Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-01-27

The County COMMISSIONERS neio An
adjourned meeting last evening. Chair
man Hazeltine presiding. Present
Commissioners Nye. Fraser and Gal.
lagher. The minu,as OF the last meet
ing were read and approved.
A communication was presented mott.
flying the Board that q policy OF insur.
ance Of $500 on the stores in the
storeroom at the county hospital would
expire February 8. Referred to tho
Hospital Committee.
A resolution was read in favor Of
deciding to the 0phir Company lot g.
block 90, range -. now held by the
county on taI title. on payment OF
SAT so, which was intended to pay the
taxes for which the lot was sold and the
expenses Of making the deed. Commits.
sioner Nys said the amount made no
provisions for paying tho expenses
incurred by the county in the premises.
Commissioner Gallagher said there were
Sheriff. fees and District Attorneys
fees and these should be paid. as doubt.
less the county had allowed and paid
them. The District Attorney said the
matter was an old one and he doubted
IL there was any one likely to claim any
fees in il. Referred to the Chairman
and District Attorney.
The District Attorney reported the
following policies Of insurance ON county
property referred to him as in due form
and the policies were accepted and Or
dered filed :
Faueuil Hall-S275O; $3.50 on hos.
pital building No. l; $3.50 on building
No. 2. and $3.50 on the furniture IN
No. 2.
Star Insurance Company - Same
amounts and on Same property a. the
foregoing.
pital.
Home Mutual-s2500 on the iurni.
ture in the County Hospital.
Berlin.C Cologne - $3.50 on the pest.
house.
The District Attorney asked and was
granted further time in which to report
on the communication OF the County
Auditor respecting the Assessors office,
which had been referred to him.
Commissioner Nye asked and was al
lowed an appropriation OF S25 in favor
Of John Welsh, INDECENT. o In the
County Hospital with Q frozen loot.
The man was q county charge and was
likely to continue as long a. he remained
here, and his friends were raising mon
sy to help him 60 below.
Chairman Hazeltins said that two
propositions to strengthen the County
Jail had been submitted to the Boar
containing in all some i've diff rent
plans. Most Of these were in regard to
sheeting up the inside with iron. Re-
fsrred to the Committee Of the Whole,
the Board to meet at ! p. n. today to
decide which to adopt, after which bids
will be advertised for to all q contract to
do the job according to the plans q
specifications adopted.
Auditor wilkin came before The Board
and said that q law was in existence
which had been in force for . good many
years, but never complied with and
which made Il incumbent on the Audi.
tor to charge to the Treasurer all the
property Of tbs county. As new book
were about to DO opened. he thought the
matter ought to be seen to. IL would
require q search OF the records and an
abstract in order to know what the
county owned; for there were many
deeds recorded aud some portions OF the
property in some OF these deeds had
been sold. Ho would at least ask for
instructions how to proceed. AZ the work
should have been done by his predeces-
sors hs should expect compensation Tor
the search. ~.
The District Attorney said he knew OF
no such law, had never seen 1t, could
not find 1t and could not SOC any sense
in it any way. The property was oil on
the T%rcasurer's books and be was the
legal custodian Of it and responsible on
his official bond for its safe keeping.
The County could see what property 1t
owned at any time by referring to the
Treasures books. but il there was such
q law 1t should be complied with.
Referred to the Courthouse Commit
tee and District Attorney.
Auditor wilkin said that two copies Of
the GoLp HILL News which should have
been on file in his office were missing.
They were before his time. being Nos.
1880 and 1851. October. 1878. The
bound volume ended October ii. 1878.
The reporters present were requested
to make a note Of the fact, and any one
having the missing numbers would con
fer a favor on the county by delivering
them to the Auditor. THESE numbers
cannot bs replaced from the Nrws office.
REP.
Adjourned till Friday. the 3Oth In.
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