Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-04-12
COMMISSIONERS
INGS.
PROCEED.

The Board OF County Commission
ers met pursuant to Law. Monday,
April q, 1891.
Prescnt-Messrs. RiGsby, McAfee
and Burns
rhe bill OF the EFT. n. Co was laid
~ until tho next meeting Of the
Bolrd.
Money in tho County Treasury
countcd ana found correct rs CON-
| pared with the Auditors books.
On motion il was ordered that the
Auditor and Treasurer be, and they
ARC hereby authorized TO transfer
from tho General County Fund to the
Officers Salary Fund the sum OF
Sly32J. also from the General Fund
into tho Ruby Valley Road Fund tho
sum o. sl2 %.
In nccordanc, with an Act OF the
Legislature, approved MIrch %, 1901.
the tax levy in EIkn county Tor Stlte
purposes, heretofore made, is hereby
corrected so rs to read sevCnty.fivc
CI5) instead of ninety (oo) cents on
each n huadrol dollars worth OF
taxaHle property in this county for
State purpasos. seaa'
Tho citizens az Star Valley appear
ed by petition and asked that w. j.
Black DO appointed Justice OF the
Peace in and 10. said Valley. The
prayer OF the petition was granted.
and the Clerk was ordered To notify
s.ih W. J. Bia-s of his appointment
and forward tho necessary papers.
On motion il was ordered that vii
son Il. Arnstrang be appointed Con-
stable OF Star VALLEY township, upon
his t..kin. the necessary oath and
filing IL bond in the sun OF $1,000.
On mo'iol the Clerk was ordered
to advertise for bids TO furnish the
County Hospital, Jail AMI Gu r;housc
with Ire for the srason OF 1891.
On motion 1t is hereby ordered that
the proposal OF W. w. Booher 10 10
all Tie county printing, as stated in
his written agree meat. be accepted,
and that he he awarded the printing
required TO 10 done for sail county,
rUr n period OF four ca months,
dating from the 9Th day OF April, \.
ID. 1891. ~,
The reports OF the following oil eos
wero examine J., approved and ordered
led, to wit: NJ. Polk, Sheriff; f..
o. Henderson, Clerk; GEO. II. Meigs,
Recorder; II. j. Jones. Jailcr; J. b.
Abci, Hospital Steward; S. NJ. Henley.
j. ?. Elio Township; Chas. Toyn, j
p. Huntington Township.
ut Appearing TO the satisfaction OF
tho Boaid Of Nouniy Commissioners
q! Ellio county that gross advantage
is bel: = coast. ntiy taken OF III, pro-
Visions CT the Statutes allowing boun-
~ or. scalHs, now,
"On motion it is hereby or Tered that
no moro BILLS against tho county on
account o: the killing OF any coyotes,
wildcats, or oihe. noXious animHls
Whatever vii! Us allowed blythe
BoaTi; and it is further ordered that
Il copy, OF this o.lrr b, published for
ut Ioast twenty COZ days"
The Board then proceeded 10 can
vass tho vote cas- ut the special clcc.
ton hc!i.in EIEo School District On
tho Ith day Of March, 1891, for the
purpose Of raising the sum of $50 FOR
school purposes in said School Dis
trict; and IL apo arlng 10 the BnaTd
| from the returns OF said election AMI
the certificate OF the Inspectors and
Clerk; Of said election. now On lille in
this Office, that the whole number OF
votes cast at said election WAS 50, 0i
which School Tax ''Ycs," had 10 votes
and School Tax NO" had 7 votes
and IL further appearing that Yes
had Il minority OF all tho votes cast III
said r.tctiou, il is therefore. ordered
10y tho Board that an ulvaiorem tax
Of fifteen cents b. levied on each
800 valuation OF all III" taxable
property Of said Elko School District
for the purpose OF riis NJ The SAID
sum OF $50 for school pur,
poses III said District; and
il is further ordered
that the said tax ur fifteen uJ) CENTS
IN each 800 OF taxable property with
in said School District shall bc us,
scssed and collected in tho same
maEler - 'utiitr LAKES uro acsessed
and collected.
Tho following proamblc and rcsolu.
ton vas Unanimously adopted and
ordered satwidsoh tho minutes Of the
pFoceclings6f the Board:
'wnErhiN Vs. Without consulting the
wishes Of tic people OF i;iko c,anty
or lclving Tic question OF tho advis
ability Of mourning an Indebtedness
II over tlirec hundred thousand dol.
lara TO u vote of.thc qualified elect rs
OF this caunty, tho Fifteenth Session
Of tho Nevada Legislature, II Tow dl, $
before ito tijOurnnlont, passed an
Act providing for tho compulsory ia.
suanco Of county bJndS by tho Couu.
ty Commissioners Of Eiko county 10
that certain corporation known ns
and called tho idaho, Nevada and
California II lilroad Company to the
amount OF thrcn. thorsani dollars per
nilc for each milo Of road built in
eaid county; and
WHEREAS, Under tho provisions Of