Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-07-12
Coxn1ssloSERs PROCEEDINGS
COUNTY OF EnSo, S.

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County OF ELKo,
ELKo, July 6, 1896.
Tho Board met pursuant to nd.
iournment. Present-Stanley Rigs
by and A. NJ. McAfee and 1. p. WOOL
verton.
The minutes were read and up.
proved.
Money counted and found to agree
with the Auditors books.
The following official reports we're
examined, approved and ordered filed:
John Henderson, Clerk; w. II. Arm
strong, Hospital Steward; L. Bilkey,
Recorder; j. NJ. Matter, Sheriff md
Jailer; and the joint statement Of the
Auditor nnd Treasurer.
1t is hereby ordered that the road
bills presented to the Board for al
lowance. be laid over one month that
the work may be investigated by the
Board.
The Board ordered TINT the petition
from Island Mountain be granted and
that j. b. Abel be appointed Con-
stable OF Island Mountain upon his
giving bonds in the sum OF $1,000 and
taking the necessary oath.
The petition Of the citizens OF South
Fork is hereby granted by the Board
ami Stanley Rigsby, Chairman, is
authorized to secure passage for Mrs.
Lake and children to Sun Dance,
Wyoming.
The petition OF VS. Hillman and
others granted Us to fixing the streets
OF Tuscarura and the Clerk is ordered
to notify Mr.. W. B. Dunton to see
that the work is properly done.
The petition OF the citizens OF Ruby
Valley is granted and r. H. Harrison
is appointed Justice Of the Peace Of
Ruby Valley Township upon his Civ
ing a bond in the sum Of $1,000 and
taking the necessary oath.
The application for holding the next
Teachers Institute in the town OF
Elko presented by w. A. Massey,
Supt. Of Schools, was granted and the
Board ordered that 800 be appropri-
ated for that purpose.
The following transfers were made:
From the General Road Fund into
the Elko Road Fund S63. From the
General Road Fund into the Tuscaro-
IN Road Fund $50. From the Gen
eral Road Fund into the Columbia
Road Fund $40. From the General
Road Fund into the Mound Valley
Road Fund s2s. From the General
Road Fund into the Starr Valley
Road Fund SCI. From the General
Road Fund into the South Fork Road
Fund s35. From the General Road
Fund into the Wells Road Fund S92.
From the General Road Fund into
the Carlin Road Fund s52. From the
General Road Fund into the White
Rock Road Fund s47. From the Cen
eral Road Fund into the North Ruby
Road Fund S47. From the General
Road Fund into the Ruby Valley Road
Fund "a %.
The clerk is ordered to notify ]. II.
O'Brien to close or bridge the ditch
coming out OF Boulder Creek. south
OF the Boulder bridge. in Starr Val
ley.
On motion the following Registry
Agents were appoiLted:
j. II. Weiland, Weiland's Station;
j.. G. Lee, Tecoma; j. Cazier, Toano;
II. Hartley Sprucemont; II. Il. Har-
desty, South Fork; Ike Gnswold,
North Ruby; f. j. Holland, North
Fork; j.. T., Parsons, Mountain City;
II. McCuin, lIalleck; John Trenor,
Huntington; &. G.. Judd, Columbia;
R. f. Taylor, Taylors.
The Clerk WIS ordered to advertise
for proposals for supplying the coun-
ty with fifty cords OF cedar wood.
The claim OF Chesley Woodward
for S02 was Ibid over.
The Board then adjourned to meet
Monday, August 3, 1896.
joins HENDERSON,
Clerk.
BY WEBSTER PATTERSON,