The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1910-04-09
COMMISSIONER PROCEEDINGS
Board Orders Sheriff to Place
Guards and Take Possession
Eureka County Bank Building

The regular monthly meeting Of th,
Board Of County Commissioners wa,
held Monday, April 4. Present, Com.
missioners ]. B. Bale, A. Fraser
and w. H. Sweeney also the Clerk AND
District Attorney. The following bust
ness wal transacted:
The chairman. J. B. Bale, reported
that he and the County Auditor, O. FL
German. counted the o in the
treasury on the 7th day of March. 1910
and found the same correct
Whereas. On the 7th day of March
1910. J. B. Bale. Chairman of the Board,
and @. II. German, Auditor OF Eureka
County, counted the money in the
hands Of the Treasurer Of this county,
commissioners Fraser aud Sweeney be,
ing unable TO be present at said count,
because IL was impossible for them tc
attend BY reason Of the foods washing
out the railroad and wagon road.
Messrs. Bale and German reported tina,
the said money amounted to the sum OF
S29, 46l .01, being an excess Of "a. A @ OF
over and above the amount of the bond
furnished by the Treasurer Of this coun.
ty; and
Whereas. The County Commissioner
OF this county we're informed on the
morning Of April 2. 1910, that M. NJ.
Van Fleet. the State Bank Examiner,
who had been placed in charge Of the
Eureka County Bank, in which bank the
money Of this county was on special de.
post, had died the previous evening.
and that said bank was not in charge of
any person. the County Commissioners
deeming 1t necessary and hat it was
their duty to see that the county money
wal protected until such time as the
County Treasurer could furnish such
additional bond or surety as might be
required by this Board or until such time
IS . new Bank Examiner or Receiver
would be lawfully appointed to take
charge Of said property of the Eureka
County Bank. they authorized Martin
Mahoney. the Sheriff Of this county,
to appoint four deputies to watch the
said bank night and day. and to allow
no one to enter said premises until such
time 40 1t was taken possession of by
lawful authority.
Now. therefore. Resolved. That this
Board authorizes the said Martin Ma.
honey, the Sheriff, to retain the said
watchmen until further notified by the
Board or until some person has been
lawfully appointed to take charge Of the
property of said bank.
The resolution was unanimously
adopted.
A communication vas received by the
Board from James Williams, rendering
his resignation as Justice OF the Peace
of Ruby Hill township, which was ac-
cepted.
The following bids for the construc-
tion Of q branch county Jail at Buckhorn
we're received and read, rs follows: S.
T. Station. $1047; S. G. Station, $i176.
Said bids were rejected.
The Board ordered that J. b. Bale.
chairman of the Board, be authorized
to sign . contract with Messrs. Ebert.
Swan, Lynn. Dryer and McCrea. by
X. McCrea. agent. and the County OF
Eureka. Ia which the said parties agree
to deed lot 81 in block 8 in the first adj
dition in the town Of Buckhorn on
which to build q branch county Jail.
The plats Of the first and second Plyme
and Harper additions Of the Buckhorn
townsits were approved by the Board.
1t was ordered by the Board that l. G.
O. Whitmore is authorized to renew
the insurance on the county hospital on
the same terms and conditions as il has
bsen in the past.
A petition was received from citizens
aud taxpayers requesting the Board to
allow aid to G. B. Miglio. q poor person
The Board ordered that he be allowed
Ga per month.