Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-07-08

aHhG III OUDG
Imbr0glio.
The Board Of County Commissioners
held their regular monthly meeting in
Clerk Dodge's Office yesterday. 1t had
been rumored that an injunction would be
issued. restraining the contractor from
continuing the building Of the Court
house, according to the changes ordered by
the Board, and public expectation was on
the qui vive. Mr.. r. Sadler, through his
attorney, Hon. Thos. Wren, had a writ Of
certorari served upon the Board, calling
upon them to show upon what grounds
they had ordered a deviation from the
original plans and specifications, alleging
that they have exceeded the powers confer
red by law, and that such changes are lille
gal and unauthorized.
The Court ordered that the Commits
sioners should present q certified copy Of
the original contract to the Court on the
18th instant at 10 O'Clock, and that all pro-
ceedings under the special orders Of the
Board be stayed until that day. This is
what ARENAS Ward would have dubbed a
''sarkasm." All the work for which special
appropriations have been made has already
been completed, so that the work will not
be retarded, but should the Court decide
that such changes are illegal, then the
interesting point arises as to who shall pay
for the mistake. The Board being the
regular representatives Of the county, the
contractor was justified in following their
instructions, and so it would hardly be
fair to cinch him. 1t is not likely the
amount can be squeezed out Of the Com
m%issioners. Imagine the CONSERVATION OF
Commissioner Page, who voted against the
different appropriations, should he be
called upon to fork over to the county an
amount equal to two years salary. He
would probably say of Eureka what Daniel
Webster once said of New Hampshire:
ats devilish good place in which to live,
but adamned sight better place from which
to emigrate." 1t is a neat little knot, the
unraveling Of which we shall await with
the utmost solicitude. The Commissioners
claim they are firmly entrenched behind
the law, but when Sadler gets his Teutonic
blood to fever heat there is no telling what
a muss he may succeed in kicking up.
1t was ordered that SO much Of the or
ders passed by the Board Jun 80, 1879, as
provided compensation for extra work
thereby authorized to be done, be rescind-
ed.
Commissioner Page objected to all ex-
tras authorized since june 9th, in the con-
struction Of the new Courthouse, on the
ground that the building, If built in ac-
cordanee with the plans aud specifications.
would be better if built without the
changes authorized.
The resignation Of James II. Mont
gomery, as Superintendent of the Court
house, was accepted, and Mr.. NJ. b. Bart
lett was appointed in his stead, at q salary
not to exceed $40 per day.
1t was ordered that all publications and
printing required by. and properly charge
able against Eureka county, be dom by
Cassidy & Skillmar, and the publications
made in the Eureka DAILY SENTINEL.
BILLS
Tie following bills were allowed: NJ.
Kyle, $685. 80 T.. Il. Dodge, s85 George
w. Merrill, 500; James Crsgan, 81; H.
knight, 81 .050; l.. W. Cromer, $3.50 rs;
Samuel Cooper, $500; DAILY Leader"
$50; b. C. Levy, S96 Is; j. b. Simpson
and Alex. Mckay. each SlG0; Calisber
Bros, 50; Smith Il Caravan, 500 60;
W. II. Clark, $50 IS; Robert Glib
son. S33; James Montgomery. S270;
Il. Sadler & Co.. $40 so; City Drug Store,
50 SO; A. c. Bishop, $3.50, b. +. McEwen,
So so; f. A. Parry, 1927 25; X. II. Egles-
ton, SIS so; Crocker d Co., sal so; Eureka
Water Works, s12; Daily Leader" $40;
II. o. German, S66 so; r. Doutrick 4 Co.,
s.; w. II. Remington, SIT so; T. Kelley,
S22; Geo. Clark. $40; Terry Mcmahon,
$50; Mrs. G.. ID. Hunter, 1924: o. f. Pat
terson, $40 so; Cassidy & Skillman. 81;
w. p. Haskell, sol so; Jos Bolmor, S12 So;
4. ID. Page, $50; b. J. Turner, $50; A.. w.
Campbell, $50; Mrs. N. Millich, SITS 10;
National Guard. $50; NJ. b. Bartlett, 500;
Meyers & Franklin. $40 80; Owen McDer-
mott. SOL; A. Boungard. $5.2s8.
The Board then adjourned to meet at
y o'clock this morning.