Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-05-19

Jai1 Aecepseo ina reio .
There was . full attendance ct the
meeting Of the Board Of County Com.
missionsrs yesterday afternoon. The
minutes Of the last meeting were read
and approved.
Commissioner Canavan, Of the Com.
mittss on Roads, reported that D. B.
Lyman was present and wanted . lease
Of the Dayton toll road. he had, how
ever, promised Charles Forman, who
was largely interested In the road. a. II
led to the Forman shaft, that he would
ask the Board not to make any Anal dis
position Of the matter till Mr.. Forman
could be present.
Mr.. Lyman said he did not know that
the lease had expired March 8 or hs
would have been before the Board at
that time TO ask for . renewal. Those
no represented had been to considerable
sxpsnss this spring to put the road In
order, and some were objsctins now to
paying toll. he would like some imme1
dists action taken which would settle
that difficulty.
Mr.. Lyman was then given Q lease Of
the road for thirty days, two per cent.
Of the gross receipts from tolls TO be
paid to the school fund according to law.
the road to be kept In good repair and
the rates OF toll to remain unchanged.
Commissioner Canavan further 70.
ported that he had examined the tunnel
on the Tunnel toll road. It needed two
sets Of timbers near the south end. and
retimberine for twenty feet near the
north end, He was not prepared to give
an estimate OF the cost. Further time
granted.
In connection with the subject Of
roads were presented statements OF the
gross receipts from the Dayton toll road.
a. ,iollows December. 1879, $65 IS;
January, 1880. "a; February, $40 IS;
March, ~; April, $50 rs. All the
moneys received except % IL had been
expended on the road and more too.
Hop Sing presented q certificate Of
DR.. Conn that Leung Fung. whose re-
mains hs wished to exhume and send to
China, had been shot In the back
Of the neck some four and . half
years ago, and that he had not died Of
any contagious disease. The petition
to be allowed to remove the remains wa
granted.
A communication was read from ]. 3.
Evans, stating that his daughter. whose
custody had been BY the court given 10
the mother. and who had been handed
over To the mother only last Thursday
In good condition, had been turned out
OF doors, and asking the Board to pro.
vide for the child.
The District Attorney said the father
ought 10 be In tho State Prison for kid.
mapping the child. When the mother
could caro- for IL, this man had so strong
q love for II that he could not let II DO.
He took Il and carried Il Of and the
Grand Jury ignored the bill against him
because Of his great love for the child.
Now that the mother was unable 10 pro-
vide for II and he could worry the woman
BY forcing Il on her he showed bow
much hs loved II. In the opinion OF the
District Attorney Mr.. Evans had dis.
the decree Of the court made at
the time Of the divorce and could DO
made TO maintain the child.
The Clerk was instructed to write TO
the Orphan Home, Carson, and see II
the child could DO cared for there, the
paying the expense. In the
meantime, Commissioner Fraser Wal
tsld to provide for Ito proper care and
maintenance.
A communication was received from
Congressman Dsgestt, inclospg census
referring TO benevolent and re-
institutions, and requesting
The Board to have the blanks filled.
Clerk Mcdonald volunteered to all and
them.
The Clerk, to whom had been referred
Tho bids TO furnish hospital supplies,
reported that he had been over them all.
Some had not filled the full requisition
md others had put In too much. When
Ill had been made to conform to the
,peoiHcations, the bid Of Hatch Bros.
was the lowest and best bid. On motion,
he bid was awarded to Hatch Bros, for
he sum Of Sl1a6 Is. The bid Of VIM.
Krouse, which summed the lowest ct
arst, when corrected was $l162 85.
Chairman Hszeltine said the oon.
for lining the jail was ready to
'urn the work over.
Recess for one hour TO inspect the job.
Board rsoonvened ct s P. n.
The examination Of the work Of lining
he Jail having proved the job o b done
according to the original contract and
,ns modification, the work was accepted
md . warrant ordered drawn for the sum
II $500. the price originally agreed
upon, and also for the further sum Of
BOO for extras. q per agreement.
w. r. Randall was allowed $l6 for
up toll road charters, leases,
to-, and reporting.
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