The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-08-05
coMMIssloNER'spR PROCEEDINGS.
Matter Of Redeeming County Scrip the
Principal Feature Of Mondays
Meeting.

At the meeting of the Board Of
County Commissioners last Monday
all members were present also the
District Attorney.
Except for action OH bids for tho
surrender OF County scrip, nothing
much out of the ordinary line came
ND for attention. The fact however
that scrip bids we're rejected last
month and money re-advertised made
it necessary TO take deiiniteaction on
that matter at the August meeting 4
Immediately after approving the
minutes of last meeting, the Com
missioners repaired to the office q I
the Auditor, where with that officer
and the Treasurer, and a number Of
spectators, the bids for scrip surrend-
er were opened.
Six bids were fled. The lowest
was for small sum at 80 cents
The succeeding bids were lit 50, ~,
rs and SO cents, two bids being IN
at rs cents. The principal bidders
were present and the matter was
generally discussed Chairman Sy-
phus thought that as this was the
second time the money had been al
vertised and bids had come in about
the same manner as before, from
about the same parties, ranging at
about the same figures and no evil
denee of unfairness being manifest
the duty of the Board was to accept
the lowest bids and pay out the
money as far as it would go, and
voted accordingly. Members Simp-
son and Giles thought there might
be other holders whom another adj
vertisement would reach, and also
thought the bids too high and finally
concluded to accepting bids at more
than SO cents and to order the money
advertised for third time. They
voted accordingly and the order was
so entered.
Upon this, T Osborne, one Of
the bidders, entered protect again
accepting part only Of the bids. II
the object of re-adyertising was to
notify other holders, treat all alike.
A. S. Thompson also interposed
an objection. He denied the right
of the Board to fix the price at which
they would redeem scrip, rs they
were now doing, and proposed to
test the constitutionality of the new
law. Anticipating adverse action by
the Board again this month, he had
prepared papers, and proceeded to
demand payment of certificates
against the General Fund to the
amount of the money in the fund
under the old law, at par and in the
order of their issuance.
} The demand was made of the
Auditor who of course declined to
draw his warrant, and shortly after.
wards papers were6led in the District
Court and served on the Auditor
asking for a writ of Mandamus tc
compel him to pay certificates il
= the order of their issuance.
The bond of j. b. Cook as Justic,
of the Peace of Moapa township wa
}. accepted. Amount 100000 suretie
T Ben Liston and L. j. Harris.
o A petition was presented for tn
+ formation of a new school District i
: Meadow Valley Wash, to embrac
the ranches of John Hartley, Jane
Bradshaw and John Herman. Actio
= was deferred until next meeting how
. ever in order to ascertain if the mt
= cessary number of children reside
y in the District to entitle the Boar
- to make the order.
The Clerk was ordered to advel
rs tise for bids for putting in 10 core
p of cedar wood for use at the cour
N house. The notice appears in al
Is other column.
TX f. r. Phillips was appointed Roo
Inspector for Panaca Road Distric
and John Purtcher was appointe
- for the DeLamar Road District.
After examining the building, Il
= =, Clerk was instructed to advertise fl
~ !, bids for needed repairs to the lai
:! These bids are to be submitted
:. - next month. The regular notice a
. . pears elsewhere in this issue.
= Officers reports and the regular i
e. of claims against the county we
III allowed whereupon the Board a
id iourned till the 9th. day of Sc
3y TENDER.
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