Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-06-08
COUNTY IS TO
MAKE ROADS

| The county commissioners met yes.
terday, transacted the usual routine
business, approved the monthly bill:
and then sailed into new business.
An order was made for the par
chase of road roller, advertisement
for bids on which are being publish
ed. The board also will buy a rOa(
| plOW, a Scraper and other machinery
needed for proper construction o
good roads. The clerk also was or
dered to advertise for bids for a sci
OF forms for concrete culvertS. the
board deciding to put in no more
wood culverts.
Commissioner Campbell, of Doug
lass County. was present and told tn,
| board that he will see wnat can be
| done by Douglass county toward re
| pairing its portion OF the Kings can
yOn road. the portion in Ormsby
! county having practically been
rebuilt. The completion Of this con-
| struction will give a good road from
| Glcnbrooli to the valley. TIE only on"
| north Of the kingsbury grade. below
Genoa. The Clear Creek road is i'll
use but the steep ~ill and sandy road
| make it almost impossible for hea-
Wy loads.
The w r, Thompson Bond Com
pany of ST. Louis has sent the bond
issue and the chairman of the board
O. w. Tenant and the treasurer, f.
O. Patterson are now signing tn"
bonds and coupons. \ sight draft
accompanied them whica will be re
turned together with the ten per cent
draft that accompanied the bid. to St
Louis through a bank and when the
bonds reach ST. Louis the company
Will honor the sight draft and the
100000 for general county improve
mcnts will be available.
4 communication from the stat,
auditor, w. b. I.igon, was read j,
which he stated he has examined tn"
books of the county. found them cor
rect and commended The system by
which they are kept He C0mpi-
mented the county CLERK +. O. Pat
terson very highly. The letter wae
filed.
The board decided to make gener-
al needed repairs at the county poor
farm. the first time any repairs have
been made in many years. James
Johnson. an old soluier. was admit
ted to the county home.
The last legislature passed a law
allowing eacn county s. a month in
addition to the regular stipends tow
ard the keep Of prisone'S and tn"
sheriff was instructed yesterday to
prepare and present such a bill due
this county.
The county building is to be equip
ped with screen windows and the
front of that portion of the building
leased to JOS. Smith is to be remod-
died.
The roof of the Curry engine house
is to be repaired and painted and the
ceiling is to be repaired also. The
board discussed some minor matters
that did not come 10 the pO:nl OF
an order.
The work OF the county clerk has
pied up until he is compelled to have
George COwing in to assist him. |
There is but one delinquent in this |
county tax list, which is a ShoWin2 |
that no other county in the state |
can mako
Chairman of the Commissioners, |
Tenant, expects to have the bond |
issue signed up by tomorrow when |
the funds are available work will be |
the funds are Ovailable WORK viii be
started in earnest on the roads. Most |
of this will be done this fail and it |
will be of a permanent character
when done. OrmSby county will
have the best roads IN the state
WI tho uorl; fiDiShaH