Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1892-06-12
COMMISSIONERS PROCEED.
ISGS.

The Board OF County Commission
ers met pursuant to law, Monday,
June G, 1892.
Present-Messrs. Rigsby, Burns and
Sic.Afee.
The bill Of Jas. Ferguson was laid
owe till next meeting Of the Board.
Money in the County Treasury
counted and found Correct Ms COM
pared with the Auditors books.
Upon motion it was ordered that
tho Auditor and Treasurer bs and
they are hereby authorized TO make
the following ~tra:Isfers:
$1,000 from the General County
Fund into the Officers Salary Fund.
SG3 from the General County Fund
into the Tuscarora road fund.
SIO.37 from tho General County
Fund into the Peko road fund.
Three bids were received 10 supply
the Courthouse, Jail und Hospital
with ice for the season and upon be-
ing opened we're found 10 be as fol-
lows, to-wit:
jacob Nelson, bid per month .Sl3 so
|. Ostreicher, bid per month. -. II 30
Luton Il Hunter, bid per month 10 90
The Board accepted the bid Of l..
Ostreicher, and upon motion awarded
him tho contract.
The reports Of the following officers
were examined, approved and ordered
filed, to wit: NJ. Polk, Sheriff; l..
o. Henderson, Clark; J. Il. Abel,
Hospital Steward; J. II. Tabor. Jailer;
j. Eggers, Assessor; Geo. II. Meigs.
R%ecorderi |. ii. Pogue, j. F., White
Rock Township.
The petition from the citIzens OF
Fort ialleck praying for n new coun-
ty road was granted by the Board.
The petition from the citizens OF
Carl'n, praying To have n new Jail
built, was laid over until neyt meet
ing OF the Board.
Upon motion it was ordered that
the Clerk write the Board OF County
Comm issioners Of Lander county, Ne
yada, and notify them that tho Board
OF County Commissioners OF Elko
county do not hold themselves re-
sponsible for NJ. Corrigan.
The petition from citizens OF South
Fork and Mound Valley, praying to
have a new bridge built across South
Fork, on tho Telegraph road, was
granted by the Board.
Upon motion it was ordered That
the Clerk OF tho Board be directed TO
communicate with tho Clerk OF the
Board OF County Commissioners Of
Humboldt county and notify them
that this Board ia willing To Join with
Humboldt county in establishing the
corner that is common TO Elko,
Lander and Humboldt counties, and
the County Surveyor Of Elko county
il hereby directed to represent Elko
county in tho establishment OF said
corner.
w. N. McA llister, one Of the sure-
ties OF jerry Rcgun, Justice OF the
Peace ct rusoarora Township, mott
iiod the Board that he wished 10 10
released as such surety. Whoreupon
it was ordered that Jerry Regain be
requested TO file 4 new bond immo.
diatcly.
The additional official bond OF Jerry
Regan, Justice OF the Peace OF Tusca.
rora Township, was examined, ap-
proved and ordered aied and recorded.
Upon motion IL vas ordered that
the Assessor DO allowed 10 employ n
deputy Mt an expense OF not over 800
for the yoar 1892. Also Il. N. Stone,
Esq, was employed 10 mnko a dupIi-
cato copy Of tho assessment roll Mt mn
expense not to c1ceed 800, for said
yoar.
II appearing from tho order OF tho
Dit,rict judge that the jury box Of
Elko county, Nevada, 10 exhausted
aud that mn immediate necessity
exists for the selection OF at least ono
hundred and Ntty persona 10 not us
trial jurors. Tho Board then pro.
cccdcd, according 10 Inv, and selected
tho following named persons TO act us
such trial jurors to.wit:
V Murray AID Miller
JOY Pollard Goo w Pbillirg
w u Hicks w II bentley
John Jack j y Smith
PHI Rlcbcr &C Myers
Ed Grey Dan Ross
Geo = Watkins &C Hutchison