The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1913-10-11
Highway Commission
Is Duly Organized

The good roads movement has com |
IL Lic-cln county II stay. In ac- !
cordance with chapter 257 Of the sta
tut of Nevada. 1913, the Lincoln
County Board OF Highway Commits |
sl2na.s was duly organized last Man
day. The board consists of the board /
c. tOu-.,y c.AAiisai yne. s. 1~ua LNfG5,
James Ryan and J. N Hoilingel, with
the addition Of Assessor Dan J. Ron
row and District Attorney VIM. E.
Orr. The bca organized with John
Twlog chairman; and Dan J. Ronnow
clerk.
A1l,. affect ting the organization,
the boarl adjourned until Tuesday
;nrring, when the first zeal busi-
ness was transacted. Chairman Ew-
ing asked the approval Of certain
bis incur ed against the county for
road work during tac past month
which was dcre.
Members Of the committe1 appoint
ed by the Plocae Commercial ub to
further the coed roads movement,
w.re present. They were H. e. Freu,
denthal, G. A. Thompson. DR.. j. West
Smith ana G. L. Alquist Mr.. Freu-
dentna! acted as spok sman for the
committee. After soine dlscusslon
It was found to lie the sense OF the
new beard that It would be petter
not to appoint a general county road
saue. wiser at this time and accord
tngly,the TO loving resolution was pre-
scnted and adopted:
"pnti. such tine IS it is datefmlh-
ed by this board whether or not the
board OF county Commissioners WIZ
anp3int a. general .oad supervisor as
nroyidsd by law It is resolved by
this board that it will undertake the
suuergisicn C all read Work in dh
farent pa Is OF the county by appoint
inw different members CT it's board
Iook after certain ctions, SAID Hem
b rs to receive requests for Work 70
pa eone or report to this beard any
work to be done which may come un-
der hiJ observation to make ms rec
oIneadations to this board, stating the
position and condition OF the road re-
uuirei to be repaired and its prooapie
east aad to inspect and report MY
concl1sions TO this board upon the
completion of any work and III accof'
dance herewith it is reoslved that
James RYAN have supervision Oh al
road work in the districts eHbraceu
in what was formerly Caiiente roau
district, Meadow Valley road district
At.mo road district, iiiko ROAD oiS
trict and Del IN r road dlseElce; INA
Dan !. Ronncw exercise an aaVlsois
suoeryiaion over all the districts VI
the county and particularly over th'
territory of what was formerly 'h'
pa3es, road dis irict; that ). y. aoi
u,rcr have sups rvision over the yer
ritary embrac d in what was formeIi
Fagle Valley raod district, Spring va
Low road district and Deer lodge roa'
d,s+rict, that John Ewing have super
vision Cvcr the te. ritory enOfaceu L
what vas formerly the Phoebe foa'
district Bristol road district ana "a.
,s,+, road district and that WIN.
Orr exercise an advisory soperslSioi
with the said John Ewing in ta
B-istol and Atlanta road dlstFicts.
II + Freudenthal, on behalf OF III
committee. then agreed to TURNS.
free OF cost and expense, 10 Tue 0"'
hoard Of highway commissioners an
to Lincoln county, certain maps ues.
mating what shall be main coun'
roadsand county roads subject 10 u
.nn,ova1 Of the board, as proF'o.
under section of article " u
1913 statutes. ),
MIR. Freudenthal then appearea :
fore the board on behalf OF the :,
consolidated Mining CO., anu =
pnhlic IN general and asked that
appropriation be made for WcrA "
done on the road between Pioche a.
the Prince mine. 1t was mos1u
MIR. Orr. second by Mr.. Hoiiins
and unanimously carried that an
n-onr,ation Of s2500 be made TO
pair the road from the H. H. pFio
above town to the mine
Chas. A. Thompson next appe'i
bofors the board and asked that
.ai road company be notlfied as
the condition OF the railroad efossi
Of the Phoebe and Eagle vaisy ~
on the Phoebe branch OF 'ne >
Lake Route. 1t Was moVeu os
Orr seconded by Mr.. Ryan ara uh
mously carried that the clerk Oh
board write the railroad compa
notifying them of its conditlon
requesting them to repair the oei'
= i've crossing.
1t was also moved and carried
tha clerk notify, by letter, the
ious road supervisors Of the coui
that their offices were abollsheo
der tn provisions of the act erea'