Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-07-06
COMMISSIONS HOLD
A TWO-DAY SESSION

| he DOdru OF NOuHty AOIIlIiiiSSiOH-
ers held its regular quarterly meeting
on Monday and Tuesday of this week.
there being present Commissioners
Strosnider and King, and transacted
the following business:
| Commissioner Martin, long a men,
Der of the Board, having died on the
18th of last month, resolution of
respect was unanimously passed by
the Board and Governor Oddie was
officially notified of the vacancy in the
Office.
The listre bills exenlined and al
| lowed will be fund on the fourth page
of this issue.
| Several school census bills were re-
duced and allowed for the amounts
as provided in the report of the Dis
trict Deputy Public Instruction.
The Board donated $40 for deco
rating the Court House for the 4th
of July
A petition from School District No.
5, asking that the new proposed dis
! trict do not include the several farms
as asked for in former petition, was
presented by the citizens of Wabuska.
Said petition was granted and the line
moved one mile north, which was sat
isfactory TO all concerned.
| A road petition for new road to
be laid out from Thompson to Wa
/ 10. fha
meeting.
The Trustees of the new Railroad
School District asked that levy OF
special rs cent tax be made for the
district, and this matter was also
laid over until the next meeting OF
the Board
+. n. Freeman gave notice of his
withdrawal from the bond of X. G.
Laws, Justice of the Peace of Morn
ingstor Township.
1t was ordered that a new school
district be established at Ludwig, as
prayed for in petition presented to
the Board by the citizens of that com
munity
New people having purchased the
saloon building and business of Ellis
and Gigclos at Wabuska, the license
formerly revoked was ordered re-
newed
The monthly reports of the several
county and township officers were
presented, read, accepted and ordered
| filed.
/ The money in the hands of the
Treasurer was counted and found to
1 agree with the report of Auditor and
Treasurer as published elsewhere in
this issue. the amount on hand being
$44. .26S.20
/ A bill was received from the Ward
Bros. TO put a steel grating on the
windows OF the Recorders Office in
| the Court House and on the Jail win
dows for the sum of $473. The bid
was accepted and the work ordered
done at once.
1t was ordered that the Clerk re-
deem three $500 county bonds of the
series of 1908 and pay the interest on
the same; also redeem four $500 High
Sshool bonds and pay the interest
on all outstanding bonds.
The Sutro election precinct was or
dered abolished as there were no
longer ten qualified electors in the
precinct
On July I'd the Board ordered that
f. IL. Whitaker be employed to ex
pert the county officers books at an
expense not to exceed 500.
The following insurance was placed
on the new Court House furniture and
fixtures: A. H. Barlow. for Queen
Co, $500; H. w. Culbertson, for
Royal Co.. $500; l.. W. frankie, for
Penn. u. p, $500.
Upon petition OF large number of
taxpayers of the county the county
was redistricted into new Commits
sioner Districts as follows: Dayton,
Silver City, Mound House., Sutro
Fernley and Churchill to constitute
District No |: Mason Valley to con
stitute District No. 2. and Smith Val
ley and Sunrise to constitute District
No 3.
The Board then adjourned to meet
August 5. 1912. at 9 a. m.
After adjournment the Commission
ers, District Attorney, Clerk and
County Physician Lcavit. constitut-
ing the County Baoard of Health, met
and adopted number of resolutions
for the betterment of sanitary con-
ditions in the county. as prepared by
Chairman of the BOARD Ieayitt