Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-07-03

Notes OF what Was Talked AbOut
and Done.

COMMISSIONERS MEETING.
Notes OF what was Talked About
and Done.
The Commissioners met at IL A. M. yes
| terday, Nathan Smith, Chairman, presid-
ing. Present, Commissioners Arlington
and Trofstter; Eugene R. CARRIER, District
Attorney, and M. G. ~Cavanaugh, CLERK.
Minutes OF meeting Of June read and ap-
proved.
Quarterly joint statement Of Auditor and
| Treasurer received and filed and ordered
| printed as the law requires.
Ordered that the sum OF 81 ,063 25 be
transferred from General to Salary Fund.
The usual salary bills were allowed, Mr..
| Arlington voting against allowing the
| the salary Of Z. G. Levy, claiming that the
| county was paying Miss Aggie Hall for
| extra work, which should have been done
by the Deputy.
The bill OF A. E. Kaye as Jailer cut down
from $50 to $120 per month, and that
| amount allowed, the resolution passed at
| the June meeting allowing him only 500
having been rescinded by q unanimous
vote OF the Board.
The bill of the Eureka Leader for pub
fishing during the month OF June was re-
jected.
A petition from John e. Jones relative
to storing powder in powderhouses near
the Chinese graveyard was received.
Mr.. Jones stated that a company had pro-
posed buying the houses, providing they
could get the sanction of the Commission
ers to store powder there, stating that they
would probably have a car load at a time
on storage. Several residents OF the
vicinity being present objected to having
powder in such quantities stored there. and
upon due consideration the Commissioners
came to the conclusion that they had no
Jurisdiction in the matter.
The bill OF J.. W Lambert for supplies
furnished the family Of Richard Kissell
WAS laid over, no petition from taxpayers
appearing with the bill as the law requires.
The order passed at last meeting cut
ting down Mr.. Hoadley's salary as Deputy
Treasurer was rescinded, and the original
sum as allowed heretofore $500 monthly
was allowed him, Mr.. Arlington voting
against it's being allowed.
No action was taken on the bill OF A. E.
Kaye for $50. balance claimed on account
Of taking school census on Ruby Hill.
The bill Of j. A.. Engstrom, School Cen
sus Marshal at Beowawe, for $40 laid over,
not being properly sworn to.
The bill Of Eureka SENTINEL cut down
from $55 to $50, the Commissioners not
thinking 1t necessary TO pay for notice OF
advertising their meetings.
Bill of John McElroy, making spanners
for fire department, cut down from SAB to
$40 81.
Bill Of M. Farlinger, six trips to County
Hospital, for $12 cut down to So.
The bill OF b. j. Turner for $135, meals
for Jail, cut down to S133 70, to agree with
Jailer's report.
Bill Of George Bartholomew, work done
in courtyard, cut down from $40 to $50.
Commissioner Arlington moved to re-
scind the action Of the Board allowing the
SEsTINEL S72 for advertising notices of
fire meetings, but received no second to
the motion.
The bill Of r. SadIer for SAG rs was OBJ
jected to by Mr.. CARRIER, upon the ground
that q part of the bill WAS for supplies for
the Hospital, which the contract with Mr..
Leventhsl did not contemplate that the
county should pay.
The SENTINEL bill for advertising meet
ings Of fire companies he objected to upon
the ground that it was not a proper
charge against the county.
The Leader bill he objected to for the
same reasons. and further that the bill had
once been rejected.
The bill Of A. A. Andre, for insuring
Mob Hill Hose Company's house and ap-
p~aratus, he also objected to on the ground
that the policy is not made payable to the
proper party, and that the apparatus is in
cured only II it should burn in the house.
The bill Of Geo. Bartholomew for $50
he objected to upon the ground that it
was merely additional work done upon the
brick wall behind the Courthouse and
there having already been paid $3.50 on
said wall, and the contract for building it
was let without advertisement; that the al
lcwance OF this bill would raise the amount
paid for said wall to more than $500.
The bills OF King for $40 and Geo. Gavin
for $64 80 he objected to for the same
reasons.
Commissioner Arlington was appointed
q committee OF one to look after having
the big ditch cleaned and flooded.
On motion of Trofatter. seconded by
Smith, the j~ailer's salary was permanently
fixed, commencing from July l, at 500
per month, COMMISSIONS Arlington
voting against it.
The Courthouse authorship was declared
vacant. Commissioner Arlington placed
Joseph Romani in nomination for the po-
sition and received no second.
Commissioner Trofatter, seconded by
Commissioner Smith, placed Louis Brandt
in nomination, and, Mr.. Arlington with
drawing Mr.. Romani's name, Mr.. Brandt
was elected, to commence work July 3,
at a salary Of SIS per month.
Recess till s o'clock P. NJ.
EVENING SESSION.
Report of county officers received and
filed.
Petition OF citizens Of Ruby Hill rela-
tive to having a Fire Warden appointed
received, and there being no law empow-
ering Commissioners to appoint such
Warden, no action was taken in the matter.
Road Supervisor John Stewart was in
structed to build an embankment at the
Richmond Stag dump, so rs TO turn water
down Buel and Spring streets in case OF
floods, the expense of doing such work not
to exceed $495. and to be paid out of Gen.
eral Fund. Adjourned.
BEN. Stafford Dead.
Benjamin G. Stafford, the ~tireless pros
pector. who has been known in every