The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-05-31

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HELD FOR THE PURPOSE THE
MAJORITY OF THE VOTES CAST
AXE FOR THE ORDINANCE
To emphasize, this proviso is safe
guard and allows the voters the privi-
lege to overcome any act relating to
bonding for improvements The Mayor
and Commissioners cannot in arbitrary
fashion do anything the people. voters
or taxpayers cannot change or repn-
date. The act of incorporation also
provides a recall for any officials or
onlclal who may act wrongfully, or
act contrary to the wishes of the peo-
pie. This can be done under the law
and any statement to the contrary is
a misrepresentation of a law designed
for the Improvement and best possible
regulation of the municipal business
of Winnemueca.
The facts are that under the incor-
poration act twenty per cent of the
qualified voters who amongst these
voters represent ten per cent of the
taxable property can, upon petition.
have any bonding question affecting
their interests submitted to vote of
the people, and also the recall can be
applied to officers by a petition sign
ed by twenty per cent Of the register
ed voters whether property owners or
not
The total number of registered vot-
ers in Winnemucca is seven hundred
and seventy-nine. Twenty per cent of
this list is one hundred and fifty-six
voters. The 1912 Winnemueea assess
ment is s701 $4,000. Ten per cent of
this is s7O,135OO.
A petition signed by 1856 voters who
collectively control $70,135.00 of as
sessed valuation will submit any bond
ing question as provided for IN the act
of Incorporation TO a vote of the gen
eral voters. There are no less than
| ls9 taxpayers and registered voters
on the assessed taxable list of Winnie
meeca. These are outside of other
property owners such as corporations
and non-residents and non-voting own
ers of property.
These 1S9 taxpayers represent
! Slsl 10000 of assessed taxable prop
erty. And since the ten per cent of
the assessed valuation amounts to only
$40, 1880, the misrepresentation as
( to certain facts in connection with
this submitting the bonding PROPOSE.
tion 10 a vote of the people is mis-
| leading and unfair TO the principle
1 that is involved in citv organization.
| Some of the property owners who
are assessed the $lS1, 10000 are the
staid and responsible citizens of Win
/ nemucca and include such men as
Jerry Sheehan. A. l.. Bracket, Dave
Abel, the Browns, Bonnifields, Phil
Blume, Victor Button, A. T. Bulls,
Barnet, Benson, Ed Bosch, Senator
, Bell J. A. Bartlemy, ID. Cordano,
Chris Diehl, II. j. Cooper, Chris Deiss,
| A. ID. Dern, j. Doherty, II. X. Davis,
A. c. Fishburn, W. II. Forquer, Frank
Germain, j. p. Grandel, d. Giroux,
Geo. Gingery, the Garteizs, d. ]. Had
| ley. C. p. Hoskins, c. f. Haviland,
Geo. Hockenbrock, Nels Johnson, M.
b. Johnson, b. Klucny, A. Kleinhans,
II. NJ. Leonard, p. Laveaga, ID. La
Point, Loinaz & Bergwin, f. j. Lupein,
| DR.. Mangan, James Moore, Geo.
Maason. Thos. McEnerney, John Me
Cruden, Chas. Nofsinger, Jerome Otis,
d. Pascal, w. +. Pearce, Felix Poulin,
| +. C. Robins. Otto Reil, the Reinharts.
| A. Ruektesehler, Frank Ramdohr,
Thomas Shone, Dave See, A. See
lliger, ]. F. Sloan, Z. w. Stock, Geo.
Summerfeld, John Schmidt, Joe Scott,
b. w. Stewart. A. f. Trousdale, c. l..
Tobin, Geo II. Van Valkenburg, Chas.
Wuertele. James Wheeler, Harry War
rem and many others. In the face of
these taxpayers, citizens and voters
who have more property twice over
than the ten per cent necessary to
submit the defined question there is
Misrepresentation as to the import OF
this incorporation act by itinerants,
and other individuals.
A simple question will expose this
Misrepresentation. The question Is
this: Are all the taxpayers enumerat-
ed going to stand for any wrongdoine
| bv any officials, when they, as good
citizens have the remedying of such
things in their own handsf The cry
and protest of the opposition to incor-
poration upon the asserted ground is
nonsensieal and reactionary. The citi-
zens of Winnemucca have everything
TO gain and nothing to lose by incor
poration.
The act of incorporation provides an
improved method of doing things as
against the old way of doing them. n
every citv or community where thf
commission form is applied it wor'
10 the advantage of the taxpayer and
the we'll being of the city. 1t implies
better system of regulation and safe
guarding the things that concern the
neople. The law interferes with no
legal rights. 1t has consideration for
the best needs of the city of Winnie
mucca. It interferes with no man s
liberty and does the things which are
for his. and every mans, best inter
est. II aims for the highest measure
! AZ GOOD for an entire community, and
gives the power to the people to SO
BY approving the incorporation act