The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-02-09
REPORT OF THE GRAND JURY.

Fourth District Court, in and for
| Humboldt County, Neuacia, October
Term, 1879:
Your Grand Jury for the above term
of Court beg leave to report as follows:
We have examined thirty height
cases, and found twenty indictments,
as follows: One for keeping an opium
den; five for resorting to an opium den;
six for assaults with deadly weapons;
four for grand larceny; one for selling
opium; one for perjury; one for extor-
ton, and one for kidnapping.
We find the deficiency alleged to
have existed in the District Attorneys
account of delinquent taxes for the year
| 1876 to have been incorrect, and that
| the same was settled at the proper
time. This mistake ON the part Of
former Grand Jury, we find to have
been made by reason of the District
Attorneys settlement with the Board
| Of County Commissioners hot having
been reported to the County Auditor,
aud the amount of taxes returned as
uncollectable credited to the District
Attorneys account. We find, however,
that. in the District Attorneys account
with the delinquent taxes in 1877 there
is balance OF Sal 81 unaccounted for.
We find one patient in the Hospital,
under treatment. The place is kept as
neat as could be expected under the
| circumstances. There is no yard or
clubhouse conveniences, so essential to
the comfort OF patients. We would
therefore recommend what former
Grand Juries have done-that is, that
the County Commissioners provide
some suitable building for hospital pur-
poses.
We find the County Jail is kept neat
and com stable, and the windows Sc
cured on the outside-as recommended
by former Grand Jury. There are
four prisoners confined in the Jail at
this date; one under sentence of death;
two committed by the Justice of the
Peace of Paradise Township, for the
term Of 300 days each, on three sep
arate commitments; and one held by
Deputy U. S. Marshal.
We find that in July, 1878, the Board
Of County Commissioners, in accord
ance with a prayer of petition OF the
citizens. declared all the streets and
alleys in the town of Winnemucca pub
lie highways. without referring to any
map or plat OF the town; and for this
reason some persons do not consider
the order OF the Board valid. We
would therefore recommend that the
Board OF County Commissioners declare
all streets AMI alleys, as per map of the
town OF Winnemucca, on file in the
County Recorders Office, public high
ways. f
We find the Humboldt river is fenced
for distance of fourteen miles east
! and fourteen miles west of the town of
! Winnemucca, and that travellers, and
stock running at large or being driven
along the valley, cannot get water.
We would therefore recommend that
the Board OF County Commissioners
cause roads to be opened from the COM
mons to the river east and west of
! Winnemucca on or about every section
! line, for the convenience of the public.
We find that the authorities have no
power TO abate nuisances or enforce
sanitary and fire regulations in the
town of Winnemucca. We would
therefore recommend that steps be
taken to provide for the government of
the town under. the Act of the Lesisla-
ture of 1879, entitled "An Act to pro-
vide for the government of unincorpor-
ated towns in this State" approved
March, Sth, 1879.
We would recommend that the Board
of County Commissioners have the
Courtroom ceiled as soon as the same
can be conveniently done, as the plas
tering in the room is liable to fall at
any moment and injure those who may
happen to be in there on legal or other
business.