Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-12-22


charge from the pipes. as is now be-
ing done by the party in possession
of the vegetable garden herein re-
ferred to.
We cannot too strongly urge the
health authorities to give their par
ticular attention to the conditions of
toilets, stables, garbage and all
places which, if not properly cared
for, would naturally breed disease,
Numerous complaints have been
made to members of the grand jury
in regard to specific incidents where
owners of toilets have permitted the
same to fill and overflow, and we
feel that not sufficient attention has
been given to these matters by the
health authorities.
We find tendency on the part of
public officials, whose duty it is to
pay strict attention to sanitary con-
ditions, to shift the responsibility
from one office to the other and
these complaints in every instance
could be avoided if the officers would
give more attention to their duties
in this respect.
Public Safety
We have given particular attention
to the buildings and find that the
same are being conducted in a rea.
sonably safe and cautious manner
and there have been no specific COM
plants registered but what have re-
ceived our attention, but we do call
particular attention to the fact that
the building known as the "Pastime
theater" could be so protected from
flood waters, by the erection of re-
tanning walls, as to prevent accident
as well as inconvenience to the pat
rons of the place.
Automobiles
1t has been brought to the atten-
ton of our body by its members, as
well as the public, that no attention
has been paid to the enforcement OF
the town ordinance with reference
to the speed limit of automobiles,
motorcycles and delivery wagons
We recommend that stop" signs be
placed at the intersection of Oddie
and Main, Brougher and Main, Bry
ant and Main. and Corona avenue
and Main street, and we further rec
ommend that the speed signs which
read six miles an hour" be changed
to read Twelve miles," in accord
ance with the ordinance of the towr
of Tonopah.
County Offices
1t is apparent that at an early date
provision will have to be made fol
more room to carry on the work O
the different officers in the cour
house The books of the county of
flcers have been audited by certified
public accountants, as required b.
law. AS to the personal manage
ment and conduct of the differen
offices, no complaint has been mad
and from our inspection we find tn,
condition of the offices to be satisfac
tory.
In the purchase of supplies for tn
different offices, we recommend tina
no favoritism be shown to any pei
sons engaged in the business of ful
nishing supplies of the kind and char
acter needed.
Il Licenses and Taxes
: We approve of the efforts mad
| by the Nevada Tax commission, /
, conjunction with the assessors O
J fee of Nye county, to equalize taxi
ton throughout the county. w
realize that inconvenience hav
} been brought about by the enforce
! ment of the policy of the Nevad
: Tax commission to local taxpayer
E both individuals and corporation
but no complaint has been formal
+ made to our body of any discrimin
e ton or Partially shown in the a
s sessment roll, and the policy of tn
I board of county commissioners
n conform to the recommendation
8 the Nevada Tax commission to i
). lcrease valuations and lower the ia
). rate will eventually work out mo-
h satisfactorily and wherever it
It shown that the county governmel
a can exist by the reduction of the tt
d Irate. the same should be done, I
8 matter from what source the recol
It mendation is made.
d Bullion Tax
n Complaint has been brought to O.
le attention that a great discrepan,
O. exists in the collection of bullion t,
lie in comparison with taxes on 9th
IS classes of property. Whether Il
n complaint is based upon a right
IN an erroneous conception of t
n amount Of bullion tax that should
ID collected from the TonOpah Mimi