Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-05-13

There was an adjourned meeting OF
the Board Of County Commissioner at
7:30 O'Clock last evening. Chairman
Hazsltins presiding. Present-Com.
missionsrs Nys. Frazer. Gallagher and
Canavan. The minutes Of the last meet
ing were read and approved.
A communication from Hop Sing.
asking to disintsr the body Of Sung
Fung, to remove the same to China. was
presented. Refused on the ground tina,
|. did not appear that said dsfunct Cslss.
tial did not die Of contagious disease.
and subsequently, referred to the Hos
pital Committee.
Commissioner Cansvan. as COMMITTEES
ON Roads. said the greatest damage 10
the roads down Six.mile Canyon wa In
the limits Of the city Of Virginia. The
Geiger grade VA in good condition.
Other roads would soon DO examined
and reported upon. Further time was
granted.
The referred bill Of John K. Brown
for Court Commissioners fees for $50
was allowed for $25. 4. Nocs. for can
dies Tor jail, was allowed $40.
Bids to furnish hospital supplies were
opened and read a. follows: Hatch
Bros. Sll3S 40; 10. Demling. $l163 Is;
VIM. Krauso, Sll33 As; @. T. Nutter,
Sass IS; Stewart & Co.. $l289 rs;
(codicil to last, 50 40 off, The bids
were referred to the Clerk to compare
with each other and with the original
reputation and report at the next meet
ing.
Deputy Clerk Randall reported having
examined the records Of toll.road fran.
chises. The Gould & Curry toll road
bad been collecting toll for I've years
without legal right. j. b. Hereford had
been collecting toll on the Dayton toll
road since March without legal right.
Nothing could be arrived at as to the
Ophir Grade. Following 10 Q summary
OF the important portions Of the report:
February IL. 1862. an order was made
requiring all the various toll roads In
Storey county. and especially the Devils
Gate. Ophir. Gold Hill and Virginia.
Virginia and Steamboat and Wiz.
ginia and Flowery toll roads to hand
into the Office Of the County Clerk their
charters Tor examination.
February Is, 1862. the Virginia and
Gold Hill, Devils Gate and American
Flat toll roads handed in their charters.
March 4. 1862. the 0phir toll road
complied with the request. On this day
an order was made declaring tho road
between Virginia City and Gold Hill
and through Gold Hill to the northern
lius Of the mill ground Of the washoe
Company to 30 . county road; also Ger.
tain streets In Virginia and Gold Hill to
be public highways.
May 8, 1862, the road commencing at
the Gould & Curry mill and running
through Six.mile Canyon to the Gsigsr
grade was declared free.
June 4. 1862. Crown Point ravins
road Was declared free.
July 10 part Of the above order was
rescinded.
December %, 1865. the county bought
the coryell toll road for $500.
December -. 1870. the Gould x Curry
Wa granted Q ivs years extension Of
its toll road franchise down through
Flowery Canyon.
April %. 1873. L. Il. Torp and D. N.
Gsiger were granted an extension Of the
franchise Of the Geiger Grade toll rosd
for ive years.
May 20, 1879. @. Derby was granted a
lease OF the American Flat toll road for
Ave years.
March s, 1875, John B. Hereford wal
granted Q five years. lease Of the Viz.
ginia and Dayton toll road.
December "a. 1877, II. II. Farley wa
granted q lease Of the Tunnel toll road
till March 8, 1880.
April Z. 1878. L. b. Torp was given q
Ave years lease Of the Gsiger grade.
May Is, 1878, @. Derby was granted q
lease Of the American Flat road for i've
years. from May 20. 1878.
The Clerk reported that the charter OF
the Ophir toll road had probably been
burned, a. 1t could not DO found. II
was granted when Nevada was O part OF
Utah.
DR.. Kirby said house cleaning would
commence at the Hospital June l.
Chairman Hazsltine said Mr.. Taylor
would be through his contract to line
the Jail Saturday or Monday at the
fsrthest.
Commissioner Frazer wanted to 60
over the job BY daylight, and suggested
meeting at I p. n. for the purpose.
Adjourned till 2 p. n. Of Tuesday, the