The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-03-07
COMMISSIONER PROCEEDINGS
The Budget. County Roads, and
Number of Other Matters
Receive Consideration

The regular monthly meeting of,
the Board of County Commissioners
was held Monday, March2. Present.
Commissioners Otis Fulton, Alex Fra
ser and Edgar Sadler, the Clerk and
District Attorney. The following
business was transacted:
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
The Board and the Auditor counted
the money in the Treasury and re-
ported the same as correct.
A list of the bills allowed is pub
lished in another column of to-day's
SENTINEL.
Whereas, on the 9th day of Janu-
airy, 1914. N. P. Morgan was temper
arily appointed by the Board of
County Commissioners to perform
the duties of the office of District
Attorney of Eureka County, State of
Nevada, until the vacancy in said Of
flee, caused by the resignation of
Thomas j. McParlin, could be filled
by appointment as required by law,
and,
Whereas, said Board is empowered
and authorized by law to appoint
some suitable person who is an elect
or of said County, to fill the vacancy
in said office until the next general
election, it is hereby
Ordered, that the said N. p. Nor
gan, being a bona fide resident and
~elector of said County and State, and
duly licensed and admitted to prac-
tice law in all the courts of said
State, be, and he is hereby appointed
by the said Board of County Com
missioners to fill the vacancy in the
office of District Attorney, aforesaid,
until the next general election. and
that said N. P. Morgan, as such APP
pointee, file a bond in the sum of
$1,000, and take the oath of office as
provided by law.
On motion duly seconded the fore
going resolution was unanimously
carried and adopted.
A communication was received
from Dan Johns, and the Clerk was
directed to notify the said Johns that
the Board would allow a reasonable
amount for building a bridge on the
WHEEL road to Buckhorn.
A communication was received
from the Nevada Press Company re-
garding election supplies and was or
dered placed on file.
A communication was received
from H. F. Ebert regarding the con-
dition of roads in the north end of
the County and was ordered placed
on file.
A budget of the estimated receipts
and expenditures of Eureka County
for the years 1914 and 1915, pre-
pared by the Board of County Com
m~issioners according t olaw. was pre-
sented, which upon motion was or
dered placed upon the minutes. The
budget is published complete in to-
days SENTINEL.
The tax rate for the year 1914, as
levied by the Board. will be found in
the budget published in another COL
umn.
N. p. Morgan presented a bond
from the National Surety Company
in the sum of $4,000, which on mo-
ton was approved by the Board.
Whereas, during the recent storms
many of the roads and bridges in this
County have been badly damaged,
and,
Whereas, many requests have been
made by taxpayers for n or more
of the members of the Board to visit
and inspect the said roads and
bridges, and,
Whereas, this Board is in doubt
whether it can lawfully pay the
travelling or other expenses of any
member of the Board for the per-
Torrance of said work.
Resolved, That N. P. Morgan, Dis
trict Attorney of this County be re-
quested to give this Board his opinion
as to whether any of said expenses
can be lawfully paid.
On motion duly seconded the fore
going resolution was unanimously
| odoptad