The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1919-01-04
COMMISSIONER PROCEEDINGS
Business Transacted Blythe Board
At It's Final Meetings

Tx ooullIy a. SIluI ~
sioners R. J. Reid and w. S. Raine,
the Clerk and the District Attorney
we're present, and the following
business was transacted:
The bills allowed are published in
another column of to-day's SENTINEL.
The bill of j. Minoletti for $44, 90,
with the following communication
thereon. was returned by the Audi
tor: Il hereby refuse to audit or
allow the above bill for the reason
that in my judgment you have not
complied with Chapter 205. page 1893
of the statutes of 1917. Edgar Ea-
Their. County Auditor"
The bill of the Elko Lumber Com
pany for $685. 90 was returned by the
Auditor with the following communi-
cation thereon: Il hereby refuse to
audit or allow the above bill for the
reason that in my judgment you have
not complied with Section 1903, sub
division II. section 1909, and also
section 1880 of the Revised laws of
Nevada, 1912. volume 2. Edgar Ea-
Their, Auditor.
On motion duly seconded and car
ried it was ordered that the deficiency
in the Road Fund at this time be paid
out of the General Fund of the
County.
The Board adjourned to meet on
January 2 for the purpose of acting
on all bills vetoed by the Auditor.
Commissioners Edgar Sadler was
present at the meeting on January 2
and the ,full Board acted on the bills
vetoed by the Auditor as follows:
Whereas. on October 18th, 1918.
an agreement was made by and be-
tween the Attorney General of the
State of Nevada, by his deputy, and
| with the consent of the District At
torney of Eureka County, that the
train should be held on that date
awaiting an important witness from
Reno, Nevada to testify in the case
of State of Nevada VS.. Reynolds on
behalf of the State; and
Whereas, the bill for the said ex-
penses, amounting to $21.5O was pre-
sented by the manager of the said
train, J. E. Sexton, to the Commits
sioners of the said County, which
said bill was thereupon passed by
Commissioners; and
Whereas. the said bill was vetoed
by the Auditor on the ground that
the said suit was a suit brought by
the State and the County has no in
terest in it as far as know and
Whereas, the Attorney General
has given his opinion to the effect
that under section 1903 Of the Re-
| vised Laws of the State of Nevada
the District Attorney was correct IN
| advising the Commissioners to pass
and allow this claim as the statute
gives them the right to control the
prosecution or defense Of all suits in
| which the county is a party
Now, therefore, we, the under
signed Commissioners, unanimously
agree that the said bill should be
passed over the veto of said Auditor.
Whereas, it was necessary, during
the month of November, 1918, be-
ginning with the 18th day thereof,
and continuing for II days thereaf-
| ter, for certain road work to be done
on what is known as the Pinto road,
and whereas it was necessary for the
county to provide some way for the
repair men to reach the said road.
there being no one living nearby to
do it; and
Whereas, the Commissioners en-
| deavored to secure some one to trans
port said men to and from their work
on said Pinto road,' and found that
said prices ranged from 81 per day to
81 per day; and
Whereas, said price of 81 (Which
is less than Is cents per mile) was