Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-04-12
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS
STATE or NEVADA.
County or ELko, IS

STATE OF NEVADA,
COUNTY OF ELKo. 81
ELxo, April d, 1896
The Board met pursuant to ad
iournment. Present-StanIey Rigs,
by and 4. NJ. McAfee and l. p. Wool.
rertun
The minutes were read and up.
proved.
Luthcr's Buffers bond rs Road
Supervisor OF Lamoille was ordered
filed and recorded.
The Clerk is ordered to write to Mr..
Trenor i'll regard to Mr.. Buscaglia
fencing the public highway.
The petition OF the citizens Of South
Fork i'll regard to changing the high
way is hereby granted.
\. PrmeauX is hereby authorized
to furnish J. NJ. Barrett's family with
provisions, not TO exceed IN value so
during the month Of April, 1896.
J.P. Burkett's bill for $50 and all
scalp bills are ordered laid over; and
W. |. Robinson's two bills for S5 and
$3.50 respectively are rejected.
j.. Is. Gheeu is authorized to furnish
Henry Shaw's family with so worth
Of provisions during the present
month, and \. \. Rose Is authorized
to furnish Mr. Mollic Forshay SIS
worth of provisions during this
month.
The following official reports we're
examined, approved ard ordered filed:
Chas. Toyne, j. p; J. Eggers. AS
SCISSOR; +. Bilkey, Recorder; w. III.
Armstrong, Hospital Steward; J. NJ.
Matecr, Sheriff and Jailer: Auditor
and Treasurcr's quarterly report.
Money counted and found to agree
with the auditors books.
The Treasurer and Auditor are
hereby authorized to transfer from
the General Fund the following
amounts: Into the Officers Salary
Fund. $500; into the INDECENT Sick
Fund. 800.
John Burns is authorized to con
tinuc the work on the new road in
North Fork.
1t Is hereby ordered by the Board
Of County Commissioners Of Elko
county. Nevada, that all male persons
having the physical ability to work,
convicted Of vagrancy and imprisoned
on IL judgment therefor, shall be re
quired to perform labor on the public
works, buildings, grounds and ways OF
said county, i'll the manner and under
the provisions Of the Act OF the lcgis-
laturc of the State of Nevada, enti-
tied, AN Act Concerning Vagrancy
and Vagrants,7 approved March >,
1887. The Clerk Of this Board is
hereby directed To cause notice here
OF to be published i'll the Free Press
and INDEPENDENT and cause notices
notices hereof to be posted in Wells,
Elko, Carlin and Tuscarora.
The Clerk is ordered To advertise
for bids-lst: To patch and repair
the clustering wherever loose OF like.
ly to fall OF where it has fallen in the
courthouse. 2nd: TO paint the wood.
work Of the courtroom two coats Of
white lead; and ID: To paper the
walls and ceiling, the county To fur.
nish the paper and border. Bids to
be received for the items separately.
All bids must be filed in the office Of
the County Clerk on or before the
lth day Of May, 1896. The Board re-.
serves the right to reject any and all
bids.
Tho Board hereby authorizes X. f..
Miller to resume work OH the proposed
County High School building, and
1t agrees that the county shall pay
sc~venty-tive per cent Of the actual
cost Of the cut stone (stated to be
SLIGO when the same is delivered
to the county III Elko. Mr.. Nil.
Ter agrees To resume work not
Ia ter than May /, 1896. aud to have
the High School building completed
by the last day Of July, 1896, and
that he will forfeit to the county $40
each day that the building is not
completed after said last day Of July
1896.
Tho Board then adjourned to meet
Monday, May !, 1896.
JONI HENDERSON,
Clerk.
BN WEnsTER pAIrEKsON.