Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-01-05
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.

COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.
Board met January lib, 1906, pur-
suant to law. Present commissioners
Clark, Snyder aud Lyttop.
Minutes read and approved.
Money in the county treasury counted
and found correct.
Reports Of various officers read and
filed.
Tho following bills were laid over for
further consideration:
Jas. Rutledge, justice tccs, and Joe
Josephs for Suites rare Of orphans.
The following transfers were made
from the general fund into the follow
ing rond funds:
North 80 90
ituby Valley 10 GO
South tork......... .......... ii 90
Iascarora 20 20
The board then took n recess until
Tuesday January 2nd at 0 o'clock a. N.
2Hp.
The board met pursuant TO recess and
transacted the following business:
y petition from at least three .tifths OF
the residents of Contact and SnImo:,
River school districts praying for the
consolidation Of said districts into one
district to be known ;s the Contact
school district, with boundaries cmbrac-
ing The two districts WIS received and
upon motion gTanttti. II was further
ordered that the money to the credit Of
Salmon River district be transferred
and placed to the credit Of the Contact
school district.
y communication from Jno Prunty
regarding change o! ruad from Mardis
to Dceth WAS received and taken under
consideration.
1t having come to the personal knowl-
edge Of the county commissioners that
the crime of murder has been commit
ted III ElkO county, and that the person
or persons committing the crime has or
have not been apprehended IT is hereby
ordered that the board of county CON.
missioncrs Of the county OF Elko 90 and
they hereby offer a reward Of five hun
dred dollars for The arrest and cOnvic.
ton VI murderer ar murdcrors OF d. +.
Henry at Fort ilallcck, EIko Couty. Oh
or about the 9th day of December, 1908.
Said reward to he paid ont Of the
general fund of the county after the
conviction Of said murderer OF murd-
ercrs.
Upon motion 1t was ordered that Drs.
&. j. and A.. j. Hood be appointed
county physicians for the ensuing six
months at salary OF $3.50 egch per
month.
&. Il. Henderson personally appeared
before the board on behalf Of the F.lko
Land and Improvement company and
made statement relative to the purchase
OF some sixteen acres Of ground by the
commissioners fer d public cemetery.
from sail company, and the removal Of
the bodies from the old China burying
ground to the public cemetery, tue con.
siieration being $3.50. Upon motion
1t was agreed by the board to accept the
offer md the district attorney wm5
authorized tO draft a contract Tor that
purpose and present it at the mex meet
ing Of the board,
In accordance with an act OF the
Legislature defining and classifying
transient stock and providing for the
assessment, collection and distribution
OF he taxes on the same and providing
penalties for violations OF its provisions,
the board ordered that tho clerk
prepare and forward for filing state
mcnts with he county commissioners
OF each county from which the county
assessors certificates or owners state.
mcnts have been filed in this county
showing that live stock upon which
taxes have been paid in any such county
for the ycar 1903, aud have ranged for
Il portion Of the year, 1905, in Elko
county, claiming from such county such
portion nt The taxes as The time during
which said live stock ranged in FIko
county bears to The whole 81 the year.
The hoard then proceeded to draw the
jury list for the year, 1906. Tho list
comprises 2jj nnmcs..