The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-08
COMMISSIONERS
HELD MEETING
Not = Great Deal Of Importance
Transpired at Regular Monthly
Session of County Dads
Held Last Monday

Economy John" Miller wants to
look to his laurels, for Humboldt
county's new watchdog Of the treas
ury-none other than District At
torney L. G. Wilson-will run him
a good race and make him hunt his
hole. This conclusion Is drawn
from what transpired at the regular
monthly meeting of the Humboldt
county board of county commits
sioners, held last Monday.
All of the members of the board
were present, these being Chairman
w. J. Bell of this city, Commits
sioner w. G.. Bradshaw of Paradise
Valley and Commissioner C. X. Nor
ris of Orovada. The ex-officio
clerk Of the board, ]. w. Davey,
and the district attorney afore men
toned, made up the assemblage.
One other meek individual formed
the audience, and that was the edi-
tor of this newspaper. 1t is be-
lieved that it was the first time in
the history of the county that a
reporter, II such he may be called,
sat in attendance of the board
meeting throughout the day-long
session. Heretofore newspaper re-
ports have been made up largely
from the cold perusal of the min
utes of the board.
But to return to Wilson. He
scrutinized every bill presented for
payment, either direct to the coun-
Arrt h< - a
county road board, which is made
up of the commissioners, the dis
trict attorney, and Assessor C. G..
Smith. Wilson guarded against
duplication of bills, the possibility
of paying balances due" that might
have been previously ordered paid,
and If anything got by his eagle
eye that was not right up to snuff
or fully explained, it was because
he didn't have chance to see it.
Wilson insisted that some bills be
laid over pending explanation,
others he demanded be rejected al
together, and in one instance he
made poor old Commissioner Brad
shaw dig down to pay a ninety
cent bill that he had carried in his
pocket SO long that it became out
lawed. He flung the charge of
graft" when considering one bill,
but later explained that he had
spoken in passion and didn't mean it
that way at all-that he merely
meant that Hhile the bill was a
just bill, still there was no lawful
provision that would permit the
commissioners to pay it.
BUT-capital letters, please
when Commissioner Bradshaw piped
up with the proposal that the coun-
ty printing be given to the Hum
boldt Star for the ensuing month,
and this writer repeated his offer to
do the work for half the amount
now paid by the county, Wilson for
got all about his economy and was
as mum as an oyster.
In passing, it might be we'll to
correct typographical error that
recently appeared in these columns
when it was explained that under
the offer of The Silver State to do
the county printing 5000 per year
could be saved to the county tax
payers, being the difference in the
amount now being paid and the
offer of this newspaper. What should
have been said was that at least
$4,000 per year could be saved to
the taxpayers. The linotype op-
orator merely forgot to dron the
extra cipher. We mention this 20
that the next time District Attorney
Wilson is so meticulous of a ninety
cent charge against the county he
may consider the inconsistency of
his position, avoid the camoufiage
and get down to cases. Also if he
must apply the ugly word graft"
he may put it where it will do some
good.
Another thing noticed is the
strange manner in which county
business is transacted by the COM
missioners. For instance, if
county communication was pre-
cavta1 nd