Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-10-21
THE COMMISSIONERS.
They Wressle with Beme Trouble
some AccOumts.

IHE COM HY8lO kk0s
They wressle with Some Trouble.
some Accounts.
The full Board Of County Commissioner
met ct noon yesterday, the District Attor-
ney and Clerk also being in attendance.
We publish . skeleton Of the bills
allowed. We use the term skeleton ad-
visedly. II such Q publication does any
good whatever we fail to see it. Only the
dry bones of the subject are given, and
taxpayers have to guess ct the inward
ness" Of the claims. The publication is.
however, as ordered by the Board. They
are the doctors. II rests with them to
give wholesome life to the statute or to
continue showing 1t to the public a. .
grinning farce.
On our own account, - . matter OF
news, we refer to some claims rejected and
passed, the action on which might not
otherwise be understood.
With the SENTINEL's consent, owing to
the ''scrape' that the Commissioners were
in and what they had been warned against
time and again, it was out off from pay for
one months printing. in order that they
might save themselves from the penalty
for violating the statute. which provides
that county printing shall be done in one
daily paper.
There we're books Of law and . world Of
hair-splitting over ALI. Harris bill vetoed
by the Auditory for shirts and drawers
furnished the Hospital by order Of Mr..
Arlington. 1t was Thought that II . pa
tient should get we'll and wear . suit Of
these underclothes out into the world they
would fit onto one part Of . statute, and
il the INDECENT man should 90 forth
naked and leave the same behind him they
would ft some other part of the same
statute or Of another statute. It was
suggested by somebody in the course
Of the augmentation that you might
a. we'll apply the stomach pump to
Q pauper about to leave the Hospital and
restore the product to the pantry - to
strip him Of his drawers and shirt. And
then, il IN unfortunate INDECENT should be
sick long enough to wear out . suit Of I'M
derolothes, who would be responsible, the
County Commissioners. the worn out
clothes themselves, or Gen. Jackson?
Harris got the money for his goods or
dered paid by the vote Of the full Board.
passing the bill over the Auditors veto.
It was found that F. W. Clute's bill for
S. IS presumably put in by mistske) had
been paid already to Geo. Gavin. Il was
for materials purchased by the latter from
the former and charged to the county by
both.
There was q grand, wide-sweeping con-
troversy about paying ]. G. Harmon $50
for flushing the Big Ditch. 1t was shown
that he had done the work and earned the
money according to contract as authorized
by the Board; but it was discovered that
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| could be paid. Somebody said 1t was nee
| essary for the health and life Of q part Of
the county, but it could not be decided that
enough people were interested in the odo-
riferous ditch to make it's improvement .
matter Of general interest to the county.
1t was thought. however, that many good
things had been done "outside Of the Con-
stitution," and Messrs. Arlington and
Bsily voted to let Harmon's $50 bill run
the gauntlet. Unexpectedly Smith came
in with q very decided no. He said he
thought there was q legal obstacle to the
bill, and he was in favor Of giving the
claimant o fair chance to test its validity.
Baily said: II can't blame you, Mr..
Smith. had a hard time deciding it for
myself"
F. Kings bill for 500, painting ceiling.
vanishing, ETC., at the Hospital, on order
Of poor Trofatter, was the next football
that the Commissioners and the District
Attorney found to play with. They are all
going to meet at the Hospital Tuesday
morning at 8 O'Clock and examine the job
for themselves. Those Of the party who
60 from own are not yet decided how they
will 60 out, whether on foot or in Mahlon
Ridges dray, but they have q dead thing
on getting home. Brother Smith will meet
them there and haul them back with the
aid Of his bay bronco aud white mule.
Nathsn's bill for duster, etc., 50, was
laid over.
The question came up whether the bills
passed should be published lin skeleton
form at once, or not until after the first
meeting in November.
Mr.. Baily thought the publication had
better be deferred because the chances of
having to pay for q fraction Of . square 81
per square Of 10 lines) might not be SO
great II the matter were kept from the
public somewhat more than two weeks
longer. His apprehensions. however.
seemed to be quieted by the District At
torney, who thinks that the law oontem-
plates that ell bills passed shall be pub
lished for the information Of the public
at once. Adjourned till Tuesday.
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