Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-07-31
COUNTY CONIi,SSEONEHs.

The Board of County Commission
erS me. Yesterday and transacted the
following business:
Prescnt-MesSrs. Hall and Cromer,
and County Clerk +. IL. Harmon.
WHEREAS, Il. X. L. Dimmock, j. Il.
Fulton, W. II. shaw AMI o hers, MIMI
boring t~wentT-tour, freeholiers OF the
county of Eureka, Sta'e OF Nevada.
have p9titionpd The Board of CoUny
commissioners of Eureka county 10
locate and opan for public use high
way along the line and at the pace
de>ign,ted and described in the pati-
ton filed therefor with the Clerk of
sud Board, on the 10Th day of July,
y. u. 1871; and
WHEREAS, one jefferson Richards
claims to " Il portion OF The land
through which said proposed highway
will pass; now. therefore, for the pt!r-
pose of c9ndemnin@ said land claimed
by said Jefferson richards, for public
Use, it is hereby ordered that L. J.
Maurin and }. :. Wilton. residents
of the town and county of Eureka, lie,
and they are hereby, appointed, the
same bSin- two dl>in;erestcd person :,
TO view out ami locate the said pro-
posed highway in accordance with The
description contained in said petition.
and to ascertain the damage. il amy,
10 property tIaver>@i by sad high
WAY. And it is hereby further or-
de"cd: Thai the said jefferson Rich
ards, within ten days from this dnc,
appoint t"O di>in crested persons to
al III con junction with the said i. }.
Maupin and J.. :. Wilton. appointed
by this Board. as aforesaid, 10 &s,er-
tain the damage done 10 the properly
of said Jctierson Richards, ~travclsed
by SAID highway. And that in case
sad four persons cannot agree as 10
said damages, that they shall chose Il
fifth. AMI it is hereby further or
dercd: That the Clerk of the Board
forthwith give no lee To said Jefferson
Richards 20 make his appointments
underth his ,r Ter. a i lHat The said per-
sons 81 apro.n;cd make n rel ert Of
their acton in the. lrrnii>es. or the ma
.iority of tEclC, on Tuesday, the fth
day OF ADJUST, 1874. al 10 O'Clock !. VI.
Board adjourned.
Following is the petition:
t. tie HoHorobIe, tie Eoard Of conn
tn MmissioHCrS oJ Larck0 county.
state Of Ntt0Id:
We, Your petitioners, resident free
holders of the township and county of
Eureka. State of Nevada, being a town
ship and county, containing ona hun
dred OF more legal voters, would re-
specially petition Nour ~honorable
body 10 locate and open 10 public Use a
highway to connect with the main
Travelled road leading from Eureka a. Il
point i'll said road where the aiu
passes the graveyard on the summit of
the ridge To the west of Eureka. The
said highway beginning nj 4 pGint i'll
the center of the road that runs
back of the Eureka CONSOLIDATE
ed Mining Company's Office; and
thence following the road use i'll haul
ing ore from Ike above ~company'>
mine to their furnaces, to-wit: :. Il o
f., 293 feet; thence :. So 49, feet;
thence :. CO. w. 1871. feet; thence
:. 70 W., go feet; thence :. 81 w,
BPS feet; and thence :. 90 W., jlo feet,
20 the summit OF rilse ut the grave
ward and the intersection of this
road with the Nain Travelled road from
Eureka, described a>aioresaid. Cour,e
herein espresso from the + IL meri-
dian with a REGULAR variation of IT,
east.
The aforesaid proposed highway lays
through, Il portion of II Tract Of laat.
claimed bv one Jefferson Richards,
and your petitioner, vii: ever pray,
etc. sS,gned) +. Z. L. pINMeeK,
". II. SHAW,
And others.