Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-04-04
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
A Full Report Of Their Monthly
Deliberations.

"eceih6 VI oohIu OI COunty OOulWlb
sioners Monday, April 2, 1888. Board me
in Clerks Office at IL O'Clock A. NJ. Pres
emit Commissioner Arlington, Smith ant
Trofatter, District Attorney CARRIER, ant
M. G. %Cavanaugh, Clerk.
Minutes Of meeting of March 9Th, 9th
18th and 10th read and approved.
Statement Of County Auditor Of balances
on hand in different funds read and or.
dered filed.
Quarterly joint report Of Treasurer and
Auditor received and ordered filed, and
report ordered advertised as required by
law.
On motion the Board took recess Of halt
an hour for the purpose of counting the
money in County Treasury, as required by
law. The Board reconvened at II NJ.
Mr.. Trofatter rendered his resignation
as Chairman Of the Board, and Mr.. Smith
moved that the Board proceed to elect a
permanent Chairman.
Upon counting the ballots Mr.. Smith,
having received the unanimous vote of the
Board, was duly declared elected Chair
man.
Rev. George W. James appeared before
the Board on behalf OF James M. Smith,
stating that Mr.. Smith was in very
needy circumstances, and asked the
Board to grant him aid, to assist him in
removing to Illinois. Taken under ad-
visement.
Hon. George W. Baker appeared before
the Board and made a proposition to build
an addition 10x14 feet in the rear OF the
room now occupied by Baker & Wines as
a law office, agreeing to make such addition
fire proof, and stating to the Board that
if allowed to build would pay the county
$50 per month rent, instead of s45 now
paid. He had estimated the cost of such
addition to be about $3.50, said addition
Wines, they paying for it in rent, and
at the expiration Of their lease to revert
to the county. Proposition taken under
advisement till next meeting.
There being q deficiency in the Salary
Fund, it was ordered that the sun OF
$47i SO be transferred from General
Fund to Salary Fund.
Mr.. Trofatter moved, seconded by Mr..
Smith, that the order passed at the last
monthly meeting of the Board giving the
county printing to the paper having the
largest circulation be rescinded.
Mr.. Arlington stated that he would vote
against resembling the order, on the
ground that it was a matter Of economy
and saving to the county to have all print
ing done in one paper.
Upon taking q vote Messrs. Trofatter
and Smith voted to rescind, and Mr.. Ar
voting against.
Mr.. Trofatter moved, seconded by Mr..
Smith, that all county printing hereafter
be done in the Eureka SENTINEL and the
Leader. Carried, Trofatter and
voting aye, Arlington no.
District Attorney CARRIER stated that, in
his opinion, all county printing should be
lone in one paper, as a matter Of saving
and expense to the taxpayers, and sug-
yested that hereafter the Commissioners
allow for only such printing and advertis-
ing as is required by law, and that he
would object to the allowance of any bill
for printing except,in one paper.
Mr.. Trofatter informed Mr.. CARRIER that
he was not a County Commissioner, and
that when his advice was wanted it would
be asked for.
The District Attorney replied that he
would always volunteer his advice, whether
for or not, when he saw that the
missioners were wrong.
The bill of the Eureka Leader, for 500 so
Tor printing. being presented, brought
about considerable discussion.
Mr.. Arlington objected to paying any
Of tho bill charged as advertise
msnts, as the Board had Mt a previous
passed an order that all county
should be done in only one paper.
Mr.. Trofatter stated that, as the proprie-
Of the Leader had not been officially
OF that fact, he would vote to al
low the bill, less Sc; that amount he con-
as an overcharge in printing blanks
for the Assessor, as it was shown in the
SENTINEL bill passed during the same ses-
sion that Cassidy Il Skiilmau only charged
s1S per thousand for the same kind OF
work.
The District Attorney stated that the
was the mining tax notice.
Mr.. Arlington moved that the several
items in the bill as advertisements be cut
out, and also that the charge for printing
blanks be cut down from $40 to $18 per
thousand.
Mr.. Trofatter moved that the bill pass
as amended. 1t wss so ordered, and the
allowed S75.
Mr.. Smith moved that hereafter all
officers ordering advertising shall
the time for which the notice shall
be printed. So ordered.
The monthly statements Of County Re-
Clerk, Sheriff, Jailer and County
Physician were received and filed.
The following fees were paid into the
Treasury for March by the different coun-
ty officers: Recorder, 1886 80; Clerk,
S740 20; Sheriff on license account, ST.
214 95; Sheriff, fees, $500 05.
Petition OF citizens, requesting that the
Road Supervisor be instructed to clean the
was received and filed.
Petition of Mrs. Dennis and Mrs. Straus,
to having stone wall on Edwards
street removed, was received and filed.
Petition of Louis Brandt, to be appoint
ed Fire Warden, was ordered filed.
Petition from citizens of Mineral Hill
relative to fixing roads, read
and ordered filed.
Bond Of T. B. Bruffy, as Road Super
visor of Mineral Hill Township, was ap.
proved.
Petition for the relief Of James NJ. Smith
was ordered fled.
In reference to collecting the bullion tax
from Albion Company for the first quarter
of 1888, the District Attorney was author
lied not to press the collection unless.in
his judgment it was necessary to do 80.
Ordered that the Clerk notify all news
papers to take out standing Advertisements.
The bills Of Sweeney & Kermeen, for
horse hire in serving papers during jan
uary, February and March, were referred
to the District Attorney, and he stated
that they we're not chargeable to Eureka
County; that the law contemplated the
Sheriff's salary covered all such expenses.
Upon motion Of Mr.. Trofatter, seconded
by Mr.. Smith, the bills for the months re-
ferred to were passed, amounting respec.
lively to $50, $184 and $50, Mr.. Arlington
voting no.
A Communication from the late Grand
Jury, relative to purchasing Are MOBILES.
was laid over until next meeting.
f.. F. Walsh, elected Justice OF the Peace
at tbs Garrison mine at the last election,
and having failed to file his bond, the
Clerk was instructed TO notify him OF the
fact.
A similar order was made in respect to
Geo. Bowling, elected Constable.
Adjourned.