Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1897-12-11
COUNTY ComMIssIoNERs.


met Monday. December 9Th. pursuant 10
adjournment.
Present-C missioners Fraser, Broy and
Benson, also the District Attorney and
CLERK.
The Auditor was ordered 10 transfer
$500 from the General to the Salary
Fund.
II was ordered that the Auditor transfer
$500 from the General Fund to the Cur.
rent Expense Fund.
A list Of bills allowed by the Board will
be found in another column.
The Commissioner and Auditor counted
the money in the County Treasury
and found the same correct, TO wit:
IS, 566.75
Ordered that the Clerk file the bill Of
Eureka county for the expenses Of the last
sickness and burial Of William H. NAL
colin. deceased, in the Office Of she Aud.
isor for the Interior Department Of the
United States Treasury Department. at
WhsninBtou, ~ ".
The Board adjourned until Monday,
January s. 1898.
The following communication was re-.
oeived and filed:
EUREKA, Nevada, Nov. 80, 1897.
To the Honorable Board OF County
Commissioners:
GESrLEMEs-At the request OF your
Chairman l have examined and tested the
apparatus Of the Mob Hill Hose Company,
and find that there is $50 feet OF good
hose, 80 feet Of passsble and $50 feet
Of worthless; everything else Is in good
condition.
Az the Rescue Hose Company l found
500 feet Of good hose and everything else
in good repair and condition.
I would recommend that there be some
rubber gsskets supplied to both comps-
mics. Respectfully. G.. R. MULLINS.
The Commissioner have been trying to
negotiate with the Richmond Hose Com
psny for the purchase Of their building.
hose and apparatus, so as 10 consolidate
the same with either the Rescue or Mob
Hill companies. 30 far the Richmond
Company has not informed the Commits
sioners what they are willing 10 accept.
This is deemed advisable because Of the
present depreciation In town property and
the falling off In the assessment received
BY the Fire Fund-this year amounting TO
only about SOCIAL Of which 10 necesss AIRY
TO pay running expenses. The Commits
sloners feel that u 10 better to have two
companies In . state Of efficiency. with good
apparatus, hose, etc., than 10 have four
companies poorly equipped.
AT the meeting OF the Board last Mon
day IL was decided 10 meet on the Hrst
Monday Of every month as 81 present. and
pass all bills authorized By law aud then
adjourn. and lay over ell other matters
and bills until the arrival Of the train On
Tuesday afternoon. This was done for
the benefit Of Commissioner Benson, who,
under the old arrangement had 70 leave
his home g. Beowswe on Saturday morn
ing TO be on hand for the meeting Of the
Board Monday. and could not return home
until Wednesday morning. Under the
new system be can leave his home Tuesday
morning. arrive here and meet with the
Board the same day, returning next morn
ing, thus attending TO the business In two
days. when under the old plan Ave days
we're spent.
Commissioners Broy aud Benson visited
the Parry ranch In Pine Valley early last
month for the purpose Of inspecting the
road and bridge on Trout Greek. Com.
plants have been made TO the Board that
this road Was almost impossible during
the Spring months. The Commissioners
found some reason 10 believe that this
would be the fact, and have provided
against IL by authorizing Frank Parry 70
expend 500 In making such improvement
"a might be necessary.