The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-05-10
COMMISSIONER PROCEEDINGS
Many New Matters Acted On and
State Highway and County
Roads Discussed

Inc regular monthly meeting of the
Board Of County Com missioners was
held Monday. May 8. Present Com.
missioners Otis Fulton, A. Fraser and
Edgar Sadler.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
The Board and the Auditor counted
the money in the Treasury and found
the same to agree with the Auditors
balance.
Reports Of the several County officers
were read. approved aud ordered placed
on file.
The Board granted II. A. Linke an
engineers l~icsnse.
L. n. Weber, recently appointed Game
Warden of Eureka County, presented a
bond in the sum Of $1,000, and it was
approved.
A communication was received from
+. s. Gedney of Elko stating that the
people Of Elko County, Nevada, were
engaged in building an automobile road
across the County from the Utah line to
Oarlin, Nevada. and requesting the Com
missioners Of Eureka County to fix the.
old Emigrant Road across the north end
OF Eureka County, from Carlin to Beo-
wave. Said road being north of the
hills at Palisade. Commissions Sadler
was requested TO write Mr.. GedBey
that IL was the intention Of the Board
to fx the Overland road by Bullion,
Elko. County. to Palisade. and from
there to Beowawe; and. that as the road
running north Of Palisade was but
little used, il would be of no benefit to
the people OF this County to fix the said
road. 1t was stated that Eureka County
within the past two years had expended
about $500 in building new grades
through Pine Greek and Williams Can.
yons. near Palisade, and Mr.. Sadler was
authorized to go to Palisade and select
some competent person to inspect the
road from Palisade TO Beowawe and re-
port to the Board what it would now
take to place the same in good condition,
and to have such work done as he
thought necessary at this time.
A petition was received from tax
payers and residents Of Lynn District.
a the north end of Eureka County, re-
questing the Board to fix the road from
Oarlin to Beowawe. mentioned in the
above communication from Mr.. Gedney;
also to repair that portion of the road
from Oarlin to Lynn District. lying in
Eureka County. Commissioners Sadler
was requested to write the petitioners
aud ask how much Of said road was in
Eureka County how much it would
cost to repair the same. aud to give the
name Of some competent person. a citi-
zen Of Eureka County. who would do
the work.
A com munication was received from
5. o. Strattan regarding the building OF
an addition to the Branch County Jail
at Buckhorn, in which said Strattan
estimated the cost of building the same
at $493. The Clerk was instructed to
write Mr.. Strattan and ask il he
could not purchase the lumber himself
and do the work. or. il it was necessary
for the county to buy the lumber. for
him to send q list of what wa needed
to the Board.
A telegram was received from Messrs.
Miller, Harris and Easton of Lander
| County which reads as follows:
1--WE were unable to get a representa-
tive there at this meeting. but Lander
County stands ready odo her part along
with Eureka and White Pine Counties
In any manner in fixing up the Nevada
State Highway"
The Clerk was directed to inform said
committee that the Commissioner of
Eureka County would keep the road In
this County in good condition to the
Lander County line.
Applications were received from J. j.
| Lucey. James Kautz. j. O. johnson and
NJ. p. Murphy for the appointment OF
Road Supervisor Of Eureka County.
The matter was taken under advise
ment by the Board.