Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1880-06-09
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Regular Monthly Meeiing-Bills
AilOwed-The Railroad Tax
Suit COmprOmised-Right of
Way Granted to the Railroad.


On Monday, June Z, the Board of
County Commissioners held their
regular monthly meeting. The fol.
lowing bills ware audited and passed
Ruel Lothrop work IN road, "a; r.
A. Cooke Sheriff5' fees, sos; BANNER
Bros. clothing for INDECENT SO 40; j.
Casebeer Justices fees 1878 40; G. f.
Brant Assessor $500; J. S. Dallas
Clerk fees, $31 rs; Jos. r. Pursey
fencing court house lot, $11 SO;
WHEEL d Campbell supplies, $45;
T.R. Hawkins painting fence $11 so;
Hop Lee keeping and burying indi.
gent Chinawomnn, 90 40; NJ. Meyer
supplies Sl1 81; T. r. Hawkins
fees for registering voters $35 90 T.
II. Hawkins Justices fees, 81 90;
Donnelly & Shaw care OF INDECENT
sick, $40; John Lothrop, County Re-
corders' fees, $15 45; NJ. W. Stiles
work on county road, $40 so; ]. A.
Bonham stationery for county,
SOL 05; D. F. Norton work on road.
SO so; II. B. Maxwell work on road,
$2S; A. J. Maxwell board of indi-
gent sick, $51 06; NJ. L. Jaqua
board of prisoners, 1874 Al; G. Bur
nap jailers' fees and repairs, S142 SO;
'Sutro Independent printing, $25; d.
4. Harkin fees for registering $34 so;
ID. +. Harkin Justices fees, 80; J.
NJ. Campbell printing, $135 So: J
ID. Sims supplies, $47 So; C. N. Mot
ley taking poor to hospital SEQ so;
Geo. Langridge clerk at election, So;
j, ID. Blackburn clerk at election So;
J. II. Shaw County Commissioners
fees $50; j. G. Mackenzie County
Commissioner and mileage S52; G.
w. Burrier County Commissioner,
$50; II. W. Arnold clerk of election,
So; John McQniggan judge of cleo
ton, So; Gen. Langridge Judge of
election, IS, Storey county hospital
bill 1884: T. G. Caldwell working
on road, 81; J. Littleton constable
fees, 1923 %; Ripley & Haas sup
plies, 1923 80; j. G. Young County
Superintendent, $50; John Lothrop
County Auditor, 500; NJ. Mover
supplies, s. Is; NJ. Meyer supplies,
81 As; C. F. Backmer supplies,
So SO.
II. VI. Yerrinrtnn appeared before
the Board on behalf Of the Carson
& Cnlorad, r. r. Co., aud il was on
motion resolved. That the Carson
& Colorado r. II. Ca. hr, and il is
hereby 9tqnted. the right of way
along aud ACROSS the public high
ways Of Lyon county. for the term oc
so years; said right of way not t" cx
coed 90 feet in width, and provided
that in case said Railroad Co. shall
Use any of the public highways of
said c"unty t. the injury thereof il
shall construct at its own expense
another suitable public highway for
the use of the public, in place of the
enc taken and used by it under this
order"
Mr.. Yerington, on behalf of the
Virginia ami Truckee Railroad Com
psny proposed to tine Board that the
suit for taxes now pending or appeal
between the county and the railroad
company should he compromised
the railroad company to pay the
amount of the Judgment, $5,702 so,
and each party to pay its own costs
and expenses. The Board accepted
the proposition. and instructed the
District Attorney TO stop all legal
proceedings. This compromise puts
toe county into immediate possession
Of the money, while if the case had
been fought there might have been
delay Of year or more with attend
ant expenses.
THE SCHOOL TAX ELECTION.
Three 10 One In silver City. and
Five to One In Dayton In Favor
OF the Tax.
The special school tax election
in this city and Dayton passed off
very quietly. Many who were reg
istered did not vote-the vote Of
Dayton being lighter prnportionately
than in Silver Civ hut the m aioritics