Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-05-08
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS

The boaad met Monday May 4th. All
present.
Minutes of previous meeting read and
approved.
Money III the county treasury counted
and found correct.
Official reports of various county
officers read and approved.
The April bills of all Justices of the
peace and constablcs were laid wei for
examination.
The following bills were ordered re-
turned for correction: Primeaux & Co.
OH road and INDECENT funds, ]. w.
Wyatt on general fund, j. c. Foster on
INDECENT fund and Ed. Wilkerson on
general fund.
The official bond of II. J. Davidson ms
constable of Tecoma township was
approved. al.
The petition of citizens of Montello,
relative to the admission to the state
Orphans Home of II. b. Livcrmore and
X. \. Livermore being read it referred
to the chairman of the board and dis
trict attorney with full power to take
all necessary steps i'll the premises.
The bill of Harley Clark was rejected
by the board. 10
The petition of \. j. Nice Question of
Gullagher's ranch asking for the cstab-
lishmcnt of Il school district was re-
ferred to the district attorney with in
structiOns that he take the matter up
with the deputy state superintendent.
The petition of citizens of Elko for a
change in the public road on the ElkO-
Tuscarora road, leading from said road
To WestOn's mines, was considered and
granted. providing there he no expense
To the county.
The petition of citizens of Ruby
valley asking for a change in the road
leading through Secret Pass was again
laid over. co.
The petition of citizens of Midas
township asking for Il new school dis.
trict was referred I q the district
attorney.
The bill of $GG9.25 and communica-
ton from John A. Moffatt and p. A.
Leamy of Gold Circle district regarding
expenditures on road i'm and about Gold
Circle, was laid over.
1t being deemed advisable by the
board at this time to make certain re-
gulations regarding the sanitation Of
the various towns in Elko county, upon
motion it was ordered that Deputy
Sheriff Hardin and Commissioner
Primeaux I've empowered to take such
steps for sanitary regulation in the town
of Midas us i'll their judgement is mcccs-
sary and proper in the premises: That
the sheriff of ElkO county and all peace
officers are Instructed to order all pro-
prietOrS of restaurants, hotels, saloons
and other business premises and such
other persons rs may maintain I'M
sanitary premises To put said premises
i'll usanitary condition forthwith; That
the chairman Of this board, the county
physician and the sheriff are ordered to
make a thorough inspection of such
premises as may he practical and to re-
port to this board mt its meeting in June
and any subsequent meeting the result
of said inspection and to report particu-
larry any premises that are not placed
and kept i'll a sanitary condition: That
the proprictors of all hotels, restaurants
and all other businesses in the conduct
of which garbage accumulatcs during
the months of June, July, August and
September shall cause such garbage to
he deposited in closed boxes or cans and
to have the SAINT removed from their
premises daily, said removal to he made
after s o'clock p. III. and before 8 o'clock
Il. III. of each day; and it is hereby de-
clared to bc the sense of this board that
the license Of any business conducted OH
unsamitary premises should I've revoked
and discontinued and that this board
will revoke the license of all business so
conducted.
The board then adjourned.