Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-11-06

Something Of what the Fathers
Said and Did.


Something Of what she Fathers
I'D and Did.
The Board of County Commissioners
met yesterday at the Clerks Office, . full
Board being in attendance.
After reading the minutes OF previous
meetings and approving the same, Chair
man Smith stated that he, in company
with Commissioner Arlington and Auditor
Hall, had proceeded to Paxton q Co.'s
bank and counted the county money in the
Treasury, and had found the same to agree
| with the Auditors statement now filed in
the Office Of the County Clerk.
The salary bills Of the various County
officers were passed.
The bills Of the Deputy County Re-
corder, Deputy County Clerk and Deputy
Hon. Geo. W. Baker appeared before the
Board and asked that action be taken on
the Deputy County Recorders bill, refer
ring the Board to the statutes regarding
the allowance by law Of deputies salaries,
stating that the law of 1881 made it man
datory upon the Commissioner to allow
the Deputy County Clerk and the Deputy
County Recorder q salary Of 500 per
month upon their being duly appointed by
the principals.
District Attorney CARRIER did not take
the same view of the matter, but believed
If the principals could show that it was
necessary for them to employ deputies in
order to do the work Of the Office to the
satisfaction of the people, the Commits
sioners could allow for such services.
Mr.. Baker then read the statutes Of 1881
where an Act was passed allowing the Dep
uty County Clerk and Deputy County
Recorder in all counties Of this State poll.
ing over 1000 and less than 1000 votes at
any general election a salary Of 500 per
month for their services, to be paid out Of
the salary fund, and that the Commits
sioners shall allow their claims when duly
presented and authenticated. After con-
siderable discussion, in which Mr.. Baker
seemed to be on the strong side OF the
argument, the bills were laid over till 7
O'Clock in the evening.
Mr.. Sadler, being present, called the at
tention Of the Board to q bill of 800, for
work done at the County Hospital last
July, and which was laid over several
times at different meetings Of the Board.
He stated that he had become interested
Ia the bill, and wished some action taken
in the matter. Mr.. Sadler was informed
that the bill would be passed at this meet
ing.
Petition Of citizens, relative to having a
road opened adjoining Diamond Springs
ranch, the same having been fenced up by
Mr.. Taft, read, and Messrs. Barlow, Taft,
Englert and W. D. Stewart were sum-
moned and sworn, stating that the new
road built by Mr.. Taft was q far better
road than the one fenced and q great i'm
provement upon the old road, whereupon
the petition was unanimously rejected.
Ordered, That the new road made by
Mr.. Taft be declared a public highway.
Commissioner Smith moved that the
Board now proceed to act Upon ali laid
over bills and bills vetoed by the Auditor.
The bill Of F. King for $50 was passed
over the veto.
for work done at the County Hospital, after
hearing the sworn testimony Of Mr..
Leventhal and Mr.. Schwamb, was al
lowed for 500. Mr.. Schwamb stated
that Mr.. Leventhal knew more about SELL
ing clothing than he did about papering,
lining and painting, as that was not in his
line Of business, Mr.. Leventhal stating
that any ordinary man could do certain
work in a few minutes that Mr.. Schwamb
claimed it took him and q boy q full
half day to do.
The bill of Mrs. G.. W. Schwamb for
So IS Sewing lining for Hospital) was
passed.
The bills of W. j. Townshend, M. J..
Franklin, Remington, johnson d Co., and
d. Nathan were passed over the Auditors
| veto.
The bills of J. W. Lambert for $50 81,
| supplies furnished indigents last April,
aud of F. ~. Engstrom for conveying a
Coroner's Jury to view a dead body twenty
miles south of Beowawe, we're rejected on
the grounds Of not being proper charges
against the county.
Mr.. Sadler objected to having the bills
of D. Nathan for $40 IS, and NJ. Davidson
for Sc rs, for clothing purchased by the
Commissioner for INDECENT sick, passed,
for the reason that they were not accom-
panied by the petition of the taxpayers, as
required by law.
Ordered. That $40 be allowed Mrs.
Emerson for the maintenance Of Andrew
| Mckenzie, a sick child whom she is now
taking care Of, q petition from the tax
| payers having been filed asking for such
appropriation.
A petition of taxpayers having been
filed, asking an appropriation for an old
decrepit Chinaman, to enable him to 60 to
California, it was
Ordered, That the sum Of $25 be appro-
| priated for that purpose.
The Board took a recess until Z o'clock. |
EMF SESSION.
After recess the Board reconvened. The
| Clerks Office being filled with spectators,
the matter of the employment Of q Deputy
Treasury during the month Of October
brought forth. considerable discussion.
Messrs. Tore, Hoadley and Sadler were
sworn and testified as to the necessity Of
employing such deputy during the time of
| collecting and receiving taxes.
Hon. Geo. w. Baker held that it was