Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-01-11
HIGHWAY COMMISSION
ALLOWS ROAD BILLS
January 6. 1917

January s, 1917.
The board OF highway commission
ers met pursuant to law, and upon
motion by II. J. Jones. duly seconded
by Fred G. Voight, and unanimously
carried. J. G.. Gregory was appointed
chairman of the board of highway
commissioners of the County of Elko
State Of Nevada, for the period OF two
years. Upon motion OF Fred c. Voight,
seconded by W. NJ. Weathers, and un.
animously carried. Z. p. Carville was
appointed clerk OF the board of high.
way commissioners. The following
business was then transacted:
Bills Allowed.
J. Ball, road contract, Bullion
iodu ''..'.... $4,000
J. Ball. hauling lumber and
bridge material for Bullion
road Observation-Disclosures. 1900
l.. p. McManus. labor on Secret
roau 1............... 900
l.. c. Smith. repairing road
tools Charles .......... 1875
l.. S. Eastman. road work on
Yankee Bill road ........ 31.O0
X. l.. Wood, Wells-Contact road 60. 90
William Toyn. work on Mound
Valley road .......... $500
J. L. Snider. moving one grader 1000
{. l.. Womach, road work Mt.
City. claimed S2750, allowed $3.50
Chas. Dressl. road work, Elko
road Observation-Disclosures. $500
Jas. b. McDermott, road work
on Morrow lane ...... 1876 90
August Schlook, road work Con-
tact, claimed ss4OO, allowed $500
h. VI. Moore Trucking company
Tor hauling 1910
II was moved, seconded and car
ri"d that the bill of August SchIook
FOR $500 be allowed with the ey.
Ccrtion of $4,000 OF said amount for
work done December %. 27 and 2S
1916. shOyeling snow. and Mr.. ScbIook
was authorized to put in a separate
bill, which was laid over for further
consideration.
!, was moved. seconded and carried
that advertisement be- made for the
purchase of mOtOrdriven tractor fol
ROAD purposes on specifications sci
forth in advertisement for bids. II
was moved. seconded and carried thai
advertisement be made for two trail
cr's for road building purposes on spe
ciiications set forth in advertisement
for bids.
Mr. Fred c. Davis appeared before
the board and asked for the construc
ton OF a new road up South Forl
Canyon to connect Bullion and Elko
and made the proposition that IL the
board would advertise for bids for the
construction of this new road and die
not receive any bid under seven thou
sand dollars, the Bunker Hill Mininl
company would advance two hundred
and fifty dollars toward the payinl
OF surveyor for the laying out o
said road. Upon said recommends
tion II was moved. seconded and car
! ricd that, as soon as weather con
ditions would permit, Mr.. Chas f.. DE
Almond make survey of said portion
OF Bullion road up South Fork can
yOn and submit an estimate of wha
he considered said road would cost
II was moved, seconded and carried
that the bids on the motor.drivel
tractor and on the trailers should b
opened al two o'clock p. m. Febru
airy 6. 1917.
No further business coming bcfor
| the board. recess was taken unit
January 10. 1917.
January 10. 1917.
Board of highway commissioner
called to order by y. G. Gregory. TIL
| following business transacted:
Bills Allowed.
Il. G. Reynolds, bridge work at
Curric. Nevada ..............$ 80
l.. +. McManus. road work con.
tract. Secret road $50
| II was moved, seconded and carrie
that all road bills be on file wit
either the clerk of this board or tn
clerk of the board OF county con
missioncrs on or before the 4th da
OF each and every month, or they wi
moi be acted upon by the board at TN
meeting for that month.
| II was moved, seconded and cal
ricd that the board rent wagon she
from J. J. Gregory. said shed locate
at Elko, Nevada. for the purpose q
keeping road tools. machinery an