Year: 1864

contingent fund bv the present Board Of Commls-
sioners for he sum Of SSO66 Is In addition to the
amount issued by the former Board all Of which
compounded in accordance with the contract orfgin-
ally made by the first Board OF Commissioners At
this time the holders Of the warrants the general
fnd made general outcry against the action OF the
County Commissioners In setting apart onethird Of
the revenues 70 pay contingent warrants, and
threatened the Board with suit which, upon taking
counsel, We deemed It injudicious TO defend. We
therefore passed an order aboshing the contingent
fund and drew warrants upon the general fund to
the amount OF Sll Jas 81 which we sold for cash at
the rate OF stNty-eight cents on the dollar and re
deemed all outstanding contingent warrants with
the money. After that fund was abolished we were
still Obliged to have cash to provide for the numerous
and increasing wants Of this new county. and We
continued to sell warrants, believing that We were
authorized 50 to do and pay the most oi our Sis N
such as officers salaries ETC., believing that BY so
doing we saved the county = large amount OF money
in the aggregate, for no one would sell the county
scrip invariably found that the price charged was
moe In proportion than We could cash the scrip Tor
ourselves and pay the bills in coin. In other words,
the scrip price asked the county for everything pur-
chased was at about the rate Of two for one. AS
long as We acted upon this plan OF selling warrants
than seventy cents on the dollar, and averaging
about seventy-four cents; and even In May last,
during the session Of the last Grand jury We sold to
a Capitalist who was then equally a. well informed
in regard to the financial condition OF the county as
when the report Of the Grand Jury was published,





cash NJ seventy cents on the dollar, but since the
action OF the Grand jury condemning our plan OF
doing business for the county, scrip has fallen 70
fce oil decision OF the Supreme Court that all taxes
must be paid In gold or silver coin, thus showing
ssess was unIounded Under this state Of facts we
leave Il to the sound sense Of this community 10 de-
eide whether the course pursued by Us heretofore IN
selling warrants for the highest price, and paying our
bills in cash. not better for the interests o. the
county than the plan recommended BY the last
Grand Jury. and now followed by the County Com
miSSioners In pursuance OF their Recommendation.


Accompanying this report will be found a full and
accurate statement OF all cash received by the COM
mSSionerS for the sale Of warrants, and from all
sources from January, D., 1858, up TO the present
time; and also full statement OF the disbursements
OF the money by them, copied from the rouch-
ers, during the same time, period Of about nine
teen months


The largest item Of cash expended has been for
the County Hospital. One of the present Hospital
buildings had been commenced before our term OF
Office: that building has been completed and fur
nSheJ. Some time after its completion, under the
pressing demands for enlarged accommodations for
the indigent sick and at the urgent request OF the
other building furnished II comfortably for the re-
ceptiOn of those patients whose circumstances COM
PEELED them TO apply to the county Tor reEeL Ia
the erection and furnishing of the Hospital build
ings, and In procuring supplies and assistants for
the wants and comfort OF patients, the Commits
sioners found II necessary 20 pay cash. as many
things could not be procured for scrip unless 1t was
issued at ruinous rates to the county.


There has been admitted into our County HoSpt-
tai, from the founding thereof 70 the pre- present
received during lhe present year. large proper
ton Of those admitted are properly Terri,
sSs SsT om coa anS other pacss some
OF them belonged to other counties that are
not provided with Hospitals. Every Coun-
" in the Territory has had patients IN our hos
p;tal and We would recommend to our delegation
In the next Legislature to procure the passage OF
law for the protection OF Storey county, and by
which other counties, and the Territory, shall be
compelled to pay whatever may be Just and eQuit-
able for the support of their INDECENT sick in our
Hospital.


been the hitting up and furnishing Of our Court
House. which Includes our District and Probate
Court Rooms, the Judges Chambers, the District
and County Clerks Offices also the Sherifs, Asses
sOrs Tax Collectors and Recorders offices respec-
lively; and furnishing fuel for the same.


One OF the largest items which appears under the
fs hsaG n tbat sSs te Of 1rSr Eee am0up
Ing in the aggregate TO the sum of SS2,9 ,959 O9 This
sum has been issued during the past year, yet
larger portion Of the indebtedness was incurred pre-
vlously the warrants for which were issued on the
certificates OF tserrice given by the CLERK OF the DIS
tr;ct Court, who alone Is authorized 70 issue such
certificates TO Jurors in said Courts and whose GER
tihcate Is by law prma faca evidence Of the Coun-
TVS indebtedness to Jurors.


The present total Indebtedness of the County
amounts to the sum OF SlT4, ,lS9 90.


From this report IL will be seen that the expenses
of the County have been heavy for the past two
years but 1t should be borne in mind that ours IS
new County We started without dollar in our
treasury; We had to provide for all the wants Of
new and growing county. at time when every
thing was high. and money commanding high rates
OF interest


our county being the centre Of the population in
the Territory, has Swelled our criminal expenses to
a large amount Hundreds OF patients have been
admitted and cared for In our Hospital who other
wise must have suffered or persisted for want OF ac
and attention, all Of which has helped
TO create present Indebtedness, and although II
amounts 10 a large sum, yet we have never allowed
a claim against the county until we were satisfied
that II was Just. For the future, our expenses Will
not be As heavy rs they have been heretofore, for
the reasons that our Court House and County
Oaices are now all finished our jail and the lot
on which It stands Is paid for; and the road to
our Hospital Is complete. our Hospital Grounds are
substantially enclosed our large and commodious
Hospital Buildings are finished, furnished and
supplied with all things necessary for the comfort OF
patients ,


Although our wants county are many and
large yet our resources are great, and We are IN
hopes our revenue for ths present year will nearly
llludate our Indebtedness.


An Of which Is respectfully submitted 10 the people