The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1919-02-08
COMMISSIONER PROCEEDINGS
Business Transacted Blythe Board
At It's Regular Monthly
Meeting

The regular monthly meeting of
the Board of County Commissioners
was held Wednesday. February s..
with Commissioners R. ]. Reid, E. G.
johnson and F. A. Fulkerson. the
Clerk and District Attorney present.
The following business was trans
acted:
The Board and the A uditor
counted the money in the Treasurer's
hands and reported that the same to-
gether with the amount in bank
agreed with the Auditor balance.
The minutes of the last meeting
were approved as read.
The several Township officers re-
ports were read. examined and ap-
proved.
James Mackey, Sheriff. and Edgar
Gather, Recorder and Auditor. pre-
scented bonds of the National Surety
Company with the certificate of
qualification. which on motion were
approved by the Board.
w. E. Taylor, Constable of Eureka
Township, and F. E. Leonard. Justice
of the Peace of Beowawe Township,
presented bonds for $1,000 each.
which were approved by the Board.
Clarence johnson was appointed
County Surveyor of Eureka County
upon his fling a bond for $1,000 and
taking the oath of office.
W. j. Shultes was appointed Con-
stable of Beowawe Township at a
salary of $40 per month. and it was
further ordered that Mr.. Shultes'
appointment of jailer at Beowawe at a
salary of SIS per month be approved
upon his filing a $1,000 bond and TAX
ing the oath of office.
1t was ordered that the salary of
j. j. Lucey, Justice of the Peace of
Eureka Township, be fixed at $4,000
per month.
Ordered that each and every per-
son receiving aid from the County of
Eureka be required to subscribe to
the pauper's oath before receiving
such further aid, and also file said
oath with the Clerk of this Board.
D.. Ferovino appeared before the
Board of County Commissioners and
made application for support from
Eureka County. He was sworn and
testified before the Board bearing
upon his physical and financial con-
dition. and it appearing to the Board
that the said applicant is justly en-
titled to the support applied for. and
it further appearing that the cause
of the applicants disability was due
Ito blindness caused by cataracts as
determined by the County Physician.
who was also present and advised
the board in the matter. The Coun.
ty Physician having advised that an
operation would be practicable. pro-
viding the applicant be sent to a hos
pital for such operation. and it ap-
bearing to the Board that an opera.
ton If successful would be the most
economical and practical method OF
extending county support TO the ap'
plicant; therefore. upon motion OF
Commissioner Johnson, seconded by
Commissioner F~ulkerson. it was or
dered that the said Ferovino be and
he is hereby allowed the sum of $5(
to make the trip to Reno and return
and his Necessary travelling expenses,
and it was further ordered that the
doctor who may preform the service
together with the hospital expenses
present the bill to this Board and &
reasonable sum be allowed.
1t is further ordered that the An
ditor be and he is hereby directed tt
draw his warrant on the Treasurer
for the sum of $50 and deliver the
same to the applicant herein.
The Board adjourned until Febru'
ury Is, 1919.