The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-06-10
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.

The Board of County Commission
ers held its regular monthly meet
ing on Monday the 18th. inst. with
Luke Syphus in the chair and mem
bers Simpson and Giles present.
After approving the minutes Of the
two previous meetings, outside mat
tiers were taken up the first being
the case Of Billy Sprouse at ST..
Thomas who was some time ago
stricken with paralysis and who ap-
piled for county aid. 1t was shown
that two lots OF land he owned, to-
gether with his other effects had
been sold to employ nurses and
assistance and that he was unable to
help himself. Correspondence on
the matter was read and Il. H. Syph-
us was granted contract at $40. a
month from June LIST. to care for
him.
A petition from Panaca was pre-
sented asking for the removal of GER
tain corrals from the vicinity of the
town ditch, declaring them to be
nuisances. No order was made, as
the Board considered it had no juris-
diction in the matter, and the par
ties were referred to the courts for
redress.
A well signed petition from Deer
lodge was presented asking that a
municipal township be set off there
and for the appointment ofaJustice
of the Peace, Constable and Road
Supervisor. On consideration an
order was made and entered crea-
ting Deerlodge township with the
present Deerlodge townsite as the
initial point and to extend eight
miles south, twenty miles north,
twelve miles west, and east to State
Line. Following the recommended
tons of the petition Chas. Lyle was
appointed Justice of the Peace, and
James Knight Constable, with
bonds of each fixed at $1,000. 90, and
thirty days given in which to quail
ify
w. L. Troutman was appointed
Road Supervisor.
Under advertisements for bids to
perform the county printing for the
ensuing year, after discussion and
estimates made of the work to be
done, bids were submitted by the
Phoebe Weekly Record and the De-
Lamar Lode, jointly, at 10000
month. On the estimates made this
is much less than the work will
amount to at legal rates but not
more than legal rates is to be paid
in any event The contract was
made in the name of the Record,
and bond placed at $1,000. 90 which
was fled and accepted.
Under the Treasurer's notice to
surrender certificates of indebted
ness against the General Fund, bids
were opened and awards made. Bids
at 80, 35 and 80 cents were paid and
a portion of one at 40 cents, other
bids being two high. This was the
first redemption to occur under the
law of 1897 Holders of this class
of our Indebtedness seemed to be
holding off to see how it would
operate. This fixes something like
the value for the time being, but it
will change with each phase of the
business outlook under the fexibilitv
of the new law.
Reports of County officers were
approved and the usual list of claims
allowed against the county as print
ed elsewhere in this issue and
transfer of funds ordered to the Off
GERS Salary fund.
County Superindent of Schools,
McNamee, represented to the Board
the desirability of holding a Teach
er's Institute at DeLamar in July in
connection with the examination for
teachers certificates and asked an
appropriation, under the law, to meet
the necessary expense. A majority
of the Board failed to see any advan-
tage in it and refused to appropriate
for expenses, but sanctioned holding
the Institute The principal point
in the discussion was as to the place
in which the Institute should be held
whether DeLamar, Phoebe or Pan
AGA but as this is a matter practically
under the control of the School SUI
perintendent, DeLamar was the
point finally selected.
No further business appearing the
Board then adjourned to the 5th, of
July.