Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1920-06-09
COUNTY DADS HOLD
A BUSY SESSION

The Board of County Commission
ers of Lyon County met iii their reg
ular session last Saturday and train
sacted the following business:
The clerk was instructed to notify
the city officials that the County will
not continue to pay for the street
light in front ot the Couhy Court
house The county has been paying
the city $40 per month for this light.
On the request Of c. c. Tidd, F.
Strosnider and Joe Wilson, it was or
dered that $3.50 be transferred from
the general i.und to the Farm Bureau
fund. the amount to be returned at
later date, when the taxes are received
Commissioner Bertrand was auth
orizcd to purchase clock for the
County Clerks Office.
Complaints were received from the
residents of Fernley to the effect that
w. A. Pray andC. w. Bonney,ranch-
crs i'll that district, were flooding the
county road with water from their
irrigation bitches, and the Clerk was
instructed to notify them that they
must prevent such flooding in the
future.
The clerk was instructed to notify
Fulstone Bros. and the Saroni Ditch
Company that they will be required
to bridge their irrigation canal at
point OH the Aurora Hudson road
previously designated to them byCom
missioner Wedertz.
The Board was waited on by a
number of business men and ranchers
Of Smith Valley, who presented a
petition which had been signed by
majority OF the residents of that sec
tion The petitioners asked that the
county construct new road between
the Schreck corners, across the Gage
and Peterson ranches to connect with
the county road running north and
south, between the Newell and Olds
ranches. The completion of this. road
will necessitate the construction of a
bridge across, the West Walker riv-
er. The Board appointed c. c. Tidd
and c. G. Foster to act as appraisers
in behalf of the county, to meet with
appraisers to be appointed by owners
ai the property which is to be cross
ed by the proposed road. and ascer-
tain the cost to the county of the right
Of way across the ranches of McVicar
Brothers, Mrs. Fl. B. Gage, A. NJ.
Nesmith, l.. B. ODDS, Walter Newell,
J. B. Parker, Schrech Bros. and the
Plymouth Land and Cattle Co. The
appraisers are to meet at Schreck
corners June 18th.
The Board took the final steps in
the matter of the consolidation of the
school districts in Smith Valley. The
districts to be consolidated are Wei
lington. Simpson, Smith. Central and
Grant View. The trustees OF these
districts were notified of the consol-
idation. and were instructed to hold a
joint meeting OH Saturday. June 10, and
select from among their number the
personnel of the board of trustees OF
the new district. which is to be known
as the Consolidated distict No. |.
On petition OF w. RI. Cairns, Coun
ty property at Coo was advertised for
sale
Acting on the advice and equest of
DR.. Leavitt, DR.. l.. r. Knorr OF
Fcrnley, and DR.. d. l.. Dempsey OF
Dayton were appointed deputy county
health officers.
The Commissioners named Yelling
ton as the voting place for the Smith
Wellington district at the coming e
lections, and the Wa6uska and Thom-
son precincts are to be consolidated.
with the voting place at Wabuska.
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