The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-06-06
BOARD Will CALL
SPECIAL ELECTION

Tuesday afternoon, after the Wa
ter & Light company had submitted
is proposition to the county commits
sioners to sell it's plant and system to
the people OF the tov1 Of Winnemuc
ca for $175,000, the estimate of the
value of the property made by the
,nsas CIV englLeeis, was FOR 4he
first time made puplic. This estimate
vas voluminous affair, givin.. sepa
rate figures on each piece of property,
but did not include the water owned
in Cross and Thomas canyons Oh the
fdjacent lends, nor the new ;owcr
plant. Tho estimated value Of the nld
pewer plant, pumping plant, mains,
etc, was placed at $97 900, which is
a much higher figure than that asked
by the company for the same property.
After a discussion of the matter by
the commissioners, it was decided to
postpone further action until the
July meeting, at which time special
election will be called to vote upon the
proposition of acquiring the Water &
Light company's entire system and
power plants, with the exception of
money on hand and the water owned
in Thomas canyon and the Thomas
and Nelson ranches, at price of
$175,0OO.
Registry Agents Appointed.
Yesterday the board made the fol-
lowing appointments of registry
agents for the. September primaries
and the general election in Novem-
Der:
J. T. Dunn, Winnemucca and West
Winnemucca; James Sterling, Para
disc; B. L. Hood, Lovelock; James
Buckley, Golconda; G.. B. Nunamaker,
INLAY; M. A. Leonard, Unionville:
James Cooley, Bartlett Creek: Mart
Iverson, Adelaide; James Hendra,
Dun Glen; C. f. Kennedy, Kennedy;
Floyd McReynolds, Kings River; u.
Lay, Jackson Creek: w. H. Minor,
McDermitt; Peter Organ, Mill City;
Fred Noble, Glover Valley; John Gran
dell. Rebel Creek; R. B. Robertson
Willow Point; A. H. Scott, Rye
Patch; Dave Palmer, Pueblo; j. Jen-
nings, Fitting; r. H. Young, Mazuma;
w. R. Moler, Vernon; j. j. Anderson,
Sulphur; George A. Shea, National.
Abolish Humboldt Precinct.
Upon nation the precinct of Hum
boldt was abolished.
Town Ordinances Passed.
Ordinance No. s. An Ordinance for
the regulation and control of the Love
lock fire and water system, within the
town of Lovelock, Houmboldt county,
Nevada
Ordinance No. g. An Ordinance reg
ulating the speed of automobiles,
motor bicycles, motor cycles, and mo-
tor vehicles of every description in
the streets of Lovelock, Humboldt
county, Nevada.
County Ordinance Passed.
An Ordinance to regulate the disin-
terring of dead human bodies and the
removal of the same from place to
place within the county of Humboldt,
state of Nevada, and to provide
penalty for violation thereof.
Other Business Transacted.
Dave Cordano was awarded the con-
tract for feeding the county prisoners
for the ensuing three months.
1t was ordered that sign boards be
placed on all streets leading into the
towns of Winnemucca and Lovelock, at
the point of entrance, bearing the
words, in the case of Winnemucca,
Clown limits, slow down to 10 mil
an hour,' and for Lovelock, "Town
limits, slow down to IL miles an
hour" These signs will be posted
for the benefit of auto drivers, and the
speed ordinances will hereafter be
strictly enforced.
M. j. Miller, of Winnemucca, was
granted continuing permit for dis
interring dead human bodies and the
removal of the same from place TO
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state Of Nevada, to become effective
after the publication Of the ordinance
in the Silver State.