Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-02-10
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDING :.
STATE OF NEVADA.l
COUNTY rP ELKO.
ELKo, February G. 1899.

ELKo, February 6. 1899.
The Board Of Comfy Commiss on
ers met pursuant to adjournment
Present-,James Clark, II. NJ. Reed
nnd WV Wcathers.
The minutes nf January meeting
were read and approved.
The money in the county treasury
WIS counted and found correct.
Upon motion the treasnrer and
auditor were ordered to make the FOL
lowing transfers.: From the gcne-al
county fund to the officers salary
funh al 900; tu the Clover valley road
fund S3l.20; &c the Lamoille road
fund S8n; to the weiland road fund
sl2; to the Mound valley road fund
s-9 81. From Huntington road fund
to the general fuud $50.
The reports Of the several county
oiii"ers were read and approved.
Uron motion Mrs. II. p. IInmill ~
Wells was authorized to insure the
county jail.
Upon motion the clerk wns in
siructe Ia return for correction the
bond OF Juhr Murphy as Justice Of
the Peace of Fort iiaiieck township.
In accordance with the petitions re-
ccived, il was ordered TINT W. J.
Black be appointed justice of the
peace Of $ mr. valley township; Vim.
Cong'r justice Of the peace ~ Wells
township apd j. B. Ghcen justice Of
oi the pcnc" Of LammiIie township
upon the ir filling bonds in the sum Of
sl,'OO each and taking the oath Of
Cillce.
Upon motion the clerk vas ordered
to Issue II C, TtiiicHte of election tn
Patrick Sheridan rs road supervisor
Of Fort Hallccli road district ppnn
his giving bonds in the sum Of 81 900.
Upon motion the following bonds
were approved: W j. Black. justice
of the peace Starr valley TOWNSHIP;
Walter St"tirl, justice of the peace
Island Mountain township: l.. r.
Morgan, justice Of the peace EIku
township; Chns. To! ne, justice Of the
peace Hun ingt"n township; \. Il.
Waller, justice of tin. peace Tuscarora
township; James RutIedGc. justice Of
the peace tarlin township; =. j. Ogii.
vie. rnad up, rviior Sonth Fork dis
irlri: G Orge Arthur, road supervisor
Carlin dist rict; j. q Schnid, road
supervisor Wells district; p. Sheri
dan, r0ad supervisor Fort Hallrck
district; Eugene 4. Way, constable
Tuscarorn; George Mcintosh, con-
stable Cmlin.
Upon motion il was ordered that all
persons who are charges upon the
county must come tn the county hos.
piial or NIL clnimS Tor tl ir support
or care will not be allowed, except in
cases OF extreme necessity.
This being the time for the opening
OF the senIed proposals. or bidJ for the
county printing, hospital stewart and
county physic an, tn, beard proceeded
to open the bids, hut before any lids
wee opened, upon written request
the bids OF Drs. Hond. Gardner and
Mcdowell were withdrawn.
The bids were then opened as fol-
lows for county printing: G.. IL.
Sproule md w. w. Boohcr $50 per
month; NJ. s. Riddle e Sons $40 per
month.
For hospital steward. a. l.. Wo-
mack 10 cents day for cacn pa.
II mt; W. IL. Armstrong 75 cents n
day for each patient md $40 per
month; John B. Abel 75 ceLts day
tor rnch patient.
Drs. Hood, Gardner and Mcdowell
each took the floor and stated TO the
board in substance that they woul |
not submit any bi IL. but wonld ut
tona 10 the patientn Mt the jill and
hospitnl for the monthly sum OF sl2j
which they considered their services
rcRs onahly worth, aud they w0nld MS.
siRt each other when necessary.
Upon motion il was ordered that
Drs. Hood, Gardner and Mcdowell
bc md they nre hereby selected ns tho
physirims 10 attend the patients at
the county hospital nud Jail aud they
nro to hc paid 1926 per month, and the
same is Ia hc compensation in full for
nll services they or each or all Of
them shall render
Upon motion IL waa ordered that the
contract foi the county printing Tor
the ensuing two years he given tn
Sproulo and Bouhcr, mud that the
district attorney be directed 10 draw
up u contract Tor The tame mud that
, the price shall bc ESQ per month.
Upon motion il was ordered that
John u. Abel be AMI hr IL hereby 49,
pointed hospital steward Tor the ensu,