The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1917-08-11
COMMISSIONER PROCEEDINGS
Business Transacted Blythe Board
At It's Regular Monthly
Meeting

was held Monday. August D.. present,
Commissioners E. Sadler, r. J. Reid
and w. S. Raine. the Clerk and Dis
trict Attorney.
The Board and the Auditor counted
the money in the Treasury and found
the same correct.
The minutes of the last meeting
were approved as read.
1t was ordered that the Auditor be
authorized as provided by law to
cancel outstanding warrants No.
2093 for the sum of 40 cents. and
No. 7181 for rs cents. said warrants
not having been presented for pay
ment within the statutory time al
lowed for such presentation.
A list of the bills allowed is pub
lished in another column.
All the various County and Town
ship officers filed their reports with
the Board, which were read and
placed on file.
The Board ordered that it shall be
unlawful for any person or persons,
firm, company or corporation, within
this county, to kill. trap, catch.
wound or pursue with intent to catch,
capture or destroy. any dove or val
ley quail. before the 18th day of
August, or after the first day of
October, of each and every year.
A petition was received from par
ents and guardians of Birch asking
the Board to establish a school dis
trict at said place. 1t was ordered
that a school district be established
to be known and called the Birch
school district and described as fol-
lows: Townships % and "a NJ. R.
81 E., M. d. B. & M.
Whereas, 1t appears to the salts
faction of the Board of County Com
missioners of Eureka County that
there are five bona fide students
of legal qualifications in Eureka
County who desire to attend a County
Normal training school if established
at Eureka, in this county. and
Whereas, We believe it for the
best interests of our people and of
the cause of education that such a
school should be establi shed and
maintained this year. at least at Eu-
reka, under the management of the
State Board of Education; the State
to employ and pay the teachers there
for.
Resolved, That this Board hereby
unites with the County Board of Ed
ucation in the establishment of the
school. and guarantees not to exceed
the sum of $500 for necessary rooms.
equipment and maintenance of the
school, in accordance with the Act
providing for County Normal train
ing schools. On motion the forego-
ing resolution was unanimously
adopted.
A communication was received
from the Forest Supervisor asking
the Board to appoint Percy L. White
deputy State Game Warden. Or
dered placed on file.
j. c, Tyler Of Eureka was granted
an engineers license.
The following liquor licenses were
granted: G. R. Allen and Ida Wheeler,
both licenses to expire September 80.
1917,
1t was ordered by the Board that
A. Fraser be authorized to furnish
the town of Eureka with $50 feet of
double jacketed two and a half inch
fire hose, dry cleaner brand. at 80
cents per foot delivered f. o. b. Eu-
reka, Nevada; also one No. 2 Pierce
fire hose cart. to cost $145 f. o. b..
Chicago; and the Rescue Hose Com
pany agrees to pay SIS of the above
out of their private funds.
The Board ordered that the County
Treasurer be authorized to advertise
for sale a certain parcel of land that
was sold to Eureka County for taxes
on January 20, 1917.
County Board Of Equalization
The Board of County Commission