Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1897-12-04
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Regular Monthly Observation-Disclosures
Transacted, Etc.

oioAiSAS oNAA Aoo AS6uioA Aoho'iJ
meeting on the LIST; present Greedy
French, Chairman; G. w. Wilson
and w. R. Penrose, Commissioners;
A. J. Lotus, Clerk, and John 10th
rop, District Attorney.
Minutes of previous meeting read
and approved.
List of bills examined and allow
ed will be found in another column.
The bill of J. 7. Gardner, for $3.50
for medical attendance upon indi-
gent, was not considered
A communication from Smith
Valley was received complaining of
the condition of the roads in that
section.
A communication from DR.. Lane,
OF San Francisco, stated that Mr..
Thrailkill, who was under care at
the hospital, is doing well.
A communication from Mrs. M.
t. Shaw, was received in regard to
reduction in taxes to the amount
of widows exemption. Matter to
be attended to later on.
A communication from the citi-
zens of Silver City was received ask
ing that P. d. Wright, be appointed
Justice of the Peace of Silver City
Township, to fill the office made
vacant by the death of J. d. Black
burn. The Board rejected the petit
ton on the ground that Mr.. Wright
was not legal resident of the coun-
ty, and could not legally hold the
office.
On motion it was ordered that A.
A. Pollard be appointed Justice of
the Peace of Silver City Township
upon qualifying by furnishing a
bond OF $1,000 to be approved by
the Board within thirty days.
An order was made that the
Treasurer issue bonds as provided
by the Statutes to subscribers there
tore as follows: T. B. Smith, 49,
500; r. Kirman, Jr., Sc, 500; Mrs.
Mary Hoye, $4,000; A. G. Berry,
$4,000. 1t is further ordered that
the Chairman of the Board and the
Treasurer of Lyon county duly sign
and countersign said bonds, and
that they be issued in all respects
in conformity with the said act OF
the Legislature, and the moneys re-
ceived and placed in the treasury
of Lyon county. 1t was further
ordered that the county Treasurer
accept the bonds heretofore issued
at par from any of the persons
above named in exchange for bonds
to be issued. 1t was fur Their ordered
that should the bonds heretofore is
sued be presented to said Treasurer
on or before the 9th day of Deem
Der, he shall redeem and cancel the
same together with the interest
Should any of the persons subscrib-
ing for the bonds fail to take them
the Treasurer shall issue the bonds
to any other person who will take
them.
The monthly reports of Tailor and
County Recorder, were received and
filed.
1t was ordered that a transfer o.
$500 be made from the Genera
Fund to the Officers Salary Fund
A petition was received from the
citizens of Mason Valley asking
that the certain property known as
the Armory Hall lot in Yeringtor
owned by Lyon county be not sold
for delinquent taxes.
On motion of Commissioners Viii
son, it was ordered that all orders
on the minutes in regard to com
pensation for road work in Igor
county be rescinded,
On motion it was ordered thai
the Clerk post notices for bids fol
the burial of all indigents who di'
in Mason Valley, Lyon county, anc
the successful bidder to furnish {
bond of $500.
Commissioner Penrose stated tina
"a new county road was wanted IL
Mason Valley from the main roaC
to the Young and Meadows ranches
1t was suggested that a petition b.
sent in asking for the road to b.
opened.
Adjourned to meet Jan. Sd, 1898
Free Pills.