The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1917-11-10
COMMISSIONER PROCEEDINGS
Business Transacted Blythe Board
At It's Regular Monthly
Meeting

the District Attorney.
The minutes of the last meeting
were approved as read.
The Board and the Auditor count
ed the money in the Treasury and
found the same correct.
The report of the various County
officers read and ordered placed
on file. rn8
Pursuant to the order of the Ne
vada Tax Commission. it was ordered
that the tax levy ofs.62 cents hereto
fore levied by this Board for general
county purposes for the fiscal year,
1917. be reduced to So cents on each
500 valuation of all taxable property
in Eureka County. including the net
proceeds of mines and mining claims
and to be known as the General
County Fund; and in pursuance of
said order of the said Tax Commission
it was ordered that the tax levy of
the following sums and for the fol-
lowing purposes for the fiscal year,
1917, be reduced as follows, to-wit:
Roads and Bridges levy of .08 cents
is reduced to .07 cents; District School
levy is reduced from 20 cents to
.185 cents; County High School levy
is reduced from 10 cents to .095
cents, on each 500 valuation of all
taxable property in Eureka County,
including the net proceeds of mines
and mining claims. and to be known
as the following respective funds:
Roads and Bridges Fund, District
School Fund. and County High School
Fund.
Upon petition from taxpayers of
Eureka County the Board ordered
that a monthly allowance of 81 be
allowed to China Joe. an INDECENT
person.
A petition was received from par
ents and guardians of children of
Pine Valley. Eureka County. asking
the Board to establish a school dis
trict at F~errari's in said Pine Valley.
1t was ordered that the petition be
laid over until proof shall be made
of the age of Paul Ferrari. one of
the children included in the petition.
A communication was received
from P. H. HUI. which was ordered
placed on file.
t. A. Burdick made an oral appli-
cation to the Board to be appointed
Justice of the Peace in connection
with his present position of Janitor
at a salary of 500 per month for
both positions. s+nuol.. q
A communication was received
from M. P. Murphy asking the Board
for the appointment of Justice of the
Peace of Eureka township. which was
ordered placed on file.
A petition was received from tax
payers and citizens of Eureka town.
ship asking the Board to appoint F.
j. Brossemer Justice of the Peace of
Eureka township to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of L. W. Cromer.
deceased,
A petition was received from tax
payers and citizens of Eureka town.
ship requesting the Board to appoint
]. j. Lucey Justice of the Peace of
Eureka township. f7af 30"
Board in recess until $3.50 o'clock.
When the Board met after recess
it was ordered that the Treasurer be
directed to sell according to law that
certain patented mining claim known
as and called MAUD c." being pat
ent Number 307. heretofore sold for
taxes to Eureka County.
1t was moved by Commissioner
Reid that J. j. Lucey be appointed
Justice of the Peace of Eureka town.
ship.
1t was moved by Commissioner
Sadler that F. ]. Brossemer be APP
pointed Justice of the Peace of Eu-
reka township.
It was moved by Commissioner
Raine that T. A. Burdick be appoint
ed Justice of the Peace of Eureka
township.