Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-06-11
Board of Town Trustees.

Board Of Town Trustees.
The Board met last evening at 8
o'clock. Present, q full Board.
Minutes Of the last regular and special
meetings read and approved.
The following accounts were present.
ed and allowed: Chubbuck & Phelan,
stationery, S42 IS; J. Barry, do,
S2o5; D Sullivan, do, S2O5;
r. s. Bates, lumber, S25 sOi F.
Schitter, do, $l20 GO; Hall & Fox, for
work on Yellow Jacket hose carriage,
S?s; Hall & Fox, repairing tools, Sl2 /;
J. Reilly, nurse at pest house, $3.50:
Mercer / Tucker, oils, ETC., SO IS; W.
Fl. Began, balance salary, $50 so.
The Finance Committee reported as
correct bills Of DAILY NKws for S54, and
they were allowed.
The Street Committee reported bills
Of e. Bit,ner s Co. for $50 so and H.
VI. Yesey for S32 so as correct, and on
motion warrants were ordered.
The Fire and Water Committee re-
ported the reservoir full Of water, aud
that the hose loaned by the Marshal has
been returned TO the town in good order.
Report adopted.
The reports Of Judge Hall and the
Treasurer were, on motion, placed on
file with the Clerk.
The Board proceeded to canvass the
election returns Of June Sd. The Presi-
dent appointed Messrs. Bistner and Dol.
man a committee to canvass the returns.
The Board took q recess for fifteen
minutes.
On re-assembling, the Committee on
Election Returns reported the following:
Trustees, First Ward. J. Hayes,
564 votes J.. ]. Denny, Ito; c. H. Van
Gorder, 2ls; John Lambert, 35S; H. l..
Day, 400 and that Mossrs. ]. J.. Hayes,
John Lambert and II. L. Day, having
received the highest number Of votes,
be declared elected.
Trustees, Second Ward-C. c. Batter
man, les votes; 7. G. Taylor, III and
that Messrs. Batterman and Taylor be
declared elected.
Marshal-W. /. Cummings, 435 votes;
W. II. Began, 1874; A. A. Putnam, l56;
and that ". l. Cummings, having re-
ceived a majority Of all the votes cast,
be declared duly elected.
Treasurer-S. W. Chubbuck received
76s votes, and that he be declared duly
elected.
The report of the committee was, on
motion, adopted, and the gentlemen
named in the report as having received
the highest number of votes for the
Offices designated, were declared duly
elected.
The bill of Judges and Clerks of cleo
ton for First Ward, were taken up, and
on motion allowed, at SIS each.
The bill Of Judges and Clerks Of cleo
ton for Second Ward, were allowed 1t
$40 each.
Mr.. Cook submitted the following
which was unanimously adopted:
Re,olred, That this Board hereby
tenders its thanks to W. D. Gray, its
worthy President, for the impsr,iality
with which be has presided over its de-
liberaiious. and for the competence,
zeal and fidelity which he has manifest
ed in the discharge of his duty as Trus-
tee for the entire term of one year.
Re.olrsd, That this resolution be
spread upon the minutes.
The President replied TO the resolu-
ton, rs follows:
Gentlemen Of the Board Of TruItees:-
As the term Of office to which we were
elected has expired, and others are to
the duties Of which we shall
soon be relieved, l cannot let the pre-
sen, opportunity pass without express
ing my sincere gratitude to you, gentle
men, for the uniform kindness and cour-
,esy you have shown me, as your pre-
siding officer, during your deliberations.
Although some little differences Of opin-
ions have existed relative to the expedi-
ency of some of our actions, | believe
every member Of the Board has been
actuated by principles Of right and JUS
tice TO all parties concerned. The
financial condition of the town, although
not rs good as might be desired, has
been considerably improved during the
past year. The following statement will
give an account of your transactions:
There were outstanding against the
town on the FIRST day of June, 1866, in
bonds, $685. 36 ~; in warrants, Sl2,-
900. One note of $4,000, principal
and in,erest) drawing 5 per cent. a
month; interest on bonds, 81, 0o0-mak-
ing a sum total Of S73, 1886 ~. June l,
ls67-bonds outstanding, S4l,4s7 IS;
warrants, Se,455 SO; interest on bonds,
SsOO-making the total indebtedness on
the first day Of June, S5l, 753 A, and
the reduction Of the town debt SCI 1883.
One great disadvantage we have labored