Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1913-05-24
REFORM ADMINISTRATION.
What is a Reform Administration and
Why SO Named?

There are some people in \ 1crington
who are prone to parade their troubles
to the outside world 1t seems to
make no difference to them whether
such things are injurious to our little
I city or not For the sake OF a reason
/ for a change in the administration OF
/ city affairs there are those who have
named the new administration the re
form administration.
1t Is two to one they do not mean
/ lust what they say when thev advo
cate a reform administration. The
/ word reform. according to the distion
arv. means to bring back to pre-
vious state" Would any OF these so
called rcformcrs like to bring the city
OF Nerington back to its state OF IN
( ocuous desuetude OF four years ago.
when the councilmcn just voted out oi
I office took their positions:
I Let us look over the few things that
I the city OF \ lcrngton has secured III
the past four years TO begin with
the treasury was empty. The hrst
thing the old council did, with the aid
OF the citizens, was to secure couple
Of small chemical engines so that the
| city would have some means OF llrc
protection. TO be sure the engines
. were S1lldll. Dul lIlCN IdNt NdNNh tbN
/ town several times from being de
! stroved bv flames There is not a
/ better street than the Main street in
/ Icrington in any town or city in Nc
vada. except where asphalt or paving
is used This was accomplished by
working city prisoners on the street.
The city is possessed OF fine team
/ OF horses and a good sprinkling cart
and streets in the main business por-
tion of the city have been sprinkled
for the past two years and a halt at
no extra expense to the taxpayers
thereon. At all times the peace and
uuietudc of the city has been fairly
we'll established Further than this the
city has installed nice and efficient
water system which has given good
satisfaction to all who have connected
with it.. and which gives the city
! splendid fire protection, all at no cN-
pense other than the paying of the in
terest on the bonded indebtedness
created for the purpose of building the
system BY Il liberal patronage OF the
system it can be made to pay for itself
in a few wears The city has also a
sewer system which. with a few alter
ations. will be a. efficient a any sy>=
TEN in any town or city OF twice to
three times the size of Ycrington
These things have been acquired al
the least expense possible and with
not dollar of the bond, for either
the water or sewer system taken by
home people There are many minor
things that have been done in the past
four years that have aided materially
i'll establishing the permaneucy of the
city. Certain it is that these things
must be paid for and that for a year or
two To come the tax within the city
limits will be somewhat heavy The
tax this wear is 50 cents higher on the
SlG0 than last year owing to the cs.
tablishiug of a sewer fund out Of
which must be paid the interest on the
bonds for a portion of last year. The
bonds were issued after the tax lev,
was made in 1912. consequently II,
provision could be made for paying
the interest on the bonds Tor the por
ton of that year until the levy of l9l
was made.
There is no reason why the tax rate
for 1914 cannot be put back to 81 .25.
or. possibly, ST on the 500 valuation
/ Nor l. there any reason. with th,
growth the city is making and the
liberal patronage of the water system
I why the revenue from il will not take
care of the interest and sinking funds
of both the water and sewer systems
And this can be done with moderate
. water rates. too.
Now. do YOU want To be reformed:
Do YOU want to get back to the time
when your main street was a ditch. tn,
wind blew your place OF business full
of dust every few days. you had NJ
4.
beautify your homes with lawns.
,hrubbcry and flower gardens. no
chance to make your town sanitary
and clean DO YOU? II so. reform.
1t Is possible that the old Council
and the Mayor did not know much
about civic" Improvements and few
petty things may have been over
looked But thev did know how to get
the essential things that go towards
the building of a city: and they were
obtained at the best possible figure ior
( the taxpayers. There never was star
chamber session of the old Council nor
a meeting to which any taxpayer or
/ citizen was not welcome. and whose
suggestions would have been given
/ due consideration.
As an illustration of who some of
the fault-indcrS are, what heavy tax
payers they are, a certain man took
on at a terrible rate about the expense
of the sewer system, It was found
/ that his name was on the taN-roll for
a vacant lot. and that The sewer tax
/ of 50 cents made him pay SIPS more
per year than formerly
The old Council was composed of
men OF affairs and stamina. They well
knew that their acts could not suit
/ everybody and they went ahead with
/ the view OF the city'S br t interests
at heart-to get the most they could
/ and the best for the least money.
The Times takes it for granted that
the new Council and Mayor art lib
/ cral minded men and will work ior he
\ best interests Of the city. The pen-
/ pie certainly thought so or they would
not have elected them
1t is not for he Times To criticize