The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-09-07
Board Of County Commissioners.
The Board of COUNTY Commissio,

Gay, the full Board being present
! The minutes of the previous
meeting read and approved AZ read.
Bids for the surrender OF eertifi-
Gates of indebtedness against the
General County Fund were opened,
there being four, one os Mr.. j. X.
Hoag for $16 at 20 cents on the dol.
lar was accepted and two bids OF
L j. Osborne at 95 cents and one
of H. E. Prudential, at par were
rejected
Two bids were submitted to fur
nish the Court House with 20 cords
of wood, one from John Anderson
at sl.99 per cord, and one from A.
s. Thompson at 1896 per cord A
5. Thompson's being the lowest bid,
it was accepted
A petition was presented from thu
residents of Panaea' asking for an
appropriation of $50 to repair the
roads between Panaca, and Uvada,
the citizens of Panaca agreeing 10
subscribe a Ike amount rhe Board
appropriated the sum of $35 to he
paid out under the direction of the
Road Supervisor of Panaca,
The boundaries OF Panaca road
district were changed so us to en-
brace all of that portion that lies
East of Panaca to the State Line, and
joining South on Road District No.
5, North to Road District No. 6, and.
West to Road Districts No. 2 and 5
The reports of the various officers
were read and approved.
The Board ordered that there be
levied and collected for the year
A, D. 1899, and ad valorem tax Of
As cents on each 800 worth of tax
able property situated in Lincoln
County. Said tax of As cents being
the interest tax; and it was further
ordered that all taxpayers be notif-
ed of the said additional levy of As
cents.
A transfer of $500 was made from
the General County Fund to the
Salary Fund.
No further business appearing the
Board adjourned till Sept. 10, to
meet as the Board OF Equalization.
The mail due here Sunday night
did not arrive till late owing to de-
railment of the Utah & Pacific,
this side of Milford. 1t seems that
bolt that held the brakes on the
front wheels of the tender broke and
let the brakes on to the rails, caus-
ing the wheels to jump the rails
and the train ran about half mile
this way, before it was stopped. An
hour was spent in trying to get the
tender back OH the track without avail
when one of the crew Skinned up
the telegraph pole cut the wires, and
by tapping the ends of the wires to-
gether, called Milford and helper
engine came out and it was but
short while before the trouble was
remedied. This is the first accident
of any sort that the Utah Il Pacific
has met with.
We are in receipt of "The Indian
Advance, paper published month
ly by the Carson Indian School, and
devoted to the interest of the In
dians. Miss May Longenbaugh be-
ing manager. The typesetting is
done entirely by the Indian scholars
and it is quite newsy little paper.
We wish the new arrival in Nevada
the best of success.
A Junk dealer came in town last
evening and will remain here a
couple of days. He intends to buy
all the old brass and copper that can
be purchased, besides every thing
else that has been cast away as worth
less, that is, in the iron, bress and
copper line. He pays a fairly good
price.
The Board of Equalization will
meet at the Court House on Monday
Sept. 18th, at ten o'clock. Anyone
having any grievance IN regard to
their taxes, should then come for
ward and state them.
Colorado, Utah and Arizona are
preparing splendid mineral exhibits
for the Paris Exposition. VIII at is
the matter with Nevada?
If one half of the properties which
have been exported lately in this vi
cinity, pass into others hands, W,
will have a big mining boom.
Chadburn made his regular visi
yesterday with load of fruit which
met with ready sale.
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Public School.
The Public school will open oil
Monday next, with Prof. w, ID