The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-08-10
County Commissioners PROCEEDINGS
action aiken On Matters Relating to Liquor Licenses. New
jail. Jaler and Hog Nuisance a. paEsade-Board
lakes Up Question of Increased Paw With
the Eureka Water Works Company

neiu MONDAY. Present, Commissioner
fraser, Paroni and Thomas; also the
CLERK and the District Attorney, aud the
following business was transacted:
The Commissioners and the Auditor
counted the money in the Treasury and
found the same to agree witb m.
County Treasurer's statement.
A list Of the bills allowed will be
found in another column.
An engineers license was granted to
Joseph p. Williams.
A petition from taxpayers was re.
ceived requesting the B 1ard to allow
Mrs. George Stone, q destitute person,
whose house has recently caved In, some
assistance for repairing the same, and
on motion she was allowed the sun OF
$40.
Paiisade Matters Acted Upon
Whereas, On the Goth day of June,
1907. one f. A. Bible applied to and re.
ceived from w. II. Sweeney. Sheriff Of
this county. a retail liquor license for
the sum Of $50 TO conduct a saloon at
Palisade, Eureka County and.
Whereas. on the first day Of July,
1907. a petition was received by the
Board of County Commissioners of this
county requesting that no more liquor
licenses be issued to open new saloons
at Palisade; and,
Whereas. the said +. A. Bible was
informed OF the said petition to the
Board and did not desire to open the
said saloon or use the said license, be.
cause under a law passed by the last
Legislature the Board Of Commissioners
would be compelled to revoke said Ii.
cense at its next regular monthly meet
ing; aud,
Whereas, w. II. Sweeney. license
collector of this county, has certified t.
this Board to the best OF his knowledge
that the above license has not been
used by the said +. A. Bible; it is there
fore
Ordered, that the Auditor draw his
warrant in favor OF the said +. A. Bible
for the sum Of $50 in payment Of the
said license.
Ca motion duly seconded the above
order was unanimously carried.
Whereas, on the first day of July.
1907, the Board requested w. II.
Sweeney, the license collector OF this
county, to furnish the Board at its next
regular monthly meeting with a list OF
all persons at Palisade conducting a
saloon which had not been licensed for
fully six months Immediately prior to
the beginning of a railroad construc-
ton camp at said place; and.
Whereas, this Board has been inform
ed that a railroad construction camp
has been established at Palisade with 20
or more men employed since about the
first of July; and,
Whereas, the said W. II. Sweeney,
license collector. has certified to this
Board that one May Bowman. now con
Quoting a saloon at Palisade. Nevada,
has no been licensed for fully six
months prior TO the establishment OF
said railroad construction camp, aud
that said May Bowman obtained a re-
tail liquor license for the sum OF $50
dating from the 7th day OF July. 1907,
until the 18th day of October. 1907; 1t is
hereby directed to issue a warrant in
favor of said May Bowman for the sum
of SEQ in payment of the unexpired por-
ton of said license, and that the Clerk
notify the said May Bowman of the
action Of the Board.
The above resolution was unanimous
ly adopted.
Whereas, the old wooden jail at Pali'
SADIE. under existing conditions. not be-
ing safe or adequate for the confinement
Of prisoners, aud as preceding Board
Of Commissioners did erect a building
at Palisade about IA x 20 for a branch
Jail in which were to be placed TWO
steel cells for the proper confinement OF
prisoners. but as 1t appears to this Board
that Palisade in the near future Will DC
a town in which there is liable to Dc a
great deal of criminal business by reas'
ON of the construction OF the western
Pacific Railroad and other public WORKS.
and as in the opinion of this Board the
said building would not be large enough
for the proper protection OF the prison
ers and 10 provide suitable quarters Tor
the taller il cells were placed therein;
and,
Whereas. the Nevada Legislature
Of 1907 passed an Act authorizing Boards
Of County Commissioners to estaoi'sn
branch jnls IN any own or city wnefe
,ha sama might be deemed necessary /;
now. therefore. it is hereby
Ordered, that the above new ouiiains
~ pslisade is established as a orahch
county Jail. and that Commissioner
Thomas be and he is hereby empowered
70 ,rocure the necessary lumber, and TO
AVE built at the south end a room l2xli
in which to place two cells, and that
Commissione Fraser be aud he is here
no authorized to order two steel cells
cost not to exceed s275 del vered at
palisade. Nevada. aud that Commission
49, Thomas be authorized to have the
said cells put in place upon their ARRIVAL