Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-12-13
REPORT or THE GRAND JURY.

Franklin, Nj. Nj. Johnson, Il. L. Me-
Even, &. II. Prout, M. Atwood, A. w.
Atkinson, J. l.. Hinckley, X. Gibson,
F. Loewy, N. Mccartney, ID. Rosen-
berg, G. l.. Broy, Lambert Molinelli,
I Secretary.
The following committees were APP
pointed:
! w. Cromer and A. w. Atkinson.
On County Buildings-R. Gibson,
NJ. }. Franklin and b. B. McEwen.
On Hospital and jain. Mccartney,
C. II. Prout and NJ. Atwood.
On Streets &C. l.. Broy, j. l.. Hinck-
ley aud u. Rosenberg.
Hinckley, W. romer, Z. Dewitt and
J. 8. Wilton.
The following bills we're found:
TRUE BILLS.
State VS.. Bruce Dean ct al.-Charge:
Felony.
State VS.. John Sheehan - Charge:
Grand larceny.
State vs.. Mary Irwin-Charge: MUIR
der.
| BILLS IGNORED.
State vs. Ike Ballinger-Charge: AS
sault with intent TO kill.
State VS.. Isabella Rogers-Charge:
Grand larceny.
State vs. Ed. Doherty-Charge: EN-
b~ezzlement.
State VS.. Ed. Cannon-Charge: Rob-
berry. Case passed to next Grand Jury.
The Committee on County Buildings
reported as follows:
Sheriff's office. Recorders office,
and County Clerks office need paper.
ing, painting and caicimininy and
some carpenter work. Grand Jury
room needs a clock. County Jail and
J~ailer's room need wainscoating and
painting. County Hospital, new roof
on kitchen and bed room, painting of
wood work and repairing Of stone
work.
The Committee on Hospital and Jail
report of follows:
The Jail is we'll kept, il in a health
full condition. prisoners are we'll treated
by the Sheriff and his Deputy, and
they receive good food. County Hos
| pital is we'll cared for by Mrs. Hoch,
the nurse in charge. Patients seem
satisfied. We recommend five more
single beds and mattresses for the use
Of the hospital.
Committee on County Officers re-
ported as follows:
County Treasurer-The money in
the hands of the County Treasurer cor
responds with the various debts of the
Auditor against this officer.
County Auditor--Books neatly kept
and all matters concerning the office
are just and correct. Records should
be covered with canvas.
County Clerk-Everything satisfac-
tory. TIE Clerk and his deputy fully
understand their duties. Recor DIS
should I've covered with canvas.
Sheriff - Licenses properly and
promptly collected ana the affairs Of
the Office in good order.
Assessor-Books well kept and du-
ties properly attended to. We recon-
mend the supplying OF a safe to this
officer.
Justice OF the Peace-Needs a safe,
as heretofore recommended by a former
grand jury.
The Committee on Streets report as
follows:
We find the public streets in a very
bad condition, o~bstructed by wood,
lumber, wagons, waste water and rub
Dish. The proprietors OF the San
Francisco and City hreweries have
consented to cut channels in which 70
lead their waste water into the main
ditch IN Spring street.
We further find d quantity of waste
water coming from Chinese wash.
houses and the County Hospital which
concentrates AT Oberfelder's barley mill,
and recommend the construction of a
sewer, commencing at the south corner
OF Clark and Monroe streets, thence to
Oberfelder's grain mill, thence across
Main street to the main sewer.
We find the main road from Eureka
to Ruby Hill in a bad condition, and
recommend improvements on the
same
We find a steep pitch or grade on
Clark street, between Monroe and Ed
wards, making it impossible in icy
weather to reach the head of said Clark
street, and recommend the grading
of the same.
We find two powder magazines,
stored with powder, situated in close
proximity To dwellings on Sheridan
avenue, and n on Mineral street, in
Poverty gulcii; that the same are dan
gerous to the community, and we
recommend the immediate removal of
the same to a safe distance from the
town.
We find a vas amount Of rubbish
collected together in the vicinity of
COl. ftiiey y ana OtneT residences, anu
recommend that the same be placed
outside OF the town limits, where the
same may be hereafter deposited.
We would recommend as a final
remedy to the above n~uisances the pc
titioning Of the next Legislature at its
regular session for a city charter for
said town of Eureka.
We recommend the construction OF
sewers on South Main street..
The Special Committee on Streets re-
port as follows:
We find the regular public road
leading OF town In a ~southerly di-
r~ection, and near the Richmond smelt-
ing works, blockaded by said works.
posts and a fence having been set
across the road, and said road turned
at right angles, together with u bridge
across the creek some eight rods from
where 1t properly belongs.
We, therefore, recommend that this
being the main road and public high.
way, and where the Main street o.
Eureka properly leads out of town on
the south, that the County Commits
sioners of this county tako immediate
measures to again open said highway
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