Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1919-01-11
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
HELD TWO MEETINGS
Old Board Completes Its Busi-
ness-E. &. Smith Made
Chairman of Board.

The old Board of County Commits
sioners held its final session Satur-
day, January a. pursuant to adjourn
ment. E. E. Smith and S. w. OAR
ling. members. with Clerk Harmon
and District Attorney Henderson
were present Mr. S. W. Darling was
made chairman pro tenn.
At this time Mr.. j. A. Egger OF
Goodsprings, presented to the board
his commission of appointment by
Governor Boyle to fill the unexpired
term of George A Fayle. deceased,
and it appearing that said j. A. Egger
had qualified as by law provided and
is entitled to have a seat on this
board, it was ordered that said Egger
participate in the meeting of said
board of county commissioners.
The minutes of the preceding meet
ing of the board were read by the
Clerk aud approved. Reports of the
county officers were approved as read
The claims presented against the
county were approved except the fol
lowing:
Claim of AL James reduced from
1851 to $233 on the ground that
his claim for refund on pool table
license is not legal charge against
the county.
The claim of o. C. Gael for $4.97
for refund on taxes was rejected; al
so the claim of Mrs. Charles Huber
in the sum of $500 for stenographic
services rendered the mining inspec-
tor was rejected upon the ground
that the same is not legal charge
against the county.
The question of allowing the claim
of FIR OGrady for refund of taxes on
the Catholic church coming before
the board it appearing that same is
not legal charge against the coun-
! IT, upon motion the same vas re
jected.
At this time Mr. A. s. Henderson
called the attention of the board to
the fact that he had two sets of l..
r. A. reports, and that 20 of said re-
ports and three digests was just what
the county needed to fill out its set
of R. L. A. reports, and informed the
board that he would sell said reports
to the county for $500 per volume,
making total of $4,000. 1t appear
ing that it is to the best interest of
the county that such purchase be
made, said books were ordered pur
chased from Mr.. Henderson for $219.
There being no further business,
the board adjourned sine die.
NEW BOARD ORGANIZES.
On Monday, January 6, 1919, the
new board held it's first meeting
This being the time for the newly
elected board to take office. and 1t
appearing that said members are
duly qualified; and j. A. Egger, short
term commissioner from Goodsprings.
and Henry Rice. Sr., long term COM
missioner from Logandale, and E. K.
Smith, hold over commissioner be-
ing present, upon motion OF Commits
sioner Egger, and duly carried it was
ordered that E. E. Smith of Las
Vegas be, and he is hereby elected
Chairman of the Board of County
Commissioners.
The Board then proceeded TO set
the amount of bonds for the various
county officers as follows:
County Clerk, $2,500.
District Attorney, $1,000.
Recorder and Auditor $4,000.
Sheriff, $4,000.
Assessor, $4,000.
Treasurer, 100000
Public Administrator, $1,000.
County Surveyor, $1,000
All Justices of the Peace and Con- 1
stables. $1,000.
The various county officers there
upon proceeded to file their bonds in
the amounts set forth above and the
same were approved by the Board
and said officers took the official
oaths as required by law.
At this time F. A. Stevens of the
firm of Stevens & Henderson appear
ed before the Board in behalf of the
Hotel Nevada Mining Company, re-
questing a refund on taxes. on the
Hotel Nevada building, claiming that
the assessor had made an error in
the assessment. Assessor Nj. f. Nc
Carthy appeared before the Board
and stated that there was no mistake
in the assessment, but that she rails
ed the assessment on said building
from $4,000 to $4,000 Intentionally.
The matter was referred to District
Attorney Stebenne for investigation
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