Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1907-09-14
COMMISSIONERS
Hold Meeting September 9th
and Adjourn to 18th


New Sept 8, 1907: The Board OF
County Commissioners met pursuant to
adjournment Monday September 9th,
/ 1907, at 10 O'Clock a, IN. Present J. \.
Nesbitt, chairman and Geo. T. Banovich,
member, Chas. Lee Horsey, Dist. attor-
ney and VIM. +. Orr, CLERK.
Minutes of August meeting were read
and approved, and minutes of Septrm-
Der 2nd read ard approved. Reports
OF the various county officers read and
approved.
Salary and general county bills allow
ed as per register claim book
Transferred from the General County
to the salary fund the sum OF 81 ,000.0O
and from the General county fund to
the District Judges salary fund the sum
of $500.
The claim OF Caliente Mercantile Co.
for the sum of 1871 was disallowed for
the reason that the same amount for
the same items had been allowed to
VIM. ID. Maynard.
The claim of Wm. d. Maynard for
the sum of $l26.25 was reduced to $92. .25
for the reason that said difference was
due from the railroad company.
The claim OF DR.. Garrett l.. Hogan
! for $500 was reduced to $500.
/ 1t was ordered that f. r. Frendenthal
and Vim. Lloyd be appointed representa-
/ tives from Lincoln County to tine Amer
lean Mining congress to be held in
Joplin, Mo. on Nov llth to 18th
inclusive.
! Upon proper credentials being pre-
sented together with applications and
affidavits it was orderded that licenses
be issued to Will w. Mapes, Oscar Lar
son, C. A. Hurdgens, r. b. Kindall, f.
W. Willis, Thomas Jones, IL. a. Larson
] c. c. Durdorff, J. f. Tonlin, Clarence
f. Lacey, T. J. Hits and Orville
Andrews.
The applications of Perry Bigelow, h
/ II. Barnes, John ). Howe, Chas. Archi
bald and Charley Johnson were ordered
| laid over for sufficient credentials.
A petition was received from the resi-
dents OF Goodsprings asking for the es
tablishment OF a school district with the
following boundaries: From Good
springs to extend in a northerly direc
ton eight miles, thence in sOutherly
direction eight miles, thence in a west
erly direction eight miles to the summit
of the Goodsprings mountain and in q
easterly direction eight miles. 1t was
ordered that said school District be es
| tablished. to he known a. Goodspring:
district.
\ petition was received from Geyser
Nevada asking permission to change the
road running through the west side o
the Wambott ranch to a point JUS
outside OF the west line OF the ranch; i
was ordered that permission be granted
1t was ordered that the sum Of $20.0
be allowed to Mrs. Tom Clark for tn,
care and support OF Mrs. John Wilson
an INDECENT.
The petition received from La
Vegas asking for the application o
town government to the town OF La
Vegas, was ordered laid over until sucl
time as Commissioner Hawkins b'
present
In response TO the advertisement
| calling for the submission OF bids fo
/ the furnishing of wood to the county
bids were received from Lorenzo Heaps
/ for 81 80 per cord; another from Gui
Blad for $1,000 per cord, The bid o
Lorenzo Heaps being considered the
lowest and best bid he was awarded thu
contract.
A proposition was received Offering
the sale to the county of the Nelson
Delamar Toll road for the sum OF 800
1t being considered by the Board al
being to the interests OF the County t.
purchase said road and being deemed
more economical than maintaining th'
present County road, it was ordered
that the said road be purchased for TIN
use and benefit of the county.
No further business appearing it wa
ordered that the meeting be adjourned
until Monday September 10th at II
O'Clock a. m.