Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-09-03
THE c0UNTY'S WATCH.
THEIR MEETING AT DAYTON
LAST MONDAY.

Silver R0ads-The Boards Opin.
ion off Washburn's Conduct
Bills Allowed.
At the monthly meeting of the
Board of County Commissioners, last
Monday, the new road east of the
Rock Point mill was accepted, and q
warrant for 81 ,525 ordered drawn in
favor Of Lou. Stoner, the contractor,
In payment for the same. The
Board had gone over the road prior
to the meeting, examined the
bridges Al either end, and found all
done with first class material, and in
the most workmsnlike manner.
REPAIRS TO THE COMO ROAD.
Senator Westerfield appeared at
the request Of . meeting Of miners
and others directly interested, and
stated that ssvea or eight miles of
the road between Dayton and Como
were almost impossible owing to the
chuck-holes and loose rock, and
asked that a small appropriation be
made TO render the road passable.
Break-downs had already occurred
on the road, and unless it was i'm
proved the development OF the dis
trict would be greatly retarded.
Chairman Shaw said the Como
road was not, strictly speaking,
county road, but as the parties using
1t had signified their willingness to
defrsy part Of the cost of repairs,
he thought the county should assist
in making it passable until winter
sets in. By the end of the year there
would probably be quite a camp at
Como, and more extensive repairs
could then be made.
Commissioner Mackenzie said
Como was not sufficiently developed
to warrant any great outlay on a
road to that place.
Senator Westerfield said $500 or
$500 should be spent, even If toll had
to be levied. He believed that $500
would put the road In fair condition.
Chairman Shaw said the county
might give 5000, IL those interested
subscribed the other 500.
District Attorney Powell did not
think that $50 could be raised
among them.
Commissioner Mackenzie said be
would agree to S20o, and some time
hence, If a strike were made there,
the county could afford few hun.
dreds more.
Commissioner Burrier coinciding,
the sum Of 5000 was appropriated.
OTHER ROADS CONTAINED OF.
Deputy Clerk Bonham complained
of a mud-hole near Birdsall's mill,
and asked that the mill company be
made to repair it.
Senator Westerfield said the mud
hole referred to had been filled in.
Commissioner Mackenzie said that
he also had road complaint to
make. The road between Dayton
and Silver was in worse condition
than for a long time past. Com.
plants were frequent, and it should
be repaired. f'f
The clerk was ordered to notify
Mr.. Elder, the lessee, that no must
repair it at once.
wAsHBURN's MIsBEHAvIOR.
Chairman Shaw said that the
Sheriff had informed him that WASH
burn refused to work, and evinced a
reckless disposition.
District Attorney Powell said that
that man tWashburn] was acting SO
mean that he would not do half as
much for him now as he otherwise
would. The law prescribed pun
ishment for prisoner who behaves
as Washburn does. That Is, to shut
him up in dark cell. This might
be done for while, to see what ef |
feet it would have.
Chairman Shaw knew of nothing
in the law which allowed any man
10 defy the people of Lyon county; |
and while not advocating extreme
he proposed that Wash |
burn be kept in solitary confinement
until he showed disposition to be. |
have properly, when leniency could
be shown him.
BILLS ALLOWED.
Bills were then allowed AS follows:
G. w. Burrier $50, M. Meyer $40 IS,
Lyon County Times $l4 so, J. G.
$50, G. p. Randall IS so,
Judge Seawell $40 OF, J. d. Sims
s26 so, J. e. Fair $l24 so, 1. Cohn