Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-09-06
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
YEsrERDAY ANo r0DAY's PRo.
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The Board Of County Commissioners
met at 1. O'Clock yesterday morning.
Chairman Canavsn presiding and q iuh
Board present.
After bearing the minutes read they
proceeded to count the moneys in the
hands Of the Treasurer. II was found
to seroe with the Auditors statement.
An application Wa received from All
Sam for the return Of $A3. taken from
him, - he claims. without authority OF
Law BY Constable Mccarthy and County
Jsilsr Fafnham. All Sam says that he
was sentenced to serve . term In the
County Jail. having In his pocket $4s.
the property OF another man; that he re-
fused to give Il up to any person; that
Constable Mccarthy procured . writ OF
attachment and took the money from
the County Jsiler after that efacsr bad
taken the money from his (Sam's)
pocket In the process Of searching. This
money was turned into the County Treas
ury BY the constable. and Sam vas cred
tied With the amount ON his Ans. Be.
ferrsd to Commissionar Fraser and
District Attorney Hiles.
OFFICIAL lxPoxn.
Dr.. Weber reported the number OF
patients in the County Hospital. Sep
tsmber l, "a; 8 females and 20 males;
out patients treated. "a; total number
treated last month, IS.
Chief Engineer Riorden. OF the Fire
Department, reported four ares In Wiz.
sinia In August; loss, $1,000. The
amount Of salaries OF the Department
for August 10 $ll40. divided among the
Chief, Assistant, eight frsmsn. two extra
men and two watchmen.
City Jsilsr Plunkett reported total ar.
rssts for August to number ~. Pro-
visions consumed in the jail amounted
70 Sls 50.
The rssidspts Of East Washington
street pstitionsd against the removal oil
the street lamp In their vicinity on the
around that officers do not patrol that
section and the light 10 needed ~ .
measure Of protection.
Chief Bradley. In Q communication,
ssk.d that any person or arm engaged In
the business OF selling wood from .
wagon. pack animal or wood yard shall
pay q city license quarterly. That the
License Collector be empowered to col.
Loot licenses from lodging house keepers.
and also authorized to seize on property
Of any description belonging to parties
Who refuse to pay licenses when carrying
on Q business thai requires . license.
A communication signed BY j. A.
Bruns-y. ]. II. Richards. A. L. Edwards
and William Il. Hill. insurance agents,
was presented. claiming In Eject that the
tax imposed in this city on insurance
companies 10 excessive and out OF pro-
portion to the licenses charged 10 any
other business, being two and three
times greater. They asked that the
ordinances be amended 20 - to reduce
their taxation.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mrs. Wilson. formerly propristress Of
the Keystone boardius-hOuss. said she
had been summoned to pay taxes on
$500, which she did not posses. She
confessed to having that amount 10 bank
Of one time. bat said It was simply there
on dsposit for the purpose Of paying her
bills. and that nothing was left after
they were liquidatsd. Commissioner
Fraser did not think the Board bad any
power to afford the woman any relief.
Action was deferred.
William O'Brisn wants to 20 back to
Bodie, and solicited aid from the Conn
m~issionsrs. He vas promised . ticket
By Sheridan and given ~ 90 BY Cana
van and 81 by Gallagher.
G. Prosti, an INDECENT, wanted his e1.
penses paid to San Francisco. Matter
referred.
The Clerk vas instructed 70 CORE
spopd with the Commissioners OF Eureka
county with regard to the kssping Of In
dig-nts there.
The action Of the Committee o. the
Whole, In employing Wells Drury to eI-
anime and report upon the clerical work
performed In the ofios Of the County
Clerk and Auditor and Recorder. wa
ratified.
A large nsmb.r Of regular bills were
allowed.
pisPUrrD DEPuTIrs.
Tho bills Of Fred. Nichol. Charles
Colburn, h. @. Thompson and John
Brady. deputies in the Offices Of the
County Recorder and Auditor and
County Clerk, wore referred to the
Court. house Committee. About . month
age the Board passed q resolution dis
pepsipe with the services Of q deputy
in each office. but oil the Deputies have
kept right on. just the same. notwith.
standing. A test will probably DO mad
in the courts. The officers named claim
that they cannot conduct the county's
business satisfactorily with . less force
than ct present employed.
The Board adjourned to meet at ~
o'clock 4. M.today.