The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-07-13
COMMISSIONER PROCEEDINGS
Petition Asking That County Be
Divided Into Commissioner Dis
tricts Fails of Passage

J AT an adjourned meeting Of the Board
OF County Commissioners held Monday,
Jolly 8. at which the full Board, District
Attorney and Clerk were present. the
following business was transacted:
Whereas, A certain petition request
ing the division of Eureka County has
been presented to the Board Of County
Commissioner on the 30th day Of June,
1919, and
Whereas, The said petition has been
signed BY many practical and fair.
minded electors Of this County, and
such men are entitled to the greatest
attention, and
Whereas, The members Of this Board
unanimously think the County should
be divided into Commissioner Districts,
and regret that they are unable to act
upon said petition for the reason that
said petition IL signed by less than 20
per cent of electors as required by law.
Now, therefore, be it
Resolved. That the above petition be
returned Enacted upon.
On motion, duly seconded and carried
il was ordered that the Clerk of this
Board order from the American La
France Fire Engine Company of San
Francisco 500 feet of ~ inch hose,
Meteor brand, rubber lined, single
jacketed, at 10 cents per foot with coup.
ling; also 400 feet Of ~ inch linen hose
with coupling &C 20 cents per foot, and
one Hose Cart, No. 1859, ct $50. TO be
paid for OF the first regular meeting OF
the Board after the receipt thereof.
The Board adjourned to July az.
Redisfricfing County Discussed
In regard TO the action taken by the
Board in the matter Of dividing the
County into three Commissioners Dis.
%tricts, there was considerable discussion
as to how the Board should act. Il was
found that the highest number Of votes
cast in the County for any Office last
election was 443. and as the law requires
the County to be divided mp into dis.
tricts according to the number Of votes
cast in the several election precincts.
the question arose whether the names
IN the petition should not also have
been qualified electors at the preceding
general election. az there was nothing
in the petition certifying that the names
thereon were duly qualified electors Of
this county.
The Board therefore having no mean
of knowing who were the qualified cleo
tors on such petition except by the regis.
tration lists of the last general election.
examined the same and found that there
were only So qualified voters Of the
County on said petition. As the law
requires 20 per cent Of the qualified
electors, the Board did not see how il
could lawfully grant the prayer OF the
petitioners. and IL was thought il might
lead to litigation in the future. as some
party who had been elected to the office
of County Commissioner might have the
office declared vacant on the ground
that the Commissioners did not act on q
petition as required by law.
1t was with extreme regret that the
Board took this action, for it realizes
that it would be for the best interest
of the County TO have a Commissioners
to represent the interests of the people
in other parts of the County, not only
in looking after roads and bridges. but
also in many other matters Of import
ance requiring immediate attention.
It would also save the Commissioners
in this district a great deal OF trouble,
correspondence aud expense. as some OF
them at different times have had to
visit other parts of the County on Coun'
ty business at their wi expense. the
| Salary law not providing either for fare.
board or lodging for doing such work.