Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-11-12
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
co. HIGHWAY BOARD
Continued from page 81


Upon motion duly made, seconded
and carried. it was ordered that said
J. w. Puett be sworn to testify in
connection with this matter. II was
also ordered that Charles F. De Ar
mond be sworn TO testify with re-
spect to the same matter. Both par
ties were sworn by the clerk of said
board. Josephine Crane was called
in to take stenographic notes of the
evidence of each party. The said Puett
and the said DeArmond both testified
with relation to this matter, and after
a consideration OF the matter, the
board ordered that c. +. DeArmond
arrange to get notes from the engi.
neering department of the Southern
Pacific company relative to the loca-
ton OF the southwest corner Of Sec
ton &c. township 33 north, range SO
east, NJ. ID. B: &c NJ, and report to the
board at its next regular meeting.
The bid of o. S. Rice for the cut
ting down OF the Shrine hill on the
road between Wells and Metropolis
was received and opened by the board,
the amount OF said bid being four
hundred and fifty dollars. Upon mo-
ton duly made, seconded and car
ried, 1t was ordered that said bid be
rejected for the reason that the work
TO be done therein was not set forth
in detail, and further for the reason
that there is no money available in
the county treasury at this time for
the purpose OF paying said contract.
II was moved, seconded and car
rled that the contract entered into
between S. c. Shirley and O. d.
Boyd. in the month of September.
1917, for the construction of a bridge
across Foreman Creek. for the amount
OF three hundred and fifty dollars, be.
and the same is hereby, ratified.
II was moved, seconded and car.
ried that this board should have print.
ed in duplicate blank forms of con.
tracts for road construction for the
use OF S. c. Shirley as road super.
visor in letting contracts for work in
the sum Of less than five hundred
dollars.
petition was received from the
citizens OF North Fork and vicinity
for the change of a portion of the
North Fork-Elko road near the Hylton
Il Clayton Brothers ranch. and the
same was ordered filed Upon mo.
ton duly made, seconded and car
ried, ii was ordered that said petition
be granted and that the construction
of said road be borne by Hylton &
Clayton Brothers, except as to
bridge across Foreman Creek referred
to herein as the contract entered into
between S. c. Shirley and O. u. Boyd.
which bridge should be constructed
at the expense of Elko county.
II was moved, seconded and car
ricd that all road work within the
County of ElkO, State OF Nevada, with
the exception OF emergency work and
bidges now in the course of construc.
ton. be, and the same is hereby,
stopped until further order OF this
board, and the road supervisor is
hereby instructed to notify all men
under his supervision. except as here.
in specifically set forth, to refrain
from performing any further work.
a consideration of the Mcintyre
contract for the construction OF road
between Fort Halleck and Halleck
was brought up. and the district at
torney was directed TO notify the
said Mcintyre and the sureties upon
his bond, towit. Charles Mickle and
Matthew Gootch, that suit would be
commenced upon said bond If the
money thereon was not paid in to the
county for the purpose of complet.
ing said road.
On motion duly made, seconded and
carried. the contract entered into be.
tween a. l.. Hay and S. c. Shirley,
road supervisor, for hauling mate.
rails. being for the sum of one hun.
dred and twenty-five dollars, and be.
ing bill No, 81 filed September G.
1917, be. and the same is hereby.
ratified
II appearing TO the board that there
will not be sufficient money in the
funds with which to pay the October
road bills, 1t Is hereby ordered that
said bills be laid over 10 be acted
upon by the board when sufficient
funds are available for the purpose
OF paying them.
There being no further business. on
motion duly made, seconded and car.
ricd, the board adjourned subject TO
the call Of the chair.
Il. +. CARvlLLE,