The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-10-05
WATER BOND CUES.
ton GOES OVER

At 10 O'Clock yesterday morning the
board Of county commissioners took up
the matter of the petitions praying
that a special election be called for
the purpose of voting bonds to con-
struct new water plant for the town
of Winnemucca, as well as the counter
petition.
As stated in Tuesdays Silver State,
the original petition, presented to the
board last month, contained the names
of 130 qualified voters of the precinct,
which was reinforced at this month 's
meeting by an identical petition con-
tanning As names. Another petition
was before the board, containing the
names of 81 voters who had signed
the first petition, asking that their
names be withdrawn.
The question of the legality of the
first petition was referred to District
Attorney Callahan, who advised the
board that the petition was legal. and
that ii required them to call a special
election to vote on the question of is
suing bonds. In support of this opin-
ion. Mr.. Callahan cited the eases of
State VS.. Martin, commonly known as
the Yerington county seat case, report
ed in Pacific r., 103 and LOG; Carlson
VS.. City of Helena, Pacific r. He
stated, however, that the prayer of
the petition that the board construct
a new water system was only a recon-
mendation, and could be disregaded.
as under the law the board had au-
thority to acquire a water system
either by construction or purchase.
committee representing the sign
ers of the petition was present, com
posed of d. Pascal, d. F. Abel and G..
b. Brown, in addition to a number of
citizens. The entire day was spent
in discussion of the advisability of
constructing a new system or purchas-
ing the plant of the Winnemucca Wa
ter & Light company, and just before
adjournment last evening, the follow
ing order was made:
It is hereby ordered that j. w.
Davey, county clerk of Humboldt conn
ty, Nevada. and G.. f. Haviland, the
chairman Of the board of county com.
missioners of Humboldt county, Neva-
da, be and they hereby are authorized
to correspond with various engineers
and secure such data and information
as will enable this board to determine
the approximate cost of the prelimin-
ary surveys and estimates necessary
for the acquiring of a water system
for the town of Winnemueca, Hum
boldt county, Nevada, and as will en-
able the board to decide upon a com
petent engineer to prform such pre-
liminary work az viii enable the board
to arrive at an estimate of the cost of
such water system.
other Business Transacted.
Tuesday afternoon and evening the
board disposed of the following bust
ness:
A call was made for all county
scrip registered during the months of
October. November and December,
1909, and an order made that such call
shall be published in the Silver State
and Lovelock Tribune. All interest on
the scrip called is to cease 80 days af
ter the date of first publication.
Mil City School District No. ii was
divided, by cutting out the village of
Mill City, which win hereafter be
known as Mill City, No. 25. The old
district win retain its name and EN-
brace INLAY. A special tax of 13
cents on each 800 of assessed valua-
tion wa levied on all property in Mill
City School District No. IA.