Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1891-12-12
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Regular Monthly Meeting, Business
Transacted, Etc.

SlOnerS nel0 us regular mOnLnly
meeting on the 7th; present Theo.
Vinson, Chairman; W. H. Spragg
and Geo. E. Jaqua, Commissioners;
Henry Wood, Clerk.
The minutes of previous meeting
were read and approved.
The bills allowed will be found
in another column.
Board made an order transferring
! $400. 80 from General to Officers Sal
airy Fund.
The reports of the several county
officers were received, examined
and ordered filed.
A transfer of $2,O52 81 was Or
dered made from the General fund
to the Interest and Redemption
fund.
L. R. Ames appeared before the
Board and made complaint that
water was being run in the Smith
Valley road from the Wymore and
Ashby ranch, to the detriment of
the travelling public in that section.
Commissioner Spragg was empow-
cred to have the nuisance abated.
| The report of Commissioners
Spragg and Jaqua who inspected
the new bridge built across the
Walker river by c. Ross, was re-
ceived and the bridge was accepted
and Mr.. Ross paid the money there
for.
The report of road appraisers on
road to run between G. F. Meissner
and F. Fagenspan, in Mason VAL
ley was received and read. Report
stated that the only party who
would be damaged by the proposed
road would be F. Fagenspan, to the
amount of 1915. The Board order
ed the Clerk to notify the individu-
ais through whose land this road
will run, that the road will be opened
as soon as deed to the right-of-way
, is given the county, and the fence
is built by Mr.. Fagenspan-within
, 60 days. Clerk also to tender dam
age money to Mr.. F.
D Commissioner Spragg was author
lied to have a survey made on the
I Mason Station road from intersec-
! ton of Reservation road to Mason
|, Station. This is the road which
! was INSTRUCTED by Mr.. Clifford, and
: over which it was anticipated there
|. would be a lawsuit.
A petition was received from
/ many citizens of Mason Valley, and
b some from Esmeralda county, ask
ing that the road from the Valley to
Pine Grove and other points be freed
from distractions placed in it by the
Mickey Ditch Co. Commissioner
Spragg, who is President of the
Ditch Co., explained that the COM
pany had built road around the
bad piece of road in which the ditch
was, that was better than the old
road, and after some consideration
the petition was laid over for one
month.
Another petition was presented
for the opening of road to run this
side of A. J. Barrett's ranch and
cross the river at the old Mickey
Ford, then to connect with the road
running up the river and to Smith
Valley. This road is for the accom-
mediation of ranchers who will wish
to visit the new grist mill in the
upper part of the valley. &c. Ross
! and Geo. Kneirim, were appointed
as road viewers on the part of the
county, and were notified to meet at
: Mrs. Lancaster's on the 10th inst.
!, at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
Mrs. E. w. BENEFITS was allowed
a widows exemption of $1,000.
Commissioner Jaqua was empow-
cred to have made a couple of bull
letin boards, to be put up on Main
street, for the convenience of county
officers in posting notices.
There being no further business
, to transact the Board adjourned to
meet Jan. 4, 1892.
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