Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1901-03-09
CoMMIssroNERs, PROCEEDISes
Board Will Personally Inspect the
County Roads and Bridges.

Inc regular monthly meeting OF tns
Board Of County Commissioners was held
on Monday, March 4.
Present-Commissioners Fraser, Hancocl
and Paroni; also the Clerk and District
Attorney.
The minutes Of the last meeting vert
read and approved.
the money In the Treasury and found the
same correct.
A list of the bills allowed will be found
in another column.
A petition was received from citizens OF
Palisade asking that T. r. Jewell be ap.
pointed by the Board to repair the roads
and bridges in that district.
A communication was received from K.
ID. WALTZ stating that the bridge and road
at McCloskey creek had been badly
washed out, and asking that he be author
lied to build a new bridge and to construct
another grade on higher ground, to con.
meet with the old Overland wagon road.
The Board instructed the Clerk to commu
nicate with Mr.. Waltz, and request him to
give the Board an estimate of the probable
cost of building a good and substantial
bridge and the cutting Of a new grade.
A petition from the citizens Of Palisade,
asking that r. w. Miles be admitted to
the hospital, was received.
The following communication was re-
ceivei from Messrs. Anderson and Duborg
of Beowawe:
As we understand it, you were notified
that the county bridge across the Hum.
boldt river was washed away, and for that
reason it is not possible to cross the river
with teams or livestock. As you have not
yet acted in the matter. or taken any steps
TO repair the damage, so that it would be
possible to cross, we, as taxpayers of Eu-
rska county, demand that the bridge be
repaired 30 that we can cross with live
stock, within a reasonable time; otherwise
we shall be compelled TO hold the county
responsible for any damage or injury we
may have on that account.
In addition to the above complaints the
Board took up and considered the commu-
n~ication of Messrs. w. j. Merchant and
r. Farrell regarding the washing out of
the Beowawe bridge, and after some dis
cussion it was decided that the members of
the Board should take a trip to Palisade,
Beowawe and vicinity, and after person
ally inspecting the condition Of the roads
and bridges, to consult with the taxpayers
regarding the best course to pursue in the
repairing Of the damage done by the recent
foods.
Under the law the Board has no author
ity to expend in the repairing Of roadways
in any district more than the amount
which remains to the credit of that district
in the fund for road purposes; but they
are authorized to levy a tax of not TO ex-
coed thirty cents on the 500 valuation
upon q petition signed by q majority of the
property owners of a road district, as
shown by the assessment roll of the pre-
vious year.
The advisability of constructing a new
grade through Pine Valley on higher
ground than the old roadway, and in this
way avoid future washouts, was considered;
but as there is only about 500 in the Pail
SADIE road fund at the present time, it will
be impossible to do the desired work with
out levying a special assessment on the
taxable property in that district. 1t is the
opinion of the Board that a levy Of five
cents on the 500 valuation would raise
between $500 and $500, which, added to
the amount now to the credit of the dis
trict, would make all repairs necessary at
this time, and put the road in good condi.
ton.
Regarding the Beowawe bridge, the
Clerk was instructed to communicate with
Messrs. Merchant and Farrell, and others,
requesting that they designate a specified
time when they would be prepared to con.
suit with the Board in regard to the build
ing Of a new bridge over the Humboldt
river at that place. Such a bridge as will
be necessary to meet the requirements at
Beowawe will be quite an expensive struc-
ture. and plans and specifications will have
to be drawn for the same, after which bids
must be advertised for, all of which will
require considerable time.
The Board had intended to go by private
conveyance. but as the railroad is again in
operation they have now decided to go to
Palisade by train. and inspect the roads
from that place. If favorable. replies are
received from the citizens Of Beowawe re-
garding al early meeting. it is their inten.
ton to leave next Monday morning.
County Attorney Breen. who recently
passed through the inundated districts,
and who had been instructed at that time
by the Board to examine into conditions in
the northern part of the county, assured
them that they would find the roads and
bridges through Pine Valley in a horrible
condition as they passed through, and that
it would be impossible for them to get an
intelligent idea of how things really are
without a personal inspection. On this