Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-03-10
commis.ioner.' Proceedings.
STATE OF NEVADA,
COUNTY OF ELKo. 30.


The Board OF County Commission
ere met Monday, March 4th pursuant
to adjournment. Stanley
Rigsby, Chairman. and Commission.
ers McAfee and Woolverton.
The following business was trans
acted:
Minutes read and approved.
The Clerk Is hereby ordered to have
notice published that all persons
who are charges upon the county
must come to the County Hospital or
all claims for their support will be dis.
allowed by the Board OF County Com
missioners, except in casss of extre me
emergency.
The following bills were laid over:
Robert West, sl02; L. E. Kendrick,
s74; T. G. Plunkett. s54; w. Patter-
son, S20.S3; w. l. Rpbinson, $50;
CLAIM OF Co E., s75.
Fl. Clay Irland is hereby appointed
Road Supervisor of Columbia Road
District.
The Clerk Is ordered by the Board
to write to the Captain OF Co. E. OF
Tuscorora Military Company, regard
ing the rent OF armory.
The Clerk is ordered to have Mrs.
r. p Hamill renew the insurance
policy on the County Hospital.
FTTI
The money in the County Treasury
counted by the Board and found to
agree with the Auditors books.
Upon motion the Board hereby
orders that the Treasurer and Audit
or transfer $1,000 from the General
fund into the Officers Salary fund,
and also SlO from the General fund
into the South Fork Road fund.
The following reports were exam.
| ined, approved and ordered filed. j.
Eggers, Assessor; John Henderson,
Treasurer and Clerk; E. f. Bilkcy
Recorder and Auditor; j. NJ. Mateer
Sheriff and Jailer; w. II. Armstrong g,
Hospital Steward.
The Board grants the petition OF the
residents OF Mound Valley to build a
bridge over Carville creek, and at the
crossing on the county road near Ken
nedy's house.
The Board then made the following
appointments: John Murphy, Jus
tice OF the Peace for FIT. Halleck
Township; Warren Angel, Justice OF
the Peace for Clover Valley Town,
ship; NJ. X. Eager, Road Supervisor
for South Fork Road District; all in
Elko county, New, to hold office unit
the first Monda. OF January, 1857.
The petition OF Louis Eastman was
laid over.
The following official bonds we're
examined, approved and ordered filed
and recorded: Jutlson Dakin. Jus.
tice OF the Peace; II. Clay Irland
Road Supervisor; l. II. Pogue. Justice
OF the Peace; j f. Short, Constable
is. Winters, Road Supervisor; Len
Wines, Justice OF tho Peace; Luther
Bntler, Road Supervisor; W.J.Black,
Justice Of the Peace.
The Board hereby orders the Coun.
ty Clerk to notify Mr.. Samuel McIn.
tire that he must build and maintain
culvert over swale in tho county
road between Ruby Valley aud Hal
leck Station, which is flooded by water
from said Mc1ntire's ditch, thereby
interfering with the public truvel.
Tho Board took recess till a..
clock.
Comes now j. A. Mcbride and ono
hundred and sixty other taxpayers
and qualified and legal voters OF Elko
county, State OF Nevada, and file
their petition with the Board Of Coun.
ty Commissioners in and for said
kilko county, praying that said Board
mako an order submittin to the lerat
and qualified voters OF said county
the question OF establishing, conduct.
ing and maintaining County High
''S"N'' ~ '"'' N'uHls, III UtCOfuuilcp
with and pursuant to the provisions of
nm Act OF the Legislature Of the State
Of Nevada, cntitlccd "An Act permit
ting the establishment Of County
High Schools IN tho various counties
OF this State, and providing for the
construction, maintenance and man
gcmant OF the same" approved
March 4ti, 1895.
And tho Board having fully con.
eidored said petition and having
heard oil tho necessary proofs and
evidence and being fully advised in
he premises finds tina, said petition
is IN duo mud legul form and tha, the
ame is signed by moro than fifty 10
sal and qualified electors aud taxpuy
irs OF snid Elko county and that /, ia
tecmecd cxpediont by said Board
'hat said question be submitted t. the
qualified electors Of said county at a