Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-05-04
Report or the Grsna Jury.

of Nevada, and County of Lyon,
VIM. NJ. Seawell, District Judge.
presiding:
Your Grand Jury, impanelled for
the February term of said Court.
respectfully submits the following
report:
We have had only one person be-
fore US charged with criminal Of
Tense, and against him, after con-
sidering all the available evidence,
we found two bills of Indictment
for embezzlement.
The following named jurors were
appointed on committees to look
into the affairs of the County: Com
mittee on County Buildings. w.
l.. Hunt, II. Kennedy, John CARING
and j. G. Gruber; Committee Conn
ty Clerk, Sheriff, Assessor and
County Commissioners - rhos. 2.
Mack, P. Barnes, j. r. uousham
and X. Stowell.
The several committees submitted
the following reports:
To j. l.. Campbell, foreman of
Grand Jury:-Your committee APP
pointed to examine into the affairs
of the hospital and county roads,
begs to submit the following re-
port:
In the Justices Office, Dayton
township, we find that the books
are kept in fair order and quite
satisfactory to any one who wishes
to search out past record. The
criminal record for the year ending
March LIST. 1876, shows there has
been collected from fines in Grim
inal suits and paid into the hands
OF the treasurer, the sum of SlS7
The fees of Justice and District At
torney, are apparently correct.
Justices Office, Silver City. town
ship-The books in this office are
kept in confused state more or
less. For the year ending March
lst, 1876, we find from the Grim
NAL record only the sum of S24. %
collected from fines imposed in this
court, and also the sum of S3i 30
paid into the hands OF the County
Treasurer, and receipted for, being
an excess of SO Ia favor of the in
cumbent in office. We heartily en-
dorse honesty in public officer,
but why this discrepancy of money
that has been paid to the treasurer,
We are left to conjecture, as explicit
entries have not been made. We
would recommend that more con
else accounts be kept of the cost OF
suits, and more economy be prac.
ticei in justice aud attorney fees.
We tind from strict inquiry that
there II ut present three or four in
-dlgent sick from this county under
medical treatment in the Storey
County hospital. The rate paid by
this county is, by agreement, 81 %
per day at present. The above
named sum pays for board, nurses,
medicines aud medical treatment
The patients having all the benefit:
and privileges OF the hospital. W.
lind from bills presented to this
county by the hospital committee
that there was an Indebtedness Of
| S2,a30 last year. But We are happy
to state that the above Indebtedness
has been cancelled within the
last month. The expenses incurred
for last four years amount to 81 ,93.
of which 5000 remains unpaid, no
being due until next fall. As
matter of economy. aud accomoda
non to this county. the admission
of our INDECENT sick TO the abov,
named hospital merits the thanks
OF all our taxpaylng citizens. Ii
view OF tle farther increase Of
population of Storey and Lyon
Counties, and consequently OF The
number of INDECENT sick. we woult
recommend that suitable location
be selected in this county, surveyej
and improved, to be known AS the
Lyon County hospital grounds, ant
that there DE erectel thereon a
some future day suitable building
for 4 hospital.
The County bridge across the
Carson river is III good condition
but we would recommend an eXpen
diture of little labor on the eastern
terminus.
We find there is much complains
about the condition of the County
road below Dayton from the ranch
ers who reside along the river. and
also from others who have occasion
to travel that highway to reach q
market for their produce.
We have thoroughly examined the
road and ind there is just cause fol
complaint. From point known as
Morris Ranch, extending three OF
four miles down the river, the roa,l
runs through low alkal Hat almost
impossible in the winter season. We
would recommend the attention of
the Commissioners to the same, and
also to the fast that there are several
points on the same road that upon
the rise of the river would be sub
merged, and render travelling by
teams an impossibility for many
DAYS. There has been great deal
OF complaint from parties Interested
in regard to Mr.. Buckland diverting
the line OF travel from the Old public
road to one OF his own location and
grading by enclosing about 100 acres
OF unimproved land with view to
cultivating the same this year. To
satisfy parties concerned, we have
visited the locality and find the new
road located some three or four hum
dred yards above the old one. \
portion of it, about half u mile each
side of his lane, contains very bad
sand spcts; also short .urns, caused
by an angulated fence Of his own.
From the scarcity of arabic saud
and forage Tor stuck ii this county.
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