Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-10-05
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS
STATE OF NEYADA.l
COUNTY OF ELKo. IS.
ELKo, Oct. |, 1900

Aho 'oaiu VI COUNTY COMMISSION
cs met pursuant to adjournment.
Present-James Clark, II. NJ. Reed,
md w. w. Weathers.
Minutes Of previous meeting read
and approved.
The money in the county treasury
was counted and found correct.
The bill Of a. f. Halsey, road super
visor OF White Rock, WAS laid wei for
further consideration. ~
Assessor Eggers appeared before
the board and requested permission
tn file Il new bond, stating his reasons
therefor. Upon motion the request
was granted. The board examined
and approved the bond.
The official reports OF the several
county officers we're read and ap-
proved.
Communications from 4. T.. Halsey,
road supervisor Of White Rock, G. G..
Judd. road supervisor OF Columbia,
and j. q. SchmI!. road supervisor of
Wells, relative to repairs on roads,
were read and referred to Com
missioners Reed and Weuthers for
investigation.
- communication from j. w
Puett relating TO highways and an
order made by the board at their
meeting IN Sept. 18th was read and
filed. Mr.. Puett personally appeared
before the board aud requested the
board to rescInd the order made on
Sept 18th relative to the obst ruction
Of public road in Carlin road district.
Upon motion no further action was
taken, the board deciding the evil
dence insufficient to justify the re-
scindng of the order.
Tho board then took II recess until
Tuesday Oct. 2nd ut . o'clock.
Tie board met pursuant TO recess.
all present.
y communication from the patients
md steward OF the county hospital,
in relation to the appointment or a
hospital physician. was read and
ordered filed.
y communication from DIR. S. Nc
Doweli III relation to the hospital
physician WIS received, read and
ordered filed. DIR. Mcdowell also
personally appeared before the board
and made Il statement in relation to
the matter.
Upon motion DIR. Gardner was an.
pointed county physician to attend
he county hospital and all county
patients, whenever necessary, Ill.
GLIDING patients in the Jail, for the
month of October. 1900, at IL salary of
800 per month.
Upon reading the petition OF the
citizens OF Wells and O'Ncil praying
for the establishing and building Of n
public road from Wells TO O'Neil, a
distance Of 90 miles and asking for I'm
appropriation therefor, the board
granted said petition and authorized
K &. O'Neil to construct said road
as per said petition. The same to be
completed and put i'll good shape at
nm expense to the county not to OK.
coed $500. When completed to be
subject to the approval OF the board
OF some memUer thereof, and when SO
approved to be declared Il county
road aud public highway.
In accordance with an order made
on May eth, 1900, for the building
aud opening Of u new road in Fort
llnlleck road district through the
promises Of Joseph Scott and Patrick
McDcrmott, said road having been
completed and inspected by W. w.
Wcathers and pronounced satisfac-
tory. it was ordered that the new
road bc declared Il county road and a
public highway. 1t was further
ordered That the obi county road from
the Joints of intersection with the
new road be declared closed and
vacated ms II county road.
The following transfers were
ordered FROM ~tho.gcneral fund into tho
following funds,
General ..SlOO 90
Columbia road .......... 60 80
fIikO road ........ ..... 10 30
Lamuille rOad CT 10
Mardis road. ...... ~ 90
North Fork road. .......... 1SG 90
Tuscarora road ...... 10 81
Wells road 10 90
Upon motion the name Of Salmon
River township vas changed to Con.
tact township. Tho appointment
heretofore made OF &. Is. Wiseman as
Justice OF tho peace Of Salmon River
township was ratified and approved.
Upon motion the name of Salmon
River voting precinct WIG changed To
Contact precinct.
Upon motion tho namc OF Butte
Valley procmct was changed TO
Clovcrdalo.
Upon petition OF the citizens Of
Starr Valley precinct it was ordorcd
that tho polling place for the general
election bo located ut Dcctli as 10.
ing the o central point.
Representations being made TO the
board TINT tho clerk md treasurer
now has in his possession sl3G 30
taken FROM tho body Of j. n. Hicks.
deceased, at the time OF holding ilIc