Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-12-05
NEW IDEAS
ADVANCED
At RENO
DEFINITE PLANS FOR REDUCTION
OF STATE EXPENSES ARE
ADVOCATED

Hugh H. Brown and Clay Tall.
man, who attended the session of the
non-partisan committee that met in
Reno yesterday to discuss ways and
means toward the securing of meth
DDS wherein the expense of conduct
I ing the state would be reduced and
at the same time arriving at a con
J clusion for increasing the state reve-
nue., returned to Tonopah this morn
ing Both gentlemen stated that the
meeting resulted in several excellent
ideas being advanced and that after
the appointment of committees AN
adjournment was taken until January
., when the general committee would
again convene in Reno. In the mean
time the subcommittee will be ac-
lively at work.
A committee of 16, officially called
the finance committee. the duties OF
which will be to collect funds with
which to carry on the committee
work, was appointed There is a
member from each county in the
state. Four other committees TO di-
rect the various phases of the general
duties of the committee as a whole
were announced by Chairman Price.
The first committee is called a
committee to iny estigate and report
Z on the workings and operations OF
the present laws of Nevada relative
to taxation, with especial regard tC
equality and uniformity of taxation
also with regard to the appraised
value as compared with the cash
value; also with reference to the bull
lion and the license laws The mem
bers are Messrs Adams, Frolich, Glib
: son, Syphus and Taylor.
The second committee is one tc
, make a comparative study and report
on the laws of other states on the
subjects of appraisement and taxa
tion of property with particular re
gard to those states having conditions
similar to Nevada also to repor
ON inheritance tax The members are
!. Messrs Brown, Tallman and Dicker
. son.
4 The third committee is to investi
gate and report on the state finances
i for preceding years respecting sources
4 of revenue and disbursement, and tht
f members are Messrs. Henderson, Nc
). Cone and Merritt.
:. The fourth committee is to investi
Il gate and report on the feasibility am
possibilities Of more economic admin
> stration of state affairs, the men
! bers being Messrs Dickerson. Pric
h and Adams Mr. Brown was name
: on this committee. but was excuse
!, that he might devote more time I
\ the second committee.
Il Is estimated that at least $500
i TO $2500 will be required for the con
I. mittee TO properly carry on the dutie
!, sutlined for IL In the call for II
i appointment How 70 raise the MOI
II ey Is one of the difficult question
= the committee must thresh out. Var
:, GUS plans have been suggested. anon
others that each of the l6 countit
: of the state provide a certain propo
: tion of the fund Some counties,
:" Is said might give not less than $40
:. while the larger and more prosperot
ones such as Washoe and Eth
=, might be called upon for 5000 or eve
$500 In this way il would be po
" sible TO raise AT least $4,000 with i
+. Tie trouble
The committee on finance is col
y" posed ct the following men.
Kent. Fallon. Churchill county. r.
Walsh Carson City. Ormshy county
ys In. q. Turrlttin Reno. Washoe cou
Iy. " G Pitt lovelock, liumhol'
county. W. r. sharon. Virginia Cit
~ storey county. Jules l.abarth, Aas'
nn CITY LYON county. Grant Marsh. Nj
:, den. Douglas county, John u. MIL,
IaA hawthorne. Mineral county lam
ssilA Mcbride. Elko. Elko county, G.
~ Jenkins. McGnl. White Pine count
- Iohu j Kirchcn. Tonopah, NYe cou
Ity. ~ T. Johnson. unldfield, Esm
.,.s ralda county John Park, Las Nesp
~ lCtnfk county Milton T. Lee fteet
-. lincoln county Joseph Miller ~
~. Itlu. Lander county a. ~ buh"i
ny neoNaWa. Eureka county
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