Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-01-15
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| INC bodLp~Oi \ouhty SoiiiiiiisSloh-
ers me, irregular monthly session on
January 5th. Present Messrs. Miller,
| Boerlin and Baker.
Reports of County officers read and
filed.
County funds counted and found
correct
A communication from A Brink,
OF Rawhide stated that the county
property that he had previously asked
to buy had been removed to Fallon
before he took possession and he
would not pay for it, Sheriff in
structed TO recover property. The
sale OF other Rawhide property TO
Mr. Brink was approved
Commissioners Boerlin and Wich-
man presented certificates of election
and took the oath of Office.
Moved by Mr.. Baker and seconded
by Mr.. Wichman that Mr. Boerlin
be elected chairman of the Board.
In regard to r. Donaldson, alias
Milton Cair, charged with emblezzle-
ment OF funds and railroad tickets
from s. P. Office at Nina, and who is
supposed to be in British Columbia,
the sheriff was ordered to take the
necessary steps for his extradition.
The following bonds were examined
and approved
Clerk & Treasurer. 10000; Sheriff,
$4,000; Auditor and Recorder, $l0-
600; District Attorney. $4,000; JUS
of Peace. Hawthorne. $1,000; Justice
OF Peace, Luning, $1,000.
No bond from L. 4. Cornelius,
Justice OF the Peace, of Nina, was
received and the clerk was instructed
to notify him and the chairman of
the Board authorized to approve the
same il correct. No action was taken
on the protest OF NJ. Shaw of Nina,
in regard to the qualification of |. r.,
Cornelius.
Bond OF Rita D. Millar for Record
er and Auditor was examined and
filed by clerk
Application OF ]. w. Davis, for po-
sition OF county physician was granted
at salary of $3.50 per month.
Application of Mrs. A. Fuller for
position of Matron of county hospital
granted at salary of $500 per month.
Ordered that F. Nolkemper be
employed at hospital as assistant to
Matron at salary OF $4500 per
month.
A. c. Spafford was employed as
janitor OF court house at salary
of $500 per month.
Ordered that the County printing
be divided as equally as possible be
tween the two county papers
The report Of l.. B. Spencer on the
boundary line between Mineral and
Nye counties was read 1t proved
that all the Broken Hills mines are in
Mineral county. Guide posts have
been put on the line close enough
to be plainly seen from one to the
next, so that locators of mines will
have no doubt to what county they
are in A copy Of the report and map
was sent to the county commission
ers of Nye county with Request
that Nye county pay one-half the ex-
pense of the survey, and also notice
given them that Mineral county
will exercise jurisdiction in Broken
Hills.
II was ordered that the school dis
tricts OF Luckyboy and Aurora be
abolished, Commissioner Wichman
was authorized to take care of the
Aurora district sIand Commissioner
Boerln authorized to care for the
property OF Luckyboy district.
1t was ordered that supplies for
county be divided as equally as pos
ioe between the two stores in Haw-
thorne.
Orered that all supplies for the
court house be purchased by County
Clerk,
@. II, Stickney, president OF the
Mason Valley Bank, appeared be-
fore the board and asked that part
OF the County funds be deposited in
the Mason Valley bank. The mat
ter being entirely in the hands OF the
Treasurer, II was referred TO him,
and the request denied. The Treas
urer was directed to notify the i. &
M. bank of Reno. that all county
funds shall be held as special de-
posts.
Clerk ordered to write to Governor
Boyle IN ,egard to the controversy