The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1910-05-07
COMMISSIONER PROCEEDINGS
The Board Makes Several I'm.
portant Orders Regarding
Road and Bridge Work

held Monday. May Q. Present. Com.
m%issioners J. b. Bale, A. Fraser. and
w. IL. Sweeney; also the Clerk and
District Attorney. The following bust.
ness was transacted:
The Commissioners and the Auditor
counted the money in the Treasury and
found the same to agree with the County
T~reasurer's statement.
A list of the bills allowed by the
Board will be found published in an
other column.
On motion 1t was ordered that all bill
Tor bridge work in this county for the
remainder of the year 1910 be paid ont
OF the General Fund of the county. for
the reason that all the money in the
General Road Funds of the county, viz:
The Eureka, Palisade, Beowawe and
Mineral Hill road funds, respectively, is
nearly exhausted.
On motion it was ordered that nc
bills for road work, bridge work or sup.
plies Of any kind or nature whatscey yer
will be paid by this Board unless the
same is authorized by one or more Of
the Commissioner. either in writing or
otherwise, or upon q written order Of
the Clerk of the Board, by consent of
the Commissioners.
The Board desires to call the atten.
ton of the public at this time to the
Tact that bills amounting to nearly $500
were presented to this Board to-day
which were not authorized by this
Board or any person acting under its
instructions. The Board also desires to
call the attention Of the public to the
fact that the Board Of County Commits
sioners is alone authorized by law to
purchase supplies or to order work done
for the county, and hat no county.
township or any other official or indi.
vidual should do so except In case OF ex.
treme emergencies. when communion
ton cannot be had with any one of the
members Of the Board. and that in case
OF such emergency they should at least
have the courtesy when presenting
their bills TO write o letter of e~xplana-
ton to the Board, so that 1t may intelli-
gently pass and allow the same; and
further, that the law requires that all
bills should be fully itemized, giving
day and date. and be sworn to before an
officer authorized to administer oaths.
A bill amounting to the sum Of 1892.
for Is men, purporting to be for labor
performed on the public highway near
the town of Buckhorn; also bills for
lumber. livery hire, hardware and
blacksmithing, o KID by p. r. Keller,
Constable Of Buckhorn township, were
presented to this Board for payment.
Each member of the Board stated indi-
vidually that he had not authorized the
said Keller or any other person to per-
form the said work that the said p. r.
Keller had, in the month of March,
been authorized by Commissioner Swee-
ney to hire two or three men and to
place the road neal Buckhorn in q pass.
able condition. but not to expend any
more money than was absolutely neces-
sary. as all the roads in the county were
washed out. AMI the funds short.
When this Board paid Mr.. Keller's
bill of $50. so for the month Of March, it
was Of the opinion that the work was
finished. Under the above circum-
stances this Board does not see how il
can pass upon or allow the above men,
toned bills at this meeting.
The Board therefore hereby requests
Mr.. Keller to explain to 1t who author
Ized him to perform the said work. and
under what circumstances; whether il
was a case OF emergency or otherwise,
and also on what part o. the road the
work was performed. The Board also
| desires to call the attention Of Mr.. KEEL
err to the fact that he has presented a
bill Of $3S2 to this county with the
| names of 10 different individuals on
the said bill claiming payment. Before
the Board can pay these individuals
Mr.. Keller should have an assignment
or an order from each person requesting
the Board to allow the separate items to
the said P. r. Keller. and If said assign.
ment or order is not given. then each
person must make out his bill, swear to
| it, aud send the same to the Board OF
County Commissioners for payment.
II was further ordered that the CLERK
OF the Board furnish the said p. X
| Keller with a copy of this resolution.
The following official reports were
read. approved. and ordered placed on
| file: Sheriff's License report, Palisade
Jailer's report. County Physician's re-
port. Fire Warden's report. State Reve'
nue. Collectors report.
A communication was received from
the Auditor stating that O.. j. Mcbride
aud p. II. HUI had given notice thai
each desired to be released from the
bond of r. Mechanics. CLERK and Treas
urer, which was ordered placed on file.
The said County Clerk and Treasurer
filed a bond within the time required by
aw in lieu Of the said C.J. Mcbride ano
p. II. HUI, and also in place OF Pau
Yost, deceased, in the SUN OF S4ooo
with four additional names as surefie'