The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1922-09-09
COMMISSIONER PROCEEDINGS
Business Transacted by the
Board At Its Regular
Monthly Meeting

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The regular monthly meeting OF
the Board Of County Commissioner
was held September 6. Present, Com
missioners r. J. Reid, e. c. John
son, +. A. Fuikerson; Clerk r.. Nc
Charles and District Attorney w. r.
Reynolds. The following business
was transacted:
The minutes Of the last meeting
were approved as read.
The Board and the Auditor count
ed the money and found that the
amount on deposit In banks agreed
with the Auditors balance. -
The several County and Township
officers reports were read, examined
and approved.
Whereas, at a regular meeting of
the board Of County Commissioners
Of Eureka County held in Eureka,
Nevada. on August 8, 1922, there
was submitted 10 the said Board Of
County Commissioners a certificate Of
the Eureka County Board OF Educa-
ton wherein the said Eureka Coun-
ty Board Of Education certified that
a site for new high school and DOR
mitory; new high school building,
and dormitory building, and equip
ment therefor are needed, and that
the same would cost ninety thousand
dollars, and that bond issue for the
purpose is advisable. 1t Is therefore
ordered. on motion duly made and
seconded, and which carried unani-
mously, that the question of bonding
the county in the sum of ninety
thousand dollars for the purpose Of
purchasing in the town Of Eureka,
Nevada, a site for the erection of a
new high school building and dormi-
tory building, and for the construc-
tion of a new high school building
and dormitory building upon said
site. and for equipping the same. be
submitted to the voters of Eureka
County at the next general election
to be held on November z, 1922
which election shall be noticed, held
and conducted In the manner now
provided by law for holding elections
In the several counties of the State
and that the Clerk of this Board give
notice of said bond election accord.
ing to law.
1t was ordered that the election Of
ficers who acted at the Primary elec-
tion on the 5th of September be ap-
pointed as election officers for the
general election to be held on No
vember Z, 1922, and the Clerk is di-
rected to notify such officers OF their
appointment.
A communication was received
from w. H. Bremen asking the
Board to approve the appointment OF
Nathaniel Hawkins as deputy health
officer at Palisade.
1t was ordered by unanimous vote
of the Board that the appointment OF
the said Nathaniel Hawkins as depu-
ty health officer at Palisade be ap-
proved.
A communication was received
from the State Highway Department
regarding a transfer of the lease now
held by 1t covering certain property
belonging to the Southern Pacific
Railroad Company. which the High
way Department will use for highway
purposes during the construction OF
the State Highway near Shoshone
Point. It was ordered by unanimous
vote of the Board that Eureka Coun-
ty desires to have the lease trans
ferred to II as soon as possible, and
respectfully requests the Highway
Department to assist in the matter of
the transfer of the lease.
A form of agreement in writing
concerning the location of State High
way Route No. through Eureka
County was submitted to the Board
for execution, and the Board being
satisfied with the proposed new loca-
ton, which Is known as the Modified
Emmigrant Pass Poute. as plated
and recommended by the Bureau OF
Public Roads, It was ordered byunan-
imous vote of the Board that Eureka
County enter into an agreement with
the State Highway Department,
which agreement is to fix definitely
the location of State Highway Route
No. / through Eureka County.
It was ordered by unanimous vote
of the Board, on motion duly made
and seconded, that the plans OF the
State Highway Department wherein
1t proposes to change the location OF
Route / as follows: Beginning at
the west Eureka County line at or
near the station at Ferrel and just
south of the s. p. Railroad right OF
way; thence easterly approximately
paralleling the s. p. r. r. to Sho-
shone Point; there crossing the s. r.
r. r. and thence across the Hum
boldt river and the w. p. Railroad,