White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-12

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readily available, the indemnity COM
panies refusing TO bond sheriffs for
various stated reasons. His bond of
$4,000 was ready, with the follow
ing signers including himself for So
600; Arthur Smith, $1,000; w. n.
McGill, $1,000; Ed Millard, s., 900;
II. n. Byrne. s2.50O and A. L. Par
ker, $500 The bonds are given
for double the amount stated.
Assessor Miles qualified with his
bond which was accepted. the signers
including himself for $1,000; NJ. b.
Garaghan, $4,000; A. l.. Parker,
$4,000. and Mrs Laura Campbell,
$1,000.
The bond of Dell Leahigh had pre-
yiously been approved by Judge Cole
man of the district court, as requir-
ed by statute, and on being present
ed TO the board was accepted and
ordered filed. The bond for $1,000
was signed by Mr.. Leahigh, John
Magnuson and II. A. Comins.
ID. j. Sullivan who has been audi
ting the county books up to January
1st, had his report ready. the report
being of interest as showing the
county's financial condition. Cash
in various funds in the hands of the
county treasurer, is shown to be
! s6S .0SS.57, and 1851 cash on hand.
/ The county owes the First National
Bank and the Ely National Bank.
So, 900 each borrowed money. In the
general fund there is balance on
hand of s152.25; the salary fund s6.-
1885; district judges fund, Ss731;
INDECENT sick, s175.S4; contingent
s2.396.s2; road, ssS1.S6; game and
f fish S331.0S, Cherry Creek, S49.S9;
Riepetown, 1864; redemption and
sinking. SS,044.32; courthouse bond
S3.7l6.75, floating bond debt. So
I515.32; registered script redemption
$19.25; state. s135.3O; city of Ely
s69,s7; county high school library
s6.310.s4; county school fund. Sill
7S4.79 district school. bond school
and library, s22.054.59
The recent strike was an expen-
siye proposition for the county. cost
I ing s5,362, which has been paid.
The affairs of the sheriff's office
took up considerable of the boards
time at the session Monday and
/ Tuesday. Sheriff Grams report for
the quarter ending December 81
showed there are two prisoners in
the county Jail. and one Indian wo-
man held as a witness in the pend
ing case of Joseph Potter charged
with murder Relative to the ap-
pointment of deputies. Sheriff Grain,
addressed the board, and gave in
sight into the needs of the county in
this respect. He is entitled by law to
deputy and jailer. AT Riepe-
town and McGll it is necessary to
maintain regular deputies. and at the
latter place two are regularly on
duty. the Steptoe company paying the
salary of one. There is also depu-
~ at Cherry Creek, at a salary of
500. Several other deputies retain
ed throughout the county are not on
a regular salary. but are paid for
services rendered. At Veteran. Depu-
ty John Haley draws a salary for
only portion of the time before and
after pay day His services at that
time are necessary in the interests of
law and order as his official pres
enee is a preventative against trou-
BILE.
The commissioners authorized the
sheriff to procure all supplies for
prisoners, and retain all the dopu-
ties with the exception of the one at
Cherry Creek In this particular in
stance further action will be taken.
The entire question of deputies
and their expenses was bored into
pretty deeply by the board, and
Chairman Mcdonald kept constant
Ily before his associates and the meet
ing the need of retrenehment. AS
SCISSOR Miles asked the appointment
of w. II. Miller, as his deputy, and
the appointment was approved as
satisfactory to the board. In TINS
connection Chairman Mcdonald
wanted to know all about the asses
sors practice of charging horse feee
10 the county all the year round. Mr..
Miles said the county paid for hay Tor