Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1895-04-06
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Regular Quarterly Meeting-Bms
mess Transacted. Etc

meeting on the lst; present, ID. p.
Randall, Chairman; Greedy French
and G. w. Kneirim, Commissioners;
A. J. LOTUS, Clerk, and A. E. Har-
ris District Attorney
The minutes of the previous
meeting were read and approved.
The list of bills allowed will be
found in another column.
Board ordered that II transfer of
1882 20 be made from the general
Fund to the Officers Salary Fund
Bill of D. w. Melarkey, rebate
on taxes on account of widows
exemption $11.20, allowed for $3.50
as State rate had been paid by
county.
The bill Of T p. Mack for
$1,0l465 for services as Auditor
and Treasurer (back pay was laid
over until next meeting This bill
was presented under the provisions
of Senate bill No. 70, passed at the
last session of the Legislature, to
allow Mr. Mack compensation for
services which the Legislature Of
1893 deprived him of during his
term of office. The Dist Attorney
gave an opinion to the effect that
the Act granting this relief was
unconstitutional, therefore the bill
was laid over until the Board could
have time to obtain further advice
upon the constitutionality of the
new law.
In regard to the cross road which
was closed up by Mr. Walters in
Mason Valley, diagram showed
that said road ran in diagonal
direction across the ranch of Wal
tiers. The proposition was to
straighten the road so it would be
on a direct line between the two
main roads. The matter was laid
over until the next meeting, and
Commissioner Kneirim was in
structed to confer with the parties
whose land the road would run
through and report at the next
meeting.
A petition from the citizens of
Mason Valley asking that road
be opened to run through the Stin-
son ranch to intersect with two of
the public highways, was rejected
as a remonstrance was received
from the citizens of the valley with
many names on, which were also on
the petition.
A petition was received asking
that the Eldorado toll road be re-
leased to Chas. guile. The petit
ton was rejected and it was moved
and seconded that the said road be
thrown open as public road after
the expiration of the present lease,
April 9Th.
The reports of the several officers
were received, examined and
ordered filed.
The poll taxes of }. II. Rae and
O. A Brooks were ordered RENTED
Oh the grounds that said parties
are not now residents of this State
or county.
The additional bond of A. j.
LOTUS, in the sum Of $1,000 was
received, accepted and ordered
filed.
Several communications were re-
ceived from the bondsmen of J. A.
Huntoon, deceased, asking for in
formation, etc. G. B. Waldo, one
of the bondsmen, paid his pro rata
on $1,000.
Board took a recess until l
o'clock P. M.
Board met again at P. NJ.
Several of the bondsmen of the
late J. A. Huntoon' appeared before
the Board and asked for further
time to settle up. Mr.. Lamb, of
Sutro, stated to the Board that he
had only agreed to go on Mr.. Hun
toon's bond for $3.50, and he was
not aware that he was on for more
until Huntoon's death, when he
found that he was on the Treasurer
bond for $1,000 and on the Clerk
bond for $1,000. After some fur
ther discussion the whole matter
was laid over until the next meet
ing.
The Board, in company with the
Auditor and Treasurer, counted the