The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1889-04-06
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.


met last Monday and held rather lively
session at which the following business
was transacted:
A petition, given in another column,
WAS presented from citizens Of Phoebe,
asking the Board to reconsider it's action
of last meeting in raising the Fire Fund
tax from ten to twenty cents and Ia
abolish the same entirely. The imme.
date cause of the raise last month was
desire to pay some old accounts, amount.
ing to upwards of 5000. allowed years
ago in favor of the Floral Springs Water
Co.. which are equitably. but not legally.
payable out of the Fire Fund. The Fire
Department, though still in existence, il
not possessed Of much vitality. but this
effort to kill it entirely brought members
to its rescue, and some lively discussions
resulted, bringing out clearly, individual
opinions entertained regarding the Fire
Department, the tax and the old claims
sought to be collected. The Board re.
eognized the fact that its action in rails.
ing the tax was without proper founda.
ton, and consequently illegal, and there.
upon rescinded the raise, leaving the
levy ten cents as heretofore Subse.
quently the County Assessor was mott.
fed in writing by a resident taxpayer
that he would be held responsible for
any deficiency in revenues resulting from
failure to assess and collect the full 20
cents for the Fire Fund.
Two vacant lots in the vicinity of
chinatown were sold to Jos. Phillips for
IS.
$50 was ordered transferred from the
General Fund to the INDECENT Sick
Fund.
The State Board Of Examiners in pass.
ing upon Lincoln County's special cleo.
ton claims, entirely ignored two of
them. One for $l25 expenses incurred
III distributing the ballot boxes around
the county, the other Of $40 fer expenses
incident to the preparation of election
stationery. The clerk of the Board was
instructed to write the State Board of
Examiners and ask a reconsideration of
these two claims.
The regular monthly statements of Of.
Geers were approved and filed, and list
Of claims allowed as published in another
column.
Ordered that some needed repairs to
the walls Of the county jail be forthwith
made. The money in the County Treas.
ury was counted and found correct
upon which the Board adjourned.
PRESIDENT AND Mrs. HARRISON. The
demand for the portraits of President and
Mrs. Harrison is unprecedented. Two
very fine etched portraits, on one plate,
l6.22, Of General and Mrs. Harrison,
published at the home of the President,
YM. r. Hyman, publisher of the In.
dlanapolis Herald, are meeting with es.
pecially large sales. Agents are wanted
nsvery town in fine Union. Send Is
cents for sample portraits and terms to
agents. to M. R. Hyman. Indianapolis,
Indiana.
EASTER SUNDAY. Easter Sunday falls
on the 2lst day of this month, about as
late IN the year as could be. Full moon
occurs this year on the 18th day of
March, and Easter falls on the first Sun.
DAY after the first full moon subsequent.
" to the Goth day of March in each
year. and that will occur this year on
the 18th day of April; hence Easter falls
on the Sunday following April 18th.
jim Persons team took o little exer.
else on its own account last Wednesday.
they started up street from the Bank
Exchange Restaurant. cut across by Hose
house No. and finally brought up back
Of Meadow Valley st. without having
done any damage.
Two mines" were raised and lively
game Of base ball enjoyed last Saturday
evening at the grounds below town.
The amusement is to be resumed this
evening at the same place.
More improvements are now in
progress in the way Of repairing houses
snces and cleaning lots than there has
Nen at any time for several years past
Standard time, has been pretty gen.
orally adopted around town during the
week. It would be . general conven.
renee to have it used for all purposes.