The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-08-01

property owners and taxpayers pro-
test against extravagant officialdom.
which is properly likened or cores
ponds in character to the reckless
and dishonest business man.
The following tabulation by the
State Controller office shows that
during the administration of Cover
nors Jones and Sadler, during 1895.
SO. '97 and '9S, that State warrants
drawn and paid amounted to 81. .7S7,-
$3.50, for purchase of bonds and
interest, $3.50, ,6O7.76 was paid, leav-
ing balance devoted to State uses
for four years of 81, ,536, ,642.31.
The succeeding four years of the
Sadler administration paid warrants
for 81 ,89l ,042.80, deducting for pur-
chase of bonds and interest $494,-
S02.90 leaves balance for State in
stitutions and salaries of officials of
81, 1896, ,239. 80.
The Sparks administration of 1903
to 1906 shows warrants drawn for
81, ,274 5.56, paid for bonds and in
terest $45S, 1880 with balance for
four years applied to State purposes
of Sl.Sl5, ,909.96. The period of
l906-19l0. comprising the Sparks and
the Dickerson regime for over three
years, shows as follows: Warrants
drawn, S4 .032, ,632. 80; paid for bonds
and interest, S723, ,79S. Is. or giving a
balance that was expended for State
institutions and salaries of So, ,308,-
834.S1.
Three years and six months of the
Oddie regime shows warrants drawn
for A, A,918.52l.24, paying for bonds
and interest, 81 ,349, ,069. .04, or leaving
a balance consumed in State uses such
as salaries and State institutions of
50, ,569, ,542. 80. This is for three years
and six months, the last six months
expense will bring this expense for
the Oddie administration for four
years to the probable total of S4,-
OBS. .665.94. The amounts appiied
over the purchase of bonds and pay
ments for interest show gradual in
crease in cost of State service. The
last two administrations show a glar-
ing increase in expense out of all
proportion to the increase of popu-
lation and improvements accounted
therefor. This expense, basing the
State population at $4,000 in 1913,
will approximate s13 for every man,
woman and child of Nevada. paid by
the taxpayers for the conduct of
State affairs. Other revenues col
lected such as are applied for coun-
ty uses more than double this tax
payers contribution to public ex-
pense and extravaganza.
The revenues received and moneys
expended speak the truth of the ex-
travagance and profigacy of State
and county. They are an indictment
of present officials. 1t is this burden
some expense that arouses the tax
payers and causes protest. The
taxpayer recognizes that shrewd ad-
ministrators may pursue a legal
course in such extravaganza but feel
that it is dishonest for officials to
pursue course responsible for such
extravaganza. Good housekeeping is
lacking. 1t is state of affairs re-
minding citizens to apply remedy
to the shortcomings of loose admin
istration and turn adrift incompetent
and negligent officials.
Mr.. Boyle, as the spokesman Tor
officials, must recognize these general
facts and conditions, not as far cry,
but as a shameless grab into the
household of the people who live IN
Nevada. The best civic and economic
sense of the State should direct with
aggression to undo these practices
whether caused by incompetence or
dishonesty. The Controllers record
of revenues gained and moneys PAID
out presents cause of attack on high
taxes and responsibility therefor as
expressed at Elko.
The convention, or no Individual
present criticised the State Tax Com
mission. but did attack the so-called
Newlands-Oddie retrenchment COM
mittee, which brought into existence
and was the means of formulating
the law for creating the tax commis-