The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-04-11
COMMISSIONER PROCEEDINGS
Board Puts In q Full Day Mon
day Attending to Various
County Matters

The regular monthly meeting of
the Board of County Commissioners
was held Monday, April 6. Present.
Commissioners Otis Fulton. Alex
Fraser and Edgar Sadler. The fol-
lowing business was transacted:
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
The Board and the Auditor count
ed the money in the Treasury and re-
ported the same as correct.
The joint quarterly report of the
Auditor and Treasurer was approved
and will be found published on the
first page of to-day's SENTINEL.
A list of the bills allowed by the
Board will be found in another col
umn of to-day's SENTINEL.
A petition was received from resi-
dent taxpayers of Grass Valley, on
the western line of Eureka County,
asking for the establishment of a
school district, to be known and
called the Grass Valley school dis
trict. The matter was referred to
the District Attorney.
Accommodation was received from
parents and guardians of school
children at Alpha asking for the es-
tablishment of a school district,
which was referred to the District
Attorney.
The bill of W. H. Sweeney for
$500 for road work, which was al
lowed by the Board, was returned by
the Auditor with the following at
tached thereto. to wit: | hereby re-
fuse to audit or allow the above bill
for the reason that it does not comply
with Section 1924, Revised laws of
Nevada, which reads as follows:
"All unaudited claims or accounts
against any County in this State shall
be presented to the Board of County
Commissioners of said County, duly
authenticated, within six months
from the time such claims or ac-
counts become due or payable"
On motion duly seconded and
unanimously carried, the action of
the Auditor was sustained.
The following applications for re-
tail liquor license from April l, 1914,
to June 80. 1914, were received, and
after the usual questions were salts
f~actorily answered by the Sheriff,
the following licenses were granted
by the Board;
P. Bart, J. W. Ebert, 2, A. Merialdo
& Co., w. L. McGregor, A. CALI, B.
Sri, John Swan, Nick Dem. T. A.
Burdick, A. Hintze, Dan Morrison,
B. Merialdo, F. J. Brossemer, LAM
& Repetto, Charles Wood, A. Ber-
rolo, Beowawe Mercantile Co., Laura
Bourne, Miles McKinnon, Coughlin
& Snyder.
The monthly salaries of the follow
ing Justices of the Peace of Eureka
County were fixed as follows for the
ensuing six months: l.. W. Cromer,
Eureka Township, S35; C. C. Van
Laninghan. Buckhorn Township, $35;
Frank E. Leonard, Beowawe Town
ship, 500.
The salaries of the Constables of
Eureka County were fixed as follows:
A. E. Porch, Eureka Township. $25;
N. Hawkins, Palisade, $25; Percy
Goblin. Beowawe, SIS; Ralph Fer
guson, Buckhorn SIS.
A communication was received
from the Nevada Tax Commission
calling the attention of the Board of
County Commissioners and the
County Assessor to the law regarding
the collection of poll taxes, and re-
quiring a strict collection of this tax
throughout the County from all par
ties who are liable to pay such a poll
tax.
A communication was received
from j. P. Raine regarding the con-
dition of the County road south of
Palisade, which was referred to Com
micciopor Cadlor