Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-02-10
COMMISSIONERS
HOLD A SESSION
Tax Rate Fixed, Electric Fix
lures Ordered, but Land
Values the Same

present.
Minutes of previous meetings read
and approved.
The monthly reports of Recorder
Clerk, Justices of the Peace French, Cain
and Graffam and State Bullion Tax Col
lector Adamson were read and fled
A communication was received from
Clerk Ryan, of Storey county, III regard
to Lyon countys claim against that
county. The Commissioners agreed to
accept half the claim at once and the
balance in July.
communication was read from Cap
tain Donnelly of the State Police.
petition from the residents OF Wa
buska praying for new school district.
was laid over until the petitioners de-
fiued the boundaries and secured the
signatures of the parents.
A communication was received from
the Southern Pacific CO. in regard to
crossing at Wabuska The Clerk was
instructed to notify the company to put
the crossing in at the railroads. expense.
communication was read and filed
from Senator Nixon in regard to the eel
worm
communication was received from
L. w. frankie regarding insuring the
court house. 1t was the order of the
Commissioners that no more insurance
would be taken out on the building until
it was completed.
! A communication was read and filed
from w. T. Moran in regard to maps
and other matters.
District Attorney Lothrop offered to
donate the county map of patented
claim in Silver City. The offer was ac-
cepted
| Reports of sale of county property ap-
proved and confirmed
! Board recessed until 7:30 p. M.
| Meeting resumed at hour stated in
recess motion; all present
Application for purchase of county
| property at Buckskin was received from
w. II. Burton. Notices ordered posted
! Report of f. II. Whitacre on expert
| ing books read and filed.
| 1t appearing to the satisfaction of the
board, after reading the petition of c.
f. Johnston for the appointment of In
| spector of Aparies i'll Lyon county, it
was ordered that said c. F.. Johnson be
/ appointed as such inspector until the
! further order of the board, and his COM
pensation shall be s. per day when actu-
ally engaged in such inspection.
! A petition asking for the removal of 7.
| W Si,,ncou octipu Ianutv c1,ar,a
Wabuska, was presented On motion it
was filed.
Notice of the appointment of II. S.
Pohe as deputy Sheriff and Assessor was
read and filed
! Chalmers S. Baird, representing the
Gazette, appeared before the board in
| regard to Lyon county taking an adver-
tisement in the Nevada Development
number of the Reno Gazette The mat
ter was laid over until next day.
Geo f. Holsworth and Ward Bros
appeared before the hoard in regard to
work on the courthouse.
| A recess was taken until $50 a. M,
Tuesday, February 6.
Board resumed at hour stated in recess
motion; all present.
The board authorized the appointment
of deputy sheriff at Morningstar for
period of one month.
1t was suggested by the board that a
new schedule be made up for the assess
| ing of farming lands in Lyon county for
the coming year. The Assessor was
called before the board, but he refused
to take any action in the matter.
+. V. McAvoy, L. S. Leavitt and w.
| {. Gill appeared before the board in re-
gard TO electric fixtures.
A communication from Braun & Leav-
lit in regard to specials for school taxes
was read and filed.
The board agreed to take half page
i'll the Nevada Development Number of
the Reno Gazette and $50 copies; one
half to be paid for on delivery, and the
balance when the second half of the
taxes are in.
The following bids for furnishing the
court house with electrical fixtures were
submitted
Nevada Machinery and Electric Co..
Electric fixtures, bid No. |, S447; No. 2,
S4S7; lamps and transformer, Sl44; No.
p, S154.
l.. S. Leavitt submitted a proposition
to purchase fixtures and install same.
Fowler & Mallett, of San Francisco,
S492 so.
Ward Bros.-Bid No. |, S57S; bid No.
? $500.
Reno Electrical Works-Bid No. l.
S495; bid No 2, $40.
The board ordered that the fixtures be
purchased from the Reno Electrical
Works for SAP, and l. S. L4eavitt was
employed to install the same at a COM
mission of 10 per cent of the purchase
price.
The Commissioners fixed the tax rate
for 1912 as follows:
General Fund IS
Common School .............. 20
Interest and Redemption ..... .0S
County High School l.......... Is
DAYTON Hiph School tS