Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-02-10
commi..lou.r., Proe.edinr..


The Board OF County Commission
ers met Monday. February 4. 1895,
pursuant to adjournment. Present,
Stanley Rigsby, /. p. Woolverton and
A. NJ. McAtee.
Bills against the county considered
and allowed.
The following bills were laid over
until next meeting: EFT. NJ. Co.,
1855; Geo. H. Meigs. 1861; NJ. IL.
Miller. slo.7O; L. E. Bilkcy. s30.s5;
jas. Ferguson, $40.
The Board ordered the following
bills rejected: Geo. H.. Meigs, go; s
Mcdowell, $40.
Upon motion it was ordered that the
County Clerk purchase all the books
and stationery for the use ofthe coun.
~ for the ensuing two years.
The official bond Of Chas. L. Pear
son as Justice OF the Peace OF Mardis
townshop, was examined, approved
and ordered filed.
The Board then proceeded and
made the following appointments, to-
wit:
l.. II. Pogue, ]. P. of While Rock
Township.
Judson Dakin, j. p. OF Lgmoille
township.
Len Wines, J.. p. OF Ruby Valley
township.
Charles Toyn, j. p. OF Mound Val
ley and Huntington township.
w. j. Black, Up. OF Starr Valley
township.
Horace Lane, Road Supervisor OF
Starr Valley road district.
Ed. Helth, Road Supervisor of
North Ruby road district.
George Bartholomew, Road Super
visor OF South Ruby road district.
j. w. Kimberly, Constable OF White
Rock township.
Luther Butler, Road Supervisor of
Lamoille road district.
j. S. Winter. Road Supervisor of
White Rock road district.
Willard Cole, Road Supervisor of
Mountain City road district.
Harry Lidyard, Road Supervisor OF
Mardis road district.
j. +. Short. Constable OF South
Ruby township, all in Elko county,
State of Nevada, for the ensuing two
years.
Reports OF the following officers
we're examined, approved and ordered
filed:
j. NJ. Matter, Sheriff and Tailor.
John Henderson. Clerk and Treas.
urer.
w. IL. Armstrong, Hospital Stew
ard.
j. Eggers, Assessor.
L. L. Bilkcy, Recorder.
y. Townsend, Constable, Tuscarora
township.
Money in county treasury counted
and found correct as compared with
Auditors books.
The following transfers Of money
were ordered:
From general to salary fund
5000.
The Board then proceeded to ex.
anime bids, to-wit:
County Physician-C. }. Hood, s.5;
s. Mcdowell, s2o.
Hospital Steward--A. l.. Womack.
ESQ, eco and $50; w. II. Armstrong,
$50; John McComb, $40; a. S. Dorsey,
1890; j. L. Kcyser, s65 and 65 c. per
day board for patients; j. ID. Abel,
s69.5O; L. f. Morgan, s65; J. NJ. Ora.
ham, s34.50; J. Is. Gibbons, 600.
Burying Indigent-A. j. Pullman,
Sl4 and SIG.
Janitor-E. r. Kcysor, eco; Peter
Miller, $40; G. Darling, 5000; n.
Ouderkirk, $50; j. II. Dewar $50; Jas.
Adams, eco; w. Johnson, si5; Henry
Unger, s45; Jas. Cowling, 600; j. c.
Wilfon, sI5; l.. l.. Butler. s35 and s33;
Joseph Lang, $50; NJ. L. Stotler,
$50.
County Printing-W. w. Booher
and G. II. Sproule, together, 800 per
month.
Tho clerk was ordered to write to
A. Premieaux, T~uscarora, to allow
Mollic Forshay, nn INDECENT person,
SIS per month in provisions and fuel
until further ordered and render an
itemized account Of same.
The Board gave II. NJ. Dorsey leave
to withdraw tho petition. filed by him
regarding the closing of the road OH
the south side OF the railroad track.
Tho petition from tho citizens of
Fuscarora for removal OF Jail was
laid over.
The Board then proceeded to levy
and fix tho county tax for the fiscal
year 1895, MS follows:
INDECENT fund. 4 cents; road fund.
9 cents; general fund, 20 cents; school
fund, 81 cents; total GO cents on each
800 valuation of all taxable property
in the county.
Tho clerk was instructed to furnish
Gins. Pearson, j. p, with tho neccs.
sary law books.
Adjourned till 0 A. Nj. Tuesday, Feb.
1896.
Board mot pursuant TO adjourn.
ment.
Mr.. +, s. Harrington addressed the