The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-04-08

itemized bill referred to:
Dec. IL, 1904, To l days work with
team and scraper by W. S. Rsine ....$ 5 90
Dec. 10, 1904, To l days work with
team and scrarer by w. s. Raine.... 8 90
Dec. ~. 1904, To l days work with
sulky pillow and 8 horses by Art Cross 8 90
Feb. 25, 1905, To l days work with
sulky pillow and 8 horses, W. s. Rains 8 90
Total .s22 90
Might Invoke the Grand Jury.
On the communication received from
W. s. Raine in regard to the above bill.
it was ordered that in accord with the
request Of said w. S. Raine the Eu.
reka SENTINEL be asked to publish the
same, provided it could be done with.
out expense to the County /; and further.
that the Clerk write W. =. Raine and
ask him to pardon the presumption and
stupidity Of this Board in asking what
appears to him to be such a silly ques-
zion, to wit: Whether it is customary
to do the scraping before blowing
further, that while he had hat strenu-
GUS streak on investigating the law.
why he did not put his bill in in accord
ance with Section 473 Of the Compiled
Laws of the State of Nevada also, that
If this Board has shown Partially to
any parties in regard to road work, or
any other class of work performed
under their direction; he, Raine, as q
good citizen, should bring it to the at
tention Of the Grand Jury, and while
the Grand Jury would be investigating
the matter, this Board might be able to
show that some other people have tried
in the past to impose IN this County,
perhaps presuming on the Ignorance
aud stupidity Of the Board Of County
Commissioners. Mr.. Raine's letter to
the Board is as follows:
Mustered Up Considerable Energy.
PALIsADE, New, April /, 1905.
To the Honorable Board of County Com
missioners Of Eureka County, Nevada.
SIRs-Your letter of inquiry at hand,
aud will say that / don't think I told
you that ! plowed any Of the dirt that
was scraped, nor do I think that l told
you hat I scraped any of the dirt that
was plowed.
But l will say for your benefit that !
am a very lazy man. and when l could
scrape without blowing l did not have
energy to waste time in blowing it. and
where it was not necessary to scrape
after it was plowed / was also too in.
fernal lazy to waste time in scraping
1t.
/ am not as anxious to work as the
Board Of County Commissioners, I am
sorry to say.
Then I was not aware that it was the
law or custom to plow ali dirt before it
was scraped, or that all dirt had to be
scraped that was plowed. and l have
done considerable dirt handling. 1t
also seemed very queer to me thai any
county work that any OF the Raines
uOco u always oo NCAy
has to be explained so infinitely. while
any body else can do q piece and no
matter how badly botohed up. we never
near of any kick from the County Com
lnissioners. l would like an explana.
ton on this very point. Also, will the
| Board show me where the Statute says
dirt must be plowed first, or must all be
scraped that is plowed. l will be very
much obliged to them.
AS I stated before I am very lazy.
but if my work is not satisfactory to
you / will muster up energy to imme-
| diately remove all of it as o o as l
hear from this meeting. and leave the
road in the same condition it was before
l worked on it.
For n day when I was feeling very
energetic I looked in he law aud
saw where it said that a person had the
right to hold all labor performed by
him for his pay. So you see thew work
is mine, and if I wish to destroy IL l
have a right by law to do 30 unless paid
for.
Being a common back-woods, green
country hayseed aud an ignoramous IN
the bargain, if I have not strictly OBJ
served the rules Of etiquette. I hope the
Board of County Commissioners in their
most honorable station will overlook
anything that is said by a common
citizen, even though he be interested in
nearly $22. 700 worth of taxable property
in this county.
Hoping I have explained all techni-
~calities aud Strengthened the meaning
we'll enough that all doubts may be set