Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-05-18


The new Board OF Town Trustees met
last evening in the Town Hall pursuant 70
adjournment. Present - Trustees Fsx.
wooley. Copeland, Stevenson and Mercer.
Temporary President G. c. Stevenson
called the meeting to order. The minutes
Of the previous meeting were read and sP-
proved. after which the Board decided 70
90 into the election Of permanent officers.
Trustee Mercer nominated Hon. G. @.
Stevenson Is President Of the Board. He
was elected without opposition. Upon his
election President Stevenson aid;
"Gs.fis~es-I thank you for the honor
conferred upon me. I have been . MEM
ber Of tho Board before. and I consider 10
term Of ofice I will endeavor 10 preside in
= way to meet tho approval OF tho Board.
I viii try To enforce parliamentary rules.
a. that 10 the only way In which We may
expedite business. Our constituents e.
rect US 10 practice . reasonable amount Of
economy. and I believe II will be TO the
interest Of all 10 reduce licenses and taxes
~ much a. possible"
For the position Of President pro TEN.
l.. T. Fox WAS nominated and unani-
mously elected.
A number Of petitions having been pre-
sentcd. temporary Clerk Doane was re.
aues,ei 10 read them. s. W. Chubbuck.
Thomas A. Booth, j. d. Hoes. J. N..Kesn
and W. lily. Doane applied for the position
Of Town Clerk. while II. fitzsimmons and
J. II. Harris announced their willingness
to act ~ the legal representative OF the
town. George Wiltshire said that he de-
sired TO become q special policeman. VIM.
Brown wished . place - laborer on the
streets, James Williams was anxious to bc-
come q night Waterman, a. also Mr.. Kelly.
The applicants for places on the regular
police were william Willis, Humphrey
Symons. Michael Mccormick. ii. II. Ham,
lin. L. y. Hall and j. II. Cassidy. The
petitions werc ordered placed on hle.
President Stevenson said that the next
thing II order would DO the election Of =
Town Clerk. Before the ballot was taken
Trustee Copeland nominated W. q. Hyde.
Ths first vote resulted a. follows: Club
buck. 2; Hyde. 2; Booth, l. Trustees
Wooley and Stevenson voted Tor Club
buck. Trustees Fox and Copeland voted
for Hyde. and Trustee Mercer supported
Booth, his nominee. The second ballot
was taken with exactly the same result.
On the third ballot Trustee Mercer nomi-
mated ID. y. Fox. upon which the vote re-
suited as follows: Chubbuck. 2; Hyde, 2;
Fox, 1. Fourth bsllot-Chubbuck. 2;
Doans. I (: Hyde. 2. On the fifth ballot,
Trustee wooiey transferred his vote from
Chubbuck tn Hyde. securing that gentle
mans election. Trustees Stevenson n
Mercer voted for Doane.
J. n. Harris WAS elected Town Attorney
upon the first ballot.
The appointment of policemen WAS de-
ferred and the bonds Of the new officers
taken up. Marshal McCleery's bond was
read and upon motion Of Trustee Mercer
Il WAS approved. The names Of the Mar
shal's bondsmen have already been pub
most solid men In town W. ID. q. Glib
sou. owen Fraser. q. II. Golding. Thomas
Gallagher. George Emmett, A. J. Tyrrell.
ID. II. Carrick and Sol. Noel.
Treasurer D. II. Gallup presented his
bond, signed as surctiss BY the following
named gentlemen: A. J. Tyrrell, l.. 7.
Fox. ". II. Day. v. Lemery, George Rob
inson, r. Dumars, II. q. Maynard. Will
liam ufaN anu ausuouy IVA. ~ S1ae
Was approved.
On motion OF Trustee Mercer tho Town
Attorney and Town Clerk elect were
ordered to file bonds Of $4,000 each at the
next regular meeting " the Board.
President Stevenson then announced
tho following Standing Committees: On
Fire and Water. Trustee Thomas Wooley;
ON Streets. Trustee Richard Mercer; ON
Finance. Trustees l.. T. Fox and W. L.
Copeland. President &. &. Stevenson Is
81 sReio Chairman of the Finance Com
mittee.
President Stevenson said: The bonds
81 tho newly-eloctsd Treasurer and Mar
shall having been approved. the Board VIII
now make tho necessary order ON the min
utes, that the books and papers Of those
offices 10 forthwith turned over 70 the
new ineumbents."
The subject of licenses was then dis
cusseL. Tho Town Attorney said that 1t
would cost o great deal to print the
licenses required by the present ordinance.
After agresing To meet at the Town Hall
this evening for consultation. the Board
adjourned until next Monday evening at
half-past 7 o'clock.