Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-04-28


The socisty Of Pacific Coast Pionssrs
met last night in The Courtroom Of JUS
tiee Knor. b street, Virginia.
The meeting was called to order BY
President 8. A. McMsans. Secretary
storsr being absent. Judge Knox was
appointed by the Chair rs Secretary pro
TEN.
A number Of bills against The Society
we're received and referred 10 the Com
mittss on Finanos.
Mr.. Noyes offered q resolution that
all bills presented shall b nnt consider
cd BY the Finance Committee and then
brought before the Society, 20 that all
may know exactly what Is going out and
coming in.
The Treasurer stated that d the NEXT
meeting he would bring In . report
Allowing the amount Of money on hand
up 10 that date.
The committees appointed upon the
applications OF d. 81. Hyde, j. Z.
Thompson and ]. 8. Wilson reported
f~avorubly. The applicants were ballotsd
for and declared slsctsd.
The application Of Jesus Topaz and
George Il. Coleman were received and
referred.
The Committee on Sick reported
through their Chairman that W. +.
Stewart, who had been Ill for some time.
was improving. but would not DO able
10 be out for several weeks.
The sum OF $50 for the life.mombcr-
ship Of Morris Gregory wal received.
V. Spaulding. Librarian Of the 2ociety.
reported q donation Of . large specimen
Of sulphur from the Steamboat Springs
sulphur mine, which was at the disposal
OF the Society M oon N they had .
place 10 keep such things. The speci.
men was donated by Constable Smith Of
Virginia.
]. Lampin stated that q picture be-
longing TO the Society, which was saved
from the Are, was In the possession OF
Mrs. Manzels; that Il was In good hands.
and could be had by the Society when
they wanted II.
W. d. @. Gibson, Chairman Of the
Building Committee. said he wanted TO
make his report In sections. In the first
place, he wished TO say that the Com.
mittse had examined the excavation OF
the ground and found that the contract
was complied with. The Committee
had received the work, aud he recon-.
mended that O warrant for the contract
price be drawn In favor OF the contract
ors, less S3s rs, the amount Of bills for
which the Committee had become re-
spousible. The price agreed upon was
$3.50. The report Of the COMMITTEES was
adopted and the Secrstary authorized to
draw q warrant for the amount.
Mr.. Gibson stated that the Committee
had received sixteen bids for rebuilding
the hall, oil Of which had been examined
and considered. The two lowest bids
we're made by s. j. Chapman and Peter
Burke. Taking into consideration the
conditions OF the two proposals the Com
mittee had concluded that Mr.. Burks's
was the lowest. Both gentlemen offered
good sureties and bonds. The contract
had accordingly been awarded TO Mr..
Burke, subject to the decision Of the
Society. by which the action Of the Com.
mittte was approved.
Mr.. Burke agrees to finish his con-
tract by the 18th day Of June. and in
case Of failure to do NO will forfeit TO the
Society s25 for each day the work 10 de
layed. He also agrees TO put in $50
worth Of cement In the stone founda-
ton.
Receipts since last meeting were re-
ported by the Secretary to DO 500.
Mr.. Gibson called up the question
whether or not q member when sus-
pended was compelled to pay dues for
the time after he was suspended TO the
time when be seeks 70 be reinstated. or
only up TO the date Of his suspension.
Il was ruled that the law compelled
every member 10 pay for all tho time.
both before and after suspension.
Mr.. Pi1ley stated that he had been
requested 10 make q statement on behalf
Of DIR. Kirby. who came to the coast In
lsi9 and was within four miles OF the
American coast. and consequently within
the possessions CT the United States.
lie did not land. but returned to Panama.
whero he lived for . time. and then came
again TO this coast, where he has resided
ever since. Some discussion ensued.
and tho matter Was postponed until