Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1915-12-11
MINUTES OF MEETING
OF THE COUNTY DADS

The bills presented were allowed as
handed in Monday, with the excep-
ton of the bill of L. A. Murphy, sos
for burial of BENZ. H. Miller. This
claim, after being laid over month
after month for obtaining proper in
formation, was finally disposed of by
deducting SIS, and allowing same for
$40, which the commissioners consid-
cred the extent of the county's indebt-
edness.
Rufus R. Smith, representing Mar
chant Calculating Machine Co., ap-
peared in regard to the machine that
has been used for a practical demon
stration in the county Offices. 1t has
shown that many times its value can
be saved in labor and time and the
order for purchase of such mchine
was entered, payment to be made in
two installments, SIPS January LIST,
and SIPS July lst, 1916
VIM. w. Coleman appeared in re-
gard to change in the Hudson pass
road, as recommended by the grand
jury last week. The matter went over
until Saturday, when the commission
ers. accompanied by Engineer Cole
mand drove out to view the old road,
and the proposed new route.
Harry R. Warren appeared before
TIE board in regard to proposed new
road naar the Warren ranch. No ac-
ton
Reports of the recorder, county
clerk, sheriff, jailor, and sheriff state
license report were filed.
Transfers were ordered as follows:
From general fund to officers salary
fund, %7l.20; from general fund to
district judge salary fund, $5l5.l5;
from general fund to interest and re-
demption court house bonds fund, S.
500; from general fund to exposition
and publicity fund, $l,500; from gen.
eral fund to road district No. fund,
$500; from general fund to road dis
trict fund. $500; from general fund to
road district No. fund, $1,000.
Communication received from Gov
ernor Emmett D. Boyle, regarding
Lyon county's portion of forest re-
serve fund; also remittance of the
amount due, $2063 received from con-
troller
Upon orders received fom State
Tax Commission certain delinquencies
were stricken from the delinquent
list.
VIM. w. Coleman appeared Def re
the board in regard to the making of
new county map. After full dis
cussion of the matter ,as decided
to employ a portion of the money
the map fund that has Accumulated
for several years past, and it was o.
dered that Mr. Coleman be employed
at salary of $500 per month to male
the desired map, which shall set forti.
the several school districts road dis
tricts, townships, all county roa IS, all
bridges, culverts, bitches twhere they
cross roads) and all other informant n
required in the management of coun
t, affairs.
w. B. Mack presented, by letter,
the recommendation of the state live
stock commission that the county Of
fer an additional bounty on coyotes,
in view of the menace of the disease
of rabies. 1t was ordered that the
board take action upon the grand
jury's recommendation in this mat
ter, by offering an additional bounty
of fifty cents on each coyote killed.
The clerk was instructed to write the
clerks of the several adjoining coun-
ties. The supposition is that if high
er bounty is offered here than in ad-
joining counties, Lyon county will get
all the scalps, regardless of where they
are secured.
The petition for a new road near
Wabuska again went over for future
consideration.
A petition containing seventeen
names, asking that deputy shelf for
Ludwig be appointed was filed. No
action, as there is now on record an
order of the board authorizing such
deputy TO Ludwig The sheriff's of
fee discontinued the deputy there
when T. E. O'Bricn was appointed
constable of Ludwig township some
time ago.
T. f. O'Brien presented in writing
his resignation as constable of Ludwig
township. Accepted.
Acting upon the recommendation of
the grand jury, the board requested
the chairman of the county board of
health to see tina. TIE carcasses of all
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