Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-10-18

ferfed deputy bills.
DR.. HarriS represented bill for attending
Jack Weiss (ihe prisoner who rsvolted
and was mastered BY Jailer Fsrnum) In
the jail, and DR.. Conn asked for rsmu.
nerstion for like attendance on Goyetts.
Both bills were referred. By rule Of the
Board II 10 the County Physicians duty
to attend to the ailments Of prisoners.
DR.. Newland was allowed - for draw
ing several teeth OF . suffering prisoner.
Constable Mccarthy Was also allowed
his salary. $3.50.
Kane. the man Who sued the Com.
m~issioners to recover possession Of
Bonanza avenue, presented . bill for
costs Of certain orders Of suit. - allowed
by the District Court. Bill referred.
INDECENT MATHIS.
Fraser suggested. 10 they were about
to take up applications for aid. that
none be allowed that we're not in proper
fern, stating that hs believed applicants
should DO made TO conform with the
strict letter OF the Law.
Canavan said hs had always under.
stood that applicants we're 10 required;
that II hs lad voted to grant aid 10
cases where the application was not IN
o o form, 10 was because he had never
seen Il. He Afterwards added that II an
application was not dated. IL would not
be considered out Of form, ~ the Clerk
could afix the day Of the month.
QUEER APPLICATIONS o AID.
Sheridan said he had some spplica.
tons for aid he desired the reporters
present to inspect. simply TO show how
careless taxpayers we're In signing them;
that citizens were In the habit Of sign
ing blank applications. when any appli-
cant's name could be inserted. There
vas one shown. signed BY William Gar.
hart and Rachel Beck 90 taxpayers. and
Mrs. HofYman's name y applicant 10.
serted between the signatures. and the
proper space for the name OF the
petitioner left blank. Another applica-
ton was exhibited signed BY Maurice
Foley and z. Duncan Duntriss a. lax.
payers and no name Of applicant II given.
sin another was presented BY Thos.
Jackson which did NOT have any sigma
lures. =.
Cspavan thought II best 10 reject al
applications not In form. when petition.
ers would take soms pains hereafter to
cause a. little trouble - possible. He
further stated applications must contain
place Of residence to be in form ss there
we're 90 many parties Of the same name
applying for aid.
An application for aid by Miss Lizzie
Bowes, who resides south Of St. Mary's
Hospital, Virginia, contained the names
Of .'Mr. Squisrs" and ~. @. Hampton"
a. taxpayers. The blank was Allied 10
with the same handwriting. signatures
and oil. What purported to be Hamp-
Ions Signature was declared BY the
Clerk to be . forgery. and the applica'
ton was rejected.
A somewhat similar case was that Of
an application for Miss Hill. 308 South
Howard street (Divids). purporting to
BE- signed BY ''Mr. Jerry 0'Nsil" and
'.Mr. James Neal" The handwriting
was the same throughout.
Commissioners Fraser said he was sat-
isdsd Miss Hill vas In need and the
reassn Why the writing was the same was
because one o! the parties could not
write and the other had signed his name
for him.
The District Attorney being appealed
to said . mark or something else should
DO on the application TO show that n
party had sieped for the other.
The matter WAS referred to Fraser and
be was requested to see both parties
whose names were signed and zee II they
had authorized the use OF their names.
The rule OF tho Board which stated
aid would not be granted where there
Was an able bodied man 10 the family
Was suspended and aid granted TO Peter
Magsam. Q German ont Of work. who
has . wife and seven children. Aid was
also given Mrs. Jerry Harrington, whose
husband died about ten days ago from
o~vsrhsstins in the Sierra Nevada. She
has six small children.
Lizzie Brown, living east Of the Cath.
ole Church, sent In an application
signed by A. Parker and George Dirks.
Commissioner Sheridan said he believed
the vsman lad several aliases. and was
granted aid under them. he wanted
the application referred. His request
was granted.
In Ill, there were about thirty sppli.
cations for aid granted and two refused.
besides those above msntisned.
The Board vent into session to con.
slider towu and city Affairs. and the
Nxws reporter. owing to the lstsnsss Of
the hour. withdrew.