Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1898-06-11
COUNTY COMMIssIONERs
Regular Monthly Meeting-B Business
Transacted. Etc.

meeting on the 9th; present Greedy
French, Chairman; q. w. Wilson
and w. r. Penrose, Commissioners;
A. j. Lotus, Clerk, and John 10th
rop, District Attorney.
Minutes of previous meeting read
and approved.
The list of bills examined and al
lowed will be found elsewhere in
this issue.
A transfer of $370.51 was ordered
made from the General to the Off
GERS Salary Fund.
The bill of Mrs. Della Ross, for
$71.S2, was Withdrawn and substi-
tute bill of 1876 presented and al
lowed.
The monthly report of Recorder
and Auditor for May showed $55.45
turned in in fees.
The report of jailor showed that
no prisoners had been confined in
the county Jail during the month of
May.
The Board made an order that
the Clerk present bill to +. M.
Huffaker for the sum of 1913 16, the
said sum being overpaid by the
county on costs in the case of Lyon
county VS.. Mrs. Della Ross.
A petition was received from the
citizens of Mason Valley asking for
the construction of a bridge across
the East Walker river at point
about one mile from Nordyke. The
petition was numerously signed, and
it was set forth that the bridge
would be great advantage to the
residents of Mason and Smith Val
lies. The Board granted the prayer
of petitioners and instructed the
Clerk to advertise for bids for build
ing the bridge.
A petition was received from the
residents and taxpayers of Mason
and Smith Vallies asking the Board
to re-district the several Commits
sioner Districts of Lyon County, as
follows: District No /, to embrace
the voting precincts of Silver City,
Sutro, Mound House and Dayton;
Dist No. 2, the precincts of Church
i'll, Wabuska, and Mason Valley;
Dist. No. 3, the precincts of Smith
Valley and Plummer Upon motion
the petition was granted and the
order so made that the districts he
fixed as above Commissioners Will
son and Penrose voted aye, and
Commissioner French, no. The
Clerk was requested to have a no.
tice published to the above effect
according to law.
As the districts now stand Dist.
No. /, presided over by French, is
composed of Silver City, Mound
House and Sutro precincts, with
voting population of 176; Dist. No.
2, presided over by Penrose, is com
posed of Dayton, Wabuska and
Churchill precincts, with a voting
population of 1866; Dist. No. 3, pre-
sided over by Wilson, is composed
of Mason Valley, Plummer and
Smith Valley precincts, with a vot-
ing population of 278. The proposed
change gives Dist. No /, voting
population of 312; Dist No 2, a
voting population of 214; and Dist
No. 8, a voting population of "a.
This is not as equal IA division as
the present districting, as can plain
ly be seen, but it seems to be what
the people of Mason Valley want,
and that is all that should be con-
sidered, probably.
The Board then appointed Regis
try Agents in the Districts where
there were no Justices of the Peace,
and the Clerk was ordered to notify
the said agents that their books
must be opened on July LIST. The
agents are as follows in the several
precincts:
Silver City-A. A. Pollard.
Mound House,. A. Teasland.
Dayton-F. W. Fairbanks.
Sutro-James Leonard
Churchill M. Outlet.
Mason Valley-A. A. Pinkerton.
Wabuska-J. M. Feeney.
Smith Valley-D. d. Elder,
Morris Pursel
Board adjourned to meet July 4th.
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