Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-05-13

OB08E OAA4t8s8 !.
The anal meeting of the old Board OF
Town Trustees Of the town Of Gold Hill
was held last evening. President Steven
son in the chair, the full Board being
present.
Town Marshal McCleery reported
that since his last report. April To- hs
had collected one license, amounting to
$40. The report was received.
An ordinance amending the ordinance
relating to the salaries OF town officers
was read, and. on motion, was passed.
The ordinance appears in another
| column.
Trustee Mercer. In . few feeling re-
marks, moved that . vote Of thanks be
rendered to President Stevenson, who
was abou. to retire from the position OF
Chairman Of the Board, . position which
be had held with so much honor to him.
self and credit to the town Of Gold Hill.
As presiding officer his course had been
at oil times one Of strict inpartiality
and in retiring from the Board he carries
| with him the respect and good wishes OF
each and every member.
President Stevenson replied by say
| ing that hs was pleased that the new
| Board was constituted a. IL was, three
| OF the old Board and two OF the new.
| He thought that II would be q good
thing il the charter Of the town had
been amended 30 as to have but q part
| of the Board elected at o time 80 that
five inexperienced persons could not
be elected ut q time. He was glad to
know that the people thought a he did.
and the consequence was the election OF
a Board OF Trustees that he was satisfied
would prove an honor to the town. He
thanked the members for thoir attention
to business for the past two years and,
though he was about to sever his con-
nectiou with the Board, he assured them
that he would be with them in spirit,
and would watch with eagerness their
efforts in conducting the affairs OF the
town, knowing full we'll that the in.
terests OF the town were placed in good
and reliable hands.
After these few remarks the meeting
adjourned sine die.
The organization Of the now Board
was then proceeded with.
After the administering Of the oath OF
| office to the new Trustees. on motion Of
| Trustee Fox. Trustee Mercer was ap-
| pointed President pro tenn, and w. q.
| HYDE Clerk pro tenn. Present, Trustees
Mercer, Fox, Lsmsry, Woolley and
Dauchy.
The first business in order being the
election Of u President, Hon. L. I. Fox
WINS placed in nomination and was elected
without opposition. He thanked the
members for the honor bestowed upon
him and took the chair.
V. Lemery and r. Mercer wore placed
in nomination for President pro tenn. OF
the Board. The result was that Trustee
Mercer received four votes and was
elected.
The next business in order being the
election OF Town Clerk, three candidates
presented themselves for the position
| ID. Thorburu. W. by. Doane and w. q.
| HYDE. On the frst ballot d. Thorburn
received one vote. W. Hy. Doans I'M
vote, and w. G.. Hyde three votes. w.
q. Hyde was declared elected Town
| Clerk for the ensuing year.
The next business in order was the
| election Of Town Attorney. Judge II.
| Fitz Simmons and Hon. Il. K. White
| hill were placed in nomination. On the
| frat ballot Judge Fitz Simmons received
| four votes and Mr.. Whitshill one
| Judge Fitz Simmons was declared
elected Town Attorney for the ensuing
year.
were appointed by the President OF the
Board
COMMITTEES on Finance - Trustees
| Mercer and Lemery.
Committee on Streets - Trustee
Dauchy.
Committee on Fire and Watsr-Trus-
tee Woollsy.
It was ordered that the bonds Of the
town officers be the same a. they were
last year, viz: Town Marshal, $40, 600;
Town Treasurer, $40, 900; Town Clerk,
So. 900; Town Attorney, $4,000.
The bond and oath OF office OF the
n~ewly.elected Town Marshal, Frank W.
Folsom were presented. The bond was
accepted and EI. Marshal j. L. McCleery
Immediately transferred the insignia Of
Office TO Marshal Folsom.
In retiring from office Mr.. McCleery
takes with him the best wishes Of the
entire community. He has made .
good officer. and the people OF Gold
| Hill have no occasion to regret that they
had placed such o man a. Mr.. McCleery
in the position OF Marshal Of the town.
It would appear from the manner in
which he performed his arduous duties
that nature had intended him for such Q
position. He has q most worthy sac
cessor.
IL was ordered that o warrant be
drawn in favor OF J. L. McCleery for IL
DAYS salary; and also that Mr.. Me-
Clssry's bondsmen be cleared from
future responsibility.
Il was ordered that no change be
made in the police force until the first
Of June.
Complaint was made to the Board
| that q house was in course OF erection
on Telegraph street. The Marshal was
instructed to attend to the matter.
The Board adjourned.