Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-06-05
TOWN TRUSTEES.
Regular Meeting Last Might Ellis
Allowed - special PeiteeWes-
Appointing Regular l'eiics0en
Other MAttern.

Tho Board Of Town Trustees for Gold
Hill held . regular semi.monthly meeting
At the Town Hall last evening. Present.
Trustees Fox. Mercer. Copeland. wooley,
and President Stevenson. Town Clerk
Hyde. Town Attorney Harris and Town
Marshal MeCleery were also In attendance.
It having been reported that the Trus-
tees would probably act in the matter OF
electing police officers. an army Of appii-
cants filled the room. there bsing o
four times as many men - places.
A verbal request was received from the
Virginia and fruckes Railroad Company
asking that J. T. worthington. their dag
man at the Gold Hill crossing. 30 ap-
pointed q special policeman. III reason
given for this request was that II the man
hal the power Of arrest he would be better
able TO suppress the hoodlums who con-
gregats around the depot. The request
Was grantEd.
Trustee woolcy. from the Fro and
Water Committee. reported the pipe all
right. He said tho new tank ON the
Divide ought to be painted. but that . lew
days more for drying the same were re-
quirej.
Trustee Mercer. from the Street Com
mittee. reported all the roads except Peta-
luna street In good condition. He sAid
that street would he attended to mme-
iiately.
The President Of the Board was author
ized 10 sign a contract for tho years
printing.
The following regular bills were read
and allowed W. lily. Doane. S50; o. II.
Gallup, $50; ]. II. Harris. $50; J. L.. Nc
Cleery, siOi 2J /; Abe Jones, $40; Dan
sheehan. $40; Charles Nuttall. $50;
John Cassidy. $40; s. 0gg. $40; NJ. Ken
nelly, SIS I. Yellow Jacket Engine Com
pany. so: Liberty Engine Company. $3o;
Lincoln Hose Company. $40 Monumsn-
tai Engine Company. SIS; d.. Radovieh,
s. 90; George MeFsiden, Sos 90; A.
ssuter, Sos 80; y. Ksbkec. Sos 30 vir-
ginia ami Gold Hill Water Company w
A number of other bills were presented
ami referred To tho Finance Committee,
On motion Of Trustee wooley all special
policemen except ]. 7. worthing'on ~
the railroad crossing were dismissed from
service.
Tn. election Of regular police officers
WAS then proceeded with. - follows: First
beat. Charles Nuttall ; second beat. 40
Jones third beat, Dan Sheehan tour.n
beat. Humphrey Symons. All the o,d
force. with the exception OF M. Sass,uy
% the fourth beat, were re-electeu. hr.
S~heehan's election Was unanimous.
Trustee wooley said he wished 10 know
who hal charge % tho water works, the
Fiu and Water Committee or the Town
Marshal. Town Attorney Harris said I'M
der the charter tho Marshal IA the custo-
dian % all town property. and Is Aecsun'
able To the Town Trustees.
Trustee wooley said that the present
plan Of working the streets might 10 i'm.
proved upon. The middle u now wen
packed. AMI II would be . goei plan 10
grade tho sides WAY and leave the middle
rounding. This could be done cheaper
than filling up the middle, ~ heretofore
done.
Trustee Fox dill not think II would be
yool plan 10 have tho street high In the
middle. Quartz wagons are liable to slip
arouni and run over carriages on tho aldo
OF the road. lilo thought the street too
narrow for any such arrangement.
The hiring and ii-charging OF the men
ON the street was left with tho MARSHAL anu
the Street Committee.
Marshal McCleery reported that ths foor
OF IN. town building Is settling. He said
that in the jail portion the cell doors wiz
scarcely open or shut. He asked author-
ity tn have the necessary repairs done.
The Board adjourned.