Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-10-29

months at one time. In the year 1917
he has better complied with the law,
being only once delinquent five weeks
in making settlement.
We find that thousands OF dollars
of county aioHSg aave been paid from
the treasury without any warrantlng
law.
We find that the gross cXpenGi-
lures OF this county for the year 1911
exceeds $5O9. 1878. and that an emcr
gency loan OF $35.OO0.0O has been ap-
proved. and further loan OF $780,.
10000 has been applied for.
Thousands OF dollars could have
been saved the county IL the law re.
garding advertising for bids had hcen
carried out. We find reputable firms
in town have not been allowed to bio
for contracts but the same have been
let to some favorite person or firm. ~
the loss of the county, while other
merchants have beLr discr.mipated
against to the extent that IN various
instances in order u procure certain
supplies, that ordsis were given to
firms that did not hanIle the goods,
and that had 10 procure them from
other persons who were discriminate d
against, resulting IN al additional com.
mission to the part placing said or
der, at the expense o the county.
We find that the reconstruction of
the sewer serving the city of Elko
was recommended ~ the county com.
missioners, sitting az town board for
the city of Elko. upon the assurance
OF an engineer that the same could
be repaired and reconstructed for the
sum OF $30.000o0. That acting upon
such assurance The said town board
| submitted to the people of the town
of Elko a proposal to bond the city
in the sum OF S30,0O0.00 to raise the
necessary funds; that work was CON-
menced upon such reconstruction of
/ said sewer and the S30,O00.00 allotted
therefor was exhausted That there
upon ii was found that additional
money was required for the compile
tion of such work. and an emergency
! loan for the city of ElkO was ap-
piled for by said county commission
ers. acting as a town board. and was
granted. That upol the final compile
tion OF said work T. WAS found that
the sum of more than $70.000.0O was
expended for construction. materials,
labor and commissions
We further find that the county
commissioners o, Elko county, act.
tins as such iva board of the City
of Elko. ente II into writt,n con-
tract with oEa Louis c. Kelsey for
the superinton,.e Of the cnnstruc.
tion OF said sever; that the commits
sion OF such Haper. 'tendent was to be
ten per cent ~ the actual cost Of the
labor and MAJ 'rals used in such con
settlement with said Kelsey fol- such
ten per cent commission he was al
lowed commission on some one
Thousand dollars of expenditures which
clearly were not included in the cost:
OF the labor and material for con
structinG said sewer. These item!
consist of prem Gms on Industrial n
surance. drugs ana medicines, an:
others items. and in this way th'
saids Kelsey was over paid at lcas
) one hundred dollars on his commits
sion.
We find that Notwithstanding tn
written agreements by which the sal,
Kelsey agreed to accept a commits sio
OF ten per cent for his services, d
aforesaid, that within few week
: before the actual completion of tn
= work, the commissioners reported o
j and made second agreement wit
the said Kelsey by which he was t
q receive, as consulting engineer of tn
2 town board, an addition Ave per cCr
commission. That in collecting sal
!, commission the said town board pc
; mitted said Kelsey to add the first tC
{ per cent commission which he ha
D received, and been paid, to the Cntir
I cost of the construction of said seHe
r and that upon the aggregate sum S
3 obtained the said Kelsey received
d Ave per cent commission. which woui
l. include payment of about $325.00
c himself. for paying himself, and ais
included about $4,000 additional upo
u sums OF money which were not pro
n crly included in the actual costs I
Il the construction OF said sewer. :
II above set forth.
J. We find that in the construction
Q said sewer lumber at the rate Oi siXI
@ dollars per thousand was used in ma
|. ing forms when lumber at the rate
o 5000 to s2s.O0 per thousand wou
have answered the sane purpose.
= The law seems % indicate that Il
II county commissioic in the co
struction Of the sewer were not :
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