Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-09-08
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ADVANCES ON
YPRES FRONT

oCfCiC Iooo W CIleiiIy NedT
St. Julif; Artillery Activities
Increase
LONDON, Sept. Sin the patrol
hghtinS on the Hpres front last night
the enemy suffered considerable cas-
ualties northeast of ST. JuliT. says an
official statement In the neichbor-
hood OF Gavelle, a successful raid was
carried out by n small party of our
troops. Langemarck was heavily shell.
ed by the enemy yesterday and there
was active hostile artillery at other
points. No infantry action was devcl
opcd.
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Bills Laid Over for Investigation
y. II. Caster, Harry Brown, Seattle.
Contact Copper Co, w. f. Harkins.
Bills Rejected
Trcmewan.Pike, Columbia road 5 SO.CC
Elko Transfer Co.. Columbia
road Sc GO
Alex Hay, damage to truck and
ioad l2o.Ct
Upon motion duly made, seconded
and carried. the veto of the auditor on
bill No. IS of +. NJ. Culver, filed Aug
ust ), 1917. for $3.50, was sustained.
On motion duly made, seconded and
Carried, the veto OF the auditor on
portion OF bill of James b. McDermott,
beng bill No. 81. filed August 2. 1917.
was sustained.
On motion duly made. seconded and
carried, the veto of the auditor on por.
ton OF bill of George +. Baker, No.
50. filed August &, 1917. was laid over
for further consideration.
Upon motion duly made. seconded
and carried, it was ordered that +.
NJ Culver be allowed to pay four dol.
lars per day per man for work on the
Jarbidgc. Charleston road until further
order of the board. the necessity of
this action being brought about by
reason Of the fact that going wages
in that community was of this amount.
on motion duly made, seconded and
4 al Il,
pay men in the vicinity of Midas at
the rate Of four dollars per day per
man until work on the Tuscarora.
Midas road was finished.
1t was moved by +. I. Carvillc thai
bids for the construction of road
from Jarbidgo. Nevada. to the B. Il,
/ Iarios Ranch. in accordance with the
plans and specifications prepared b.;
| the EIkoro Mines company. be adyCr.
/ tlscd for. said bids to be opened on
the 18th day of September, a. -. 1917
nj two o'clock p. IN. Of said day and
| to be made in accordance with the
! advertisement to be made in the ElkO
! Independent from the 7th day of Sep
tcmbcr, 1917. to the 18th day of Sep
! tcmbcr. 1917. Said motion was sec
ondcd by Fred c. Voight. and upon
vote called for by the chair unani
mously carried.
|. Petition having been filed by The
citizens of i.amoille asking for the ca
tablishmCnt and repair Of u road com
m,nacing at the church at IamolI,
and running about half q mile south
! thence east two miles to Talbot creek
was placed before the board for con
! sidcTaiiOn, n question having arisen u!
to this road not being Of the proDci
width on account of II being FENCED
by certain parties in Lamoillc, ant
after consideration 1t was moved b!
T. =. Carvillc that the petition be dc
MED upon the ground that the people
whose fence Is located upon the rOaC
have shown no disposition To allow The
proper width of sixty feet for the road
seconded by Fred e. Noight Up
on vote. the following resulted: +
T.. Carvillc. aye: Fred G. Noight, J. G
Gregory. no, II was then moved b!
Fred e. Voight that this petition b.
laid over for further consideration
seconded by r.. y. Carvillc and unan
mously carried.
II was moved by Fred c. voight tina
s. G. Shirley be authorized to phi
chase camp wagon TO he used in cor
4 ncclion with the tractor and grader
4 second by T.. T.. Carvillc and unan
4 mously carried.
II was moved that a recess he take
subject to the order Of the chair
seconded and carried.
T.. +. CARvIJLE.