Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-08-29
Meeting OF Town rrn,,e.,.

The Board Of Town Trustees met again
las. evening, at Judge Halls Office pursuan,
to adjournment. Present, Messrs. Cushing,
Aylsworth, Herrick, and Goliath.
The minutes Of the preceding meeting were
read aud approved.
Messrs. Stern and We'll presented a peti.
ton to the Board, praying the privilege OF
rentingto Chinamen q tenement on Telegraph
street, and Immediately back Of their store on
Main street. The petition was signed BY six
citizens, recommending that it be granted.
On motion Of Mr.. Herrick, the petition was
granted.
The following petition extraordinary was
then presented, and its merits considerably
discussed with Aldermlnic dignity by the
Board. It was strongly urged by the Pres
ident that as il had become the settled policy
Of the Board to allow Chinese to live wher-
ever they asked on Main street. that the pol
icy should not be deviated from in the present
instance, and that the petition Of Sum Hop.
Tong Woo. and the Lee family should be
granted. The petition was as follows:
To tie Honorable Board Of Trustees Of the
Torn Of Gold Hill.
Gentlemen We most respectfully ask
pCEullaslOu OF YOUR I1UuOGdOAC WY Nu1S We
may be permitted to rent houses on Main
street, to one thousand seven hundred and
eighty.one Cinnamon, more or less. Having
purchased n large amount OF property on
| Main street to the amount Of Sll IS. II we
are not permitted to rent the said houses to
Cinnamon il will be a great loss TO us, and IN
all probability will be the ruination OF US. Ii
! permitted to rent 70 Cinnamon, VT will guar
antee that they will not set fire to the town
| oftner than once 4 week. Woo LEE.
Sun HOP.
ToNe Woo.
CHUNG LEE.
GOLD HILL. Aug. 2S, '65. Bill LEE.
And one hundred others.
The petition was then submitted TO the
Board and lost by a tie vote.
The Committee on streets reported that he
had ordered the Town Surveyor to run the
line Of Summit street as directed, which or.
der had been complied with. He presented
the report Of the Surveyor which was read BY
the Clerk, and received and ordered placed
on file BY the Board. The street as surveyed
connects with the Tunnel toll road on the
north, at the Northwest corner OF Fort
Homestead, and run thence southerly along
the side and brow of the hill to near the
mouth Of the Gold Hill TunnelinS C%ompany's
luuucl, WutIt u CIbssfS u hhSuSS ~
runs southerly along the side Of the hill, $50
feet east Of Main street, and parallel with it,
to n point opposite the Pioneer Foundry.
The committee on Fire and Water reported
that the reservoir is in good condition, and
that i, is steadily filling up with water, there
beirg q sufficient supply in at present for use
in case OF FIRE.
The Finance Committee reported that he
had examined into the matter Of the warrants
Of Mr.. Harris, and found that there was an
agree,neut, on the par. Of the old Board, to
pay interest on them, and recommended that
they be ordered paid.
Messrs. Gushing and Goliath, the special
committee 10 whom was referred, at the last
meeting, the ordinance for the organization
and government Of the FIRE department,
asked one weeks further time in which TO
prepare their report. Granted.
The following bills were then presented
and referred to the Finance Committee to be
reported upon at the next meeting:
Bill Of John Ostrom, for surveying, Sl35;
bill! of News, for advertising, Sl5; Z. Cush-
iug, merchandise, ST. Fl. c. Blanchard,
work with team, S220; John Rice, S23,25;
rhos. johnson, burying dogs, ETC., SIG
c. COuly presented an order on the Trea-
surer for 232, which was given him By Saml
Arnold, for work for the town, over one year
ago, and which was to be paid out Of the first
money 10 the Treasury not otherwise appro.
priated. Referred to the Finance Commit
tee.
On motion the Treasurer was ordered to
pay $50, out Of the contingent fund, for the
town bonds which have just been received
from San Francisco.
The Committee or Finance reported ia
vorably on the following bills. referred to him
at the last meeting: Sanders & Schaetfer,
S27 John Hill, S3l, 80. Ordered paid.
The Clerk was ordered to draw a warrant
in favor Of DIR. CASTOR for SD, which was
allowed some time ago, 6nt Of which no men:
,;on anneared OH the minutes Of the Trustees