Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-01-13

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The Board Of County Commissioners
held an adjourned meeting last evening.
Chairman H.z-ltine presiding. Present
Commissioner Nys. Fraser and Gal.
lsgher. The minutes OF the last meet
ing were read and approved.
Lyon county presented a bill for care
Of Daniel McL.od. Q Storey comfy pau.
per. taken sick at Johntown. medical
attendance. ss5. nursing. $50. total
Sl2O. Bill allowed. Chairman Hazel.
tine reported that Mcleod had been
removed to the Storey County Hospital
q o o Is no was able to make the jour.
ney.
Two insurance policies on the County
Hospital for $4,000 each were presented
One in the State Investment Of San
Francisco and one the Commercial OF
San Francisco. Referred to Hospital
Committee.
The report OF the Committee On Jus.
| tice and Constables' bills was presented
In writing. II found error In the bills
Of C~onstables Jewell and Metcalf, trifiing
in themselves, but were for double
arrests, first by the police and then by
the Constsbles on warrants subsequently
sworn out. thus entailing upon the
county an expense Of 50 so in each case.
The Committee cited the law and 70.
ported that they had taken legal advice
on the subject and adversely to allowing
| the bills in such cases. In the bill OF
Constable Jewell seven cases OF this
kind were cited and six cases in the bill
Of Constable Metcalf. The Committee
also reported adversely to allowing bills
| for the service Of subpenas BY the Con.
stables and deputies on themselves, as
by law these officers were compelled to
attend and give evidence in such cases.
Cases where this had been done were
cited and the Committee recommended
the d~isallowance OF the bills OF these
officers Tor the fees charged for all these
services. The report was adopted.
Chairman Hazeltine reported that the
former county experts had been set at
work on the extension OF tax roll for
1879. In regard to opening new books
he said the District Attorney would ex.
plain the law.
District Attorney Harris said that by
the passage OF u law in 1865 IL WINS
obligatory on the county to open certain
accounts. which. with q single eIcep-
ton. had never been kept. These were
q General Fund. q Contingent Fund,
and an INDECENT Sick Fund. The law
provided that to the General Fund two.
thirds Of certain appropriations should
DO made, u sixth to the Contingent
Fund. and one-sixth to the INDECENT
Sick Fund. As this had never been
done, IL was now an object OF som mo-
ment to know just how to remedy the
error. Il was q subject Of much i'm
portance, and required some considera-
ton a. to tho best way Of arriving at
tho desired end. The duty was obliga.
tory on the county. and he asked for
himself and the committee further time
to report. which was granted.
Referred bills were allowed as follows:
G. L. Metcalf, Constable's fees, bill
S34S SO, allowed for 1926; James Jew.
ell, Constable's fees, bill $500 80. al.
lowed for 1929 80; John Knox. Justices
fees, s263; N. d. Donovan. Constable's
fees, S72; Thomas Moses. Justices fees,
S2SS SO; j. p. FianninSham, same,
SOS Is 0rmsby county, fees In the
Pritchard case. STATS 80.
The bill Of the Sheriff OF Washoe
county for $40 so, for expenses in assist-
ing in the return OF Mark Brown. which
had been referred to the District Attor-
d.y, was by that officer reported upon
adversely, for the reason that there was
no statute authorizing its payment.
| Not but that the bill was in the main
equitable. and the expenses had been
mostly incurred. but the law would not
authorize the payment OF it. The bill
was rejected.
The bill Of z. S. Eldridgo for Grand
Jury exporting. S25s 75. was allowed
for Sal so /: also. that OF l.. b. Hast
ings. same. for the same amount; A.
Williams. same. 1924.
Commissioner Gallagher reported that
Superintendent Bawden Of the Julia
wished the county to rsconvey the
| Chonta claim, sold and bought in by
the county for S3i 80 delinquent taxes,
to Frank LOGAN, the former owner, on
his paying the amount due thereon and
all expenses.
The District Attorney reported no
action by the Board necessary, since the
Treasurer. who was the legal custodian
OF the county property. was empowered
by law to act in such matters. On
motion, the Treasurer was requested to
comply with the above request.
The Auditor said the law required him
to keep q record Of all property belong
ing TO the county. This hs had not in
his office. He thought a report OF the
Treasurer would be necessary before the
proper record could be made. because all
the deeds were not on record. The
| Chairman volunteered to see the Treas.
urer and get the required statement.
Commissioner Gallagher oil the Court.
house Committee said nothing had been
yet done toward securing the Jail against
breaks. The committee was ready to
hear suggestions from the Board. De-
ferred till a full Board should be present.
On account OF the necessity OF action
in regard to the question OF opening
books in the Auditors Office as required
by law. an adjournment was taken only
till Friday, 10th inst. ut 1880 p. II.