Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-09-05
THE EVENING NEWS.
Meeting OF Town Trustees.

Meeting OF Town Trustees.
Board met, at Judge Halls office, las,
evening" pursuant to adjournment. Full
Board present. The meeting was called
10 order BY the President. Minutes Of
last meeting read and approved. Finance
committee reported favorably on bills re-
terred to him at last meeting, and recon-.
mended that warrants be drawn for their
payment. Committee on Fire and Water
reported the water works all in good con-
dinon. Committees on Police, Ordinance
and Streets had no reports to make.
The special committee on the ordinance
for the organization and government OF
the Fire Department reported progress,
and asked one week further time in which
70 report. Granted.
The following bills were then presented
and referred to Finance committe TO be
reported upon at the next regular meet
ing: John Dewitt, for lumber. S4S so
John Hill. blacksmithing. SO; C.. Hauck.
services as special Waterman. SIP G. w.
Aylsworth, horse hire. $50 A. II. Kirk
patrick, board for prisoners, S25; w. n.
Hall. office rent, S25; Stern * We'll. rent,
Sl20 Daily News, advertising, Sl2.
The bill Of rhos. II. Johnson. Of S3lS,
for work done on streets, was referred to
Finance committee. who reported favor
ably and recommended its payment. The
Clerk was ordered 10 draw warrants on
the Treasurer for that amour, for its pay
ment.
The following bills. referred to Finance
committee one week ago and reported
favorably on, were taken into considera-
tion by the Board and warrants ordered
drawn for their payment: Bill of John
Rice, 1923 25 ; T. II. Johnson. SIG; Daily
News, SIS; E. Gushing, Sl7 so; John
0strom. Sl35 II. c. Blanchard. 1920.
The repor. Of the Town Treasurer was
then read, and on motion received and
ordered placed on Rle. Balance on hand
at the beginning Of the week was S9.7l0.
The amount received during that time was
S5,S69. The amount paid out during the
same period was S6.317. leaving u balance
on hand at the date of the report of So
202, Of which 1868 is IN the Contingent
Fund, and the balance, 1888, in the Re-
demption Fund.
The protest Of the note given to N. NJ.
Cook s. Son BY Yellow Jacket Hose Co.
No. 2. and endorsed on behalf OF the town
by the President OF the Board of rruS-
tees, in accordance with the instructions
OF the Board. was then read. On motion
of Mr.. Goliath. the consideration Of the
protest was laid over n week.
Mr.. Harris presented a mutilated town
warrant. No. 456. for which he desired
the Clerk TO draw a new M On mo.
ton. the Clerk was ordered to examine
the books. and if he found that the said
warrant was unpaid, issue u new one in
its place.
The sealed proposals for the payment of
town Indebtedness were then opened by
the President and the bids read by the
Clerk. The first bid was made BY S. \.
kellogg, and amounted to S2.744 SO in
warrants for which he proposed to receive
payment at the rate of ninety cents on the
dollar 4; and Sl.75S s. in bonds, for which
he demanded nInety-ive cents on the dol.
lar. The second bid was for the payment
of warrants, amounting to $3.50. together
with Sll 10 interest, amounting in all to
Sl6l rs, which were pat in ut ninety /.
cents on the dollar. The third bid was
for warrants Nos. 600 and 62S. amounting
to $50, which were put in at ninety five
cents on the dollar, discounting accrued
interest.
Mr.. Goliath moved that the bids be &C.
cepted and ordered paid. The motion
was seconded by Mr.. Gray and unani-
mously carried.
Mr.. John Rice appeared before the
Board and asked that a part Of the tax
paid by HIM, which he showed to have
been exorbitantly high. be renitted.' Re-
ferred to the Finance Committee.
Mr.. Hamlin asked the payment Of war
rants held by him for the hurying Of des-
,i,ute dead. The Board refused to take
any action IN the premises, and Mr.. Ham,
lin therefore rendered his resignation as
Town Sexton.
Mr.. Plais,ead again demanded payment
OF the town bonds held BY him, but as the
Board refused either TO pay his bonds or
issue new ones on the same footing as the
old ones were issued. he gave notice that
he should commence suit for their collec-
ton.
There being no further business, the
meeting adjourned.