Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-05-18
BRAY WINS.
Judge Hawthorne Decides That
Gravel and Dirt are Supplies.

} Justice Court yesterday to hear tn
i. evidence in the case of Bray VS.. tn
, County, in his suit for road work
for which he demands $50.
Mr.. Bray, the first witness, testi-
lied that he and Mr.. Muller exam
ined the road near Gardeners anC
, Mr.. Muller had ordered him to FL
it. Had no regular order from thu
Board. 1t was in the afternoon OF
Friday. 1t was washout on the
side of the road. Did not begin tt
fix the road until Monday Consid-
cred 1t case of emergency, but
wasn't ready to fix it until Monday.
Order to fix it WAS not made in
meeting. A man was working there
when he got there. Think muskrats
did the damage.
Ed Williams was the next wit
ness:
| | did come work on Gardner
road in March and saw Mr.. Bray s
team at work there.
The road needed repairs. The
water leaked under the culvert /
called The attention of the Commits
sioners to the trouble and ran the
handle of my shovel down and found
whoever had done the work on the
j read had filled up the hole with lot
of coal oil cans, understood Mr..
Bray did considerable work there.
1t was great improvement. The
road might have lasted until now if
| it had not been fixed. Mr.. Muller
! ordered me to fix the place. Don't
! think that it was a case of emer-
gency. Muller and Bray both
agreed that there was not much to
do. The work could have waited for
five days. The road could have
been travelled at night. There was
a place at the edge of the road where
we put board up. | fixed this
place myself before Bray came out
there, but the work is still unfn-
ished
A careful man who kept i'll the
road would not be in danger.
Mr.. Elliot was the next witness.
He saw Bray's teams repairing the
road. There was a clayhole en- the
road that gave teams great deal of
trouble. If two teams met there in
the night one would get in the hole.
In the daytime it was not danger
Gus.
complained to Mr.. Bray about
the hole.
Mr.. Bray's work was great i'm
provement to the road
To the Court-In the day time two
teams could pass in safety but not in
the night.
Commissioner Muller testified as
follows:
went to the place in March with
Mr.. Bray and saw there was a bad
place in the road; l told Mr.. Bray to
repair it as soon as possible. 1t re
quired immediate repairs.
The repairs were well made and no
unnecessary work done.
No resolution was ever passed by
the Commissioners in reference to
the road. l considered it a case of
emergency. Told him to go to work
as soon as possible. | think it was
four or five days after that he went to
work.
Knew he had teams that could do
the work No complaints ever
reached the Board that there was an
emergency. Mr. Ed. Sweeney tes-
titled that he saw Bray's teams on
the road, saw him working there.
Mr. Gliding saw the road. 1t was
dangerous at night, Bray's work
was great improvement. Was en-
ployed by Mr.. Bray.
PLo D1o;o.;H bo,o ,o,tod
Commissioner Peterson was the
first witness for the county.
l knew the Gardner road we'll;
was there before April 1st The
water was washing under the culvert, I
The holes near the culvert were dan
gerous if horses stepped into them,
The center of the road was good.
No case of emergency if careful
driver went over it.
Mr.. Gardner-The road was not
in good condition in March. | think
here had been an emergency there
:or some time.
The hole was caused by storms,
,haw and muskrats. The tin cans