The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1895-12-05
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.
A Kick on Money Transfers.

At Mondays meeting of the Board of
Commissioners members Cook and Conway
were present. Luke Syphus was unavoid-
ably absent on account of the death of his
daughter at st. Thomas.
With the exception of vigorous protest
against the transfer of county money from
one fund to another. interposed ON behalf of
holders Of certificates of indebtedness
against the General Fund, the meeting was
uneventful
The protest was the result of an order
made last month directing the Auditor and
Treasurer 10 take from the General Fund all
money coming into it to the amount of about
$1,000 and transfer it to the Current Ex-
pense, the Contingent and the INDECENT Sick
Funds. Each of the last named funds are
behind tor expenditures in the present year.
Joseph Eisenmann and A. S. Thompson
appeared before the Board in person. on
their own behalf and in the interest of other
scrip holders and objected to any transfers
being made from the General Fund. EXCEPT
for officers salaries, until the indebtedness
against the General Fund is paid up. They
asserted that IN the past, large sums of
money have been transferred illegally from
the General Fund to other funds and that
they and the other holders Of scrip against
the General Fund had not objected except
in general way, thinking each of such
transfers would be the last. but it appeared
now thati was to be a regular thing and
they proposed to call halt.
The Board justified it's action in ordering
the transfers on the ground that the other
funds were behind and that the law per.
mitted them to transfer money from one
fund to another, if in their judgment the
best interests of the county required it, but
it was then pointed out that the law author.
lied the transfer of Surplus money only. and
that there could be no surplus in fund
until the claims allowed against it were fully
paid up. The objectors asserted also that
the law only permitted borrowing of
surplus funds and provided that all sums
borrowed should be paid back, but that the
Board in the past had made a practice of
taking money from the General Fund and
had never returned cent
The argument waxed quite warm for
time, the Commissioners stating that all
they wanted was to get along for the present
hoping for better times in the future. That
they were blamed unjustly for allowing
other funds besides the General Fund to 40
behind, but we're powerless to do anything
if they could not take money as it became
necessary, from the General Fund
The order objected to was not rescnded
and Messrs Eisenmann end Thompson with
drew announcing their determination to in.
stitute proceedings in court against the
various officers through whose hands the
county revenues pass, if any transfers from
the General Fund, except to the Salary
Fund.- were made. This was to include the
Auditor and Treasurer, both of whom are
under good bonds.
The Officers monthly reports were re.
ceived and fled and the usual contingent of
bills allowed, which appear in another
column. A
Two bills one by E. Lyle for IS election
expenses, the other of Mrs. J. McFadden
for 81 lodging, were rejected.
The allowance to Mrs. Jose an INDECENT
was ordered reduced from $l5 to $40
month, it appearing to the Board that the
family we're in position to receive sustenance
from some Of it's own members.
No further business appearing an ad-
journment was taken until the first Monday
in January, 1896.