
special session would entail an
outlay Of ten Thousand dollars. and
the result would besthes same as
though the legislature had complied
with pleadfngsil Of Governor Cd
die 10 provide necessary funds to
tide the state over the very embar-
rassment that now exists. Nothing
was done. and the message Of the
governor was treated as 4 political
measure that would only rebound to
the credit Of his administration.
In vainlyl essaying to discredit Gov
ernor Oddie, the senate in particu
lar has, covered itself With confus
ion, for. there is no, escape from the
palpable fact that on several Occa
sions the governor tried to impress
on that body the necessity Of doint
something to prextant the sabnersiol
of the state credit. II the senate. witt
the sampl short sight that character
ICED niany<sof its aetioRES saw fit t
withhold appropriations for the actr
al cost Of administering affair
of state,it is not clear how the blam
can be placed at the door Of Cover
nor Oddie. aHe invoked every author
ty at his command in one masterl
effort ] to. n,impress the legislatiy
branch, Of the state goyernment wit
the Importance of not adjournin
without providing against the yer
emergency that NOW paralyzes e.
cry function of the state administr;
tion baY sils ~ nW1" 'ir'se
On February %, 1911. Go9ernc
Oddie sent d message to- the lei
islature,a stffe Following points bea
ing on the present situation: s"'''
"That ON january l, 1909, ther
was a cash balance In the genera
fund in the state treasury of$4sO, 56G
80.
THAT oh r Januafy I, 1911, tn
cash balance In such fund was bu
$212. 622.5S. n'eal tsi'S@s inf'9"s F'i
THAT by the adoption Of the cor
stitutionala amendment applying tn
states proportion Of the, poll r.
to the county road funds, $50, ooQ Z
the state revenue, is, cut of, ~, ~
"Thst the I. rssscseipts from incorp9
ton fees IN theesecretry Of state
office decreased from !. $lO6. 1851
in 1908. to ss9, s25x jim lalO. wit
possible diminutis1. this year.
'That the retiri state prise
board executed T. CONTRACT for
new prison, obligating the state !,
pay the sum Of 4sf47,450 for ste,
cells. and requiring large Apr,
priation in addition to complete tn
new prison; and that the normal an
necessary expenditures Of the sta,
cannot be materially reduced
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