Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1886-03-06
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Regular Monthly Meeting - Tax
Levy Made.

held its regular monthly meeting last
Monday, the Ist; present full Board,
!. S. Dallas, Clerk and q. w. Keith,
Distinct Attorney.
The minutes of previous meeting
were read and approved
The bills examined and allowed will
be found elsewhere in this issue.
w. J. Douglass appeared before the
Board and exhibited a drawing Of a
proposed change in the road between
Dayton and Sutro. The change is to
be made on the ground of the Douglass
Company and the Suiro Tunnel Compa-
ny. On motion of Commissioner Scheel
prayer OF petitioner was granted.
The Board next took up The bill Of
G.. z. Randall, Sheriff, and after some
discussion it was laid over on motion Of
Commissioner Kean. Iy was held by
Kean and Scheel that Randall was in
debted to the county in the sum Of SIT,
and that the bill could not be allowed
until a settlement was had. AS there
is, as yet, no proof, in the shape of a
judgment, or anything else, that Ran,
dali owes the county cent, this action
will doubtless cause some pertinent re-
marks.
The next order Of business was the
fixing OF the tax levy. Auditor Davis
handed in the following statement: On
March LIST Of last year there were in
the treasury $I3,2IS 81. The amount
carried over from Nov. LIST, last year,
was $3.50 81. The expenses from the
General Fund from March TO November
were Sl2, 36i "a. The amount now in
treasury is 1880 10. This is less by
$3.50 rs than wa, in the treasury last
March. On this basis, on motion OF
Scheel, it was decided to fix the tax
rate the same as last year, as follows:
General Fund, 81 20; Sinking Fund,
IS cents; school Fund, so cents; State
lax, 90 cents; total tax, 81 IS. Sill
yer CiIy water tax Especially, so cents.
On motion il was ordered that the
Assessor be required 10 at once begin
10 collect poll taxes, and also to get
The necessary books and blanks for his
office
The bonds of the several county off
GERS were then overhauled, and it was
lound that the late d. Sims was on
the bonds of the following officers in
the sums named: J. A. Huntoon, 50,
ooo; II. J. Carling, 81, 900; Geo. W
Keil, 81, 600; q. P. Randall, $4,000;
w. X. Davis, $1,000; !. q. Young,
1000; VIM. Roberts, 81, 900; Luther
Davis, $1,000; j. S. Dallas, $1,000
Said officers were then given until the
next meeting to file additional bonds In
IN sums named.
The report OF W. II. Spragg, who
was appointed road viewer at previous
meeting, to appraise the damage that
would be done 10y running new read
from Greenfield TO Wabuska, was next
read. The report showed that J. b.
Gallagher claimed S525 damage and
the appraisers fixed it at S275. Pat
Gallagher claimed SIS damage and Mr..
Warren claimed $50 damage, which APP.
praisors conceded. The other parties
through whose land the road was to
run claimed no damage. On motion
The report was laid over.
A resolution was then introduced or,
dering that the Ne,OS Reporter be de-
clared the official paper OF the county;
and should be given all The county
printing, and that the Recorder sub.
for the same and keep it on file. Also
that he discontinue the subscription to
the LYON COUNTY TINES.
A resolution was then Immediately
introduced and adopted ordering the
Clerk 10 advertise for sealed proposals
for the care of the indigents in this
county. Scheel and Littell voted, yes;
kean, no.
Littell then moved that the salary Of
the the janitor of the Court house be
reduced 10 $50 per month. The motion
meeting with no second no action was
taken.
Kean then made a motion that the
salaries Of the Commissioners be re
duced 10 SS3 SO per month. This mo
ton, also, met with no second, and
therefore no action was taken.
The amount of S4oI 90 was ordered
transferred from the general fluid TO the
officers salary fund.
A resolution was adopted requesting
the Carson & Colorado Railroad Com
pany to make such repairs to their road
which was damaged by the late flood,
as will fix the road bed so that in case
OF another flood it will not turn the
channel in such mannsr as to injure
the county bridge.
Geo. W. Keith appeared before the
Board and asked that it appropriate
$500 to repair the road from here to
Como. Mr.. Kean moved that $3.50 be
donated, and Scheel seconded the mo-
ton. 1t was therefore settled that way.
Chas. w. Quille appeared and asked
for a donation to fix the Ell Dorado can
yon road. On motion it was ordered
that 500 be donated.
Kean then informed the Board that
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