Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-10-31
the WHITMAN AND WOOD BILL.

Fox. The minutes OF the last meeting
WERE read and approved.
rmE WHITMAN ASp WOO BILL.
Ju dge Whitman came before the Board.
s requested. TO make . statement In relA-
ton 10 the bill Of Whitman 4 Wood
amounting to $500. II had been objected
TO the bill that II was neither dated nor
iiemixed. The transaction charged for
ran through several months and . general
charge had been made.
Some time in the fall Of October. 1876.
II was desirable that the county should
obtain q loan, tho income from the net
proceeds OF the mines having been stopped.
A contract had been entered into 10 build
| the Court-house. and the Commissioners
hsd no legal right 20 negotiate . loan.
Me.srs. Whitman 4 Wood were consulted
by this Bank Of California. and advised ID
that In law there vas no protection Tor
such q loan. but that practically 10 wAs
sArE INVESTMENT,
| Aud suggested that the Board pass Q reso-
luton authorizing II. and pledging them
selves and the faith Of the county 10 use
| their endeavors 10 secure the passage by
the coming Legislature Of . bill confirm
ing their action. and providing for ths re-
payment Of the money. Mr.. Whitman
then read the preamble and resolution TO
that effect As spread on the minutes. en-
powering the Chairman W negotiate
. loan not to exceed $4,000. Mr..
Wood then drafted tho bill which
subsequently, passed the Legislature.
and known IS the Courthouse Bond
bill. The county obtained OF the bank
$50. 900. and Mr.. Wood lAbored with mem
bers Of the Board In Carson TO secure tho
passage Of the bill. Chairman randall
went to San Francisco, and the money
loaners there found some little technical
fault with the wording Of IL and
IL was sent back and changed
slightly. The charge male was very
light for the services rendered. The mat.
ter lad been overlooked until recently.
wh.n Ii hal been discovered On the books
and the bill presented. On motion OF
OTHER HILLS.
The bill OF Anthouy Fox. Assessor.
amounting 10 $40, then came up. for at
tendance on the meetings Of the Board Of
Equalization. II was r~e-argued. Chair
man ~shspperd thought II RICH, 70 allow
the bill. Such bulls had always been al
| Lowell heretofore. and all over the State.
| He could not SEQ any authority TO compel
the attendance Of the Assessor during
| equalization without compensation. a. was
the case with the County Clerk and Audi
tor. lie was employed by tho day In
assessing. and II was made his duty by the
Law 10 attend the siitings Of the Board Of
Equalization. Tho bill WAS allowed. less
SO for attendance by Deputy one day.
Other bills we're all owed As follows:
Loukey 4 smith S25. W. II. Hill SIS Is,
Joseph Demling SIS, q. h. smith $3.50.
Bills referred; j.. II. Piper. $40 for dis
tributing 200 poster. Of registered anne
In the First aud 200 In the Second Wards
u Virginia; slso ". Elstner $50 for post-
ing similar notices all over the city. A
bill Of George DAILY \ Co. for $3.50 25, for
publishing registration lists were also re-
ferred.
COUNT PROPERTY WANTED.
John burns came before the Board and
wantel 10 purchase tho tsy title held by
the county to tho north "a feet 81 the
south III feet Of Lot l, Block %. Range
4. Referred after discussion to Commis.
sioners Hazeltine, Nye and Torp.
wm. Mooney wanted 10 purchase or
lease iivs feet Of Lot II. Block i33, Range
A. just south Of tho retaining wall OF the
OOurtHouse.
Commissioner Torp did not think the
property could be sold without application
20 the Court. the appointment OF appraisers
and an order OF sale.
ON motion Of Hazeltine, tho Chairman
vas appointed q committee Of ono 10 attend
10 the matter. and report al the next meet.
ing.
The application Of J. II. Kinsman. Grip
Piled by q blast in . mine at Austin. for
permission 10 peddle without . license. |
WAS referred to:the Gold Hill delegation to
arrange. as the. Board had no right to grant
his request.
rLowERr POLLING PRECINCT.
J.. Z. Woodbury. appeared before the
Board and presented . petition signed by
"a Of the i27 registered voters Of flowery
precinct. praying that the polling place
there be changed from the new school
house to tho Omega mill. II had been
represented TO the Boird at . previous
meeting that there were al the Lady Bryan
mine 100 voters. when there were but ii.
Eve-y man who had been asked 10 sign
the petition had done % except one.
Commissioner Torp-Are the names on
this petition the same ~ those on the regis
tered list2
woodbury-Thsy are. except ono Mr..
Greenhood, and his father signed his
name.
Mr.. Cour.er-Did those whose names
appear on this petition know that II wAs TO
have the polling precinct changed from the
school.house 10 the Omega milly
wooibury-They did.
Mr.. Courser thought II singular.
some whose names appeared there had told
him they did not want u there.
W. \. Tolles said u was understood that
the polling place WAS 10 DO held Of the
school house. and he had . solemn protest
against Its being held ut the Omega mill.
The primary had been held there and had
been q ~bulldosing affair. and there men
could not do a. they wanted TO but must
do a. Woodbury. said. lie had said that
they should not have anything down In
the lower part Of the canyon and there
were sixty odd voters down there. There
were a lot Of hirelings about the Omega
mill, and he knew that from the way the
primaries had been carried on they were
bulldosing Affairs.
HAzeltins-You were one OF the judges,
were you not. and did you demonstrated
Toiles-I did not know IL at the time.
but men told me Of IL aftsrward. and hal
they could not vote o. they wanted to.
INTIMIDATION AND sonE-HEApSrss."
Chairman s~heppsrd-Do you believe
tina. injustice would b done II the polls
were held at the miln
Tolles-I will take my oath that there
would. Some men say positively that they
will not 80 To the polls 70 vote. They say
that Woodbury. and Bottsford control
things mp that way. and they will not 20
there TO vote.
Woodbury. ThAt. IL all bosh. lie was
one Of the judges at the primaries. but his
man WA not elected. and he did not get
on the Legislative ticket. and hence he
bucked.
Torpe -Hays vou any oblection 10 the