The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-08-10
$4,000 in Bonds
For Good Roads
County Commissioners Sanction
Road Bond Proposal and Adjust
Railroad Taxation.

railroad Taxation
Churchill county's board of com
missioners, meeting Friday and Sat
urday gave sanction TO the propose
issuing from the state highway de
partment for this county's partici
patton in the completion of the road
way between Grimes Ranch south oi
Fallon to Sand Springs, commonly
referred TO as Brooks. The proposal
has the endorsement of substantial
business interests in this city and the
Lincoln Highway Association, and
the states highway department.
Under the plan contemplated, this
county will issue bonds to the
amount of $4,000 which will go Ia
pay a pro rata of the estimated cost
of grayeling the newly constructed
fills across the Eight and Four Mile
Flats. This cost has been fixed by
the state highway department at
$S3,41S. A total of six inches OF
crushed rock is TO be placed on the
road surface, the work to be done by
the state highway department, and
the bond issue is to represent the
total cost to Churchill county for the
work.
In return for this eountys partic-
ipation In the project the state high
way department has agreed to enter
into contract with this county to
place crushed rock on the road be-
tween Grimes Ranch and Salt Wells
and the cost of this Is estimated at
an additional 100000, none of Which
shall be chargeable to this county.
Oyertures were made at the meet
ing held on last Friday by state high
way and Lincoln Highway Associa-
tion officials and the county commits
sioners have instructed the district
attorney to draw up an agreement
to govern in the performance OF the
work in prospect. This agreement
will make plain Churchill county's
financial responsibility and benefits
held out, IL being a contingency that
in the event of the passage of the
" " ibEnd A0aA nlAtH nOn
pending In congress. before the com
pletion of the work. Churchill coun-
ty is to be refunded on the pro rata
basis contemplated by the Phipps-
Townsend bill.
County Commissioners Lem Allen
and J. b. Cushman supported the
road bond issue while Commissioner
shober J. Rogers negated the pro-
posal making the following state
ment which was made a part of the
minutes of the meeting:
II like to decide d question of this
kind in an unhampered manner.
However, in this case the people
have exercised their right OF petit
tion, a right enjoyed by free citizens
everywhere. OF those signing these
petitions II per cent oppose the is
sue My theories OF government will
not permit me 10 give more weight
10 the wishes OF Sc comparatively
heavy taxpayers than to 2l9 moder-
ate and small taxpayers.
The affirming of the project by
the commissioners board means. ae-
cording to the promises of the states
highway department, the perform
anee of the work under eontempla-
tion without delay !. II. Kent. r.
M Wightman. Capt II. A Clarke
and others OF this city who urged the
plan, assert that 10 allow the grade
across Eight and -Four Mile Flats to
remain unimproyed for long Will
mean heavy loss from erosion re-
sulting from winters storms. Lin
coin Highway Association officials
are cooperating in the movement for
IL means. they state. the elimination
of the most troublesome stretch of
roadway between ocean and ocean.
Railroad Taxes Adjusted
An adjustment of the tax matter
long In dispute between this county
and the Central Pacific railway com
pany was effected and under the
terms of an agreement entered into
a new basis of fixing railroad land
values viii govern throughout future
times The tax suits now pending
In the federal court at Carson City
will be dismissed and anncable re-
lations established. These tax suits
concern land holdings only and the
understanding arrived at is the re-
suit of a conference held in Lovelock
recently at which the commissioners
af this county. of pershing county,
Governor Boyle. representing the
state tax commission, and legal re-
personalities of the railroad COM
pany participated.
The balance claimed by this coun-
ty on back taxes was $45,274.45 and
In lieu of this sum the county au-
thoritles agree TO accept $4,000 as
payment In full of delinquencies
arising in the years 1914-192O In
elusive. The total tax claimed on
>~~~-~~-~-~-~~--->~ -----e|>,>,>>S-~-s-s---@-