The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1883-12-08
GRAND JURY REPORT
An Exhaustive Review of County
Affairs.
Reports OF COmmittees-Statem ents OF
County OfIicials-Etc.

To the Honorable the District Court
of the Sixth Judicial District, OF the
State Of Nevada, in and for White
Pine county
We, the Grand Jury, summoned to
serve at the November term, 1883, of
said Court, beg leave to submit the
following report:
We have found and presented one
rue bill for the crime OF assault with
intent to kill; IN presentment for
contempt of Court; one charge of il
legal branding of stock, referred to
next Grand Jury; one charge of as
sault and battery, with intent to do
great bodily harm, we have, for want
of proper evidence, referred to the
District Attorney, with instructions
to take action al the earliest moment
to have the parties charged arrested
and bound over to appear before the
next Grand Jury. We have ignored
nine charges OF murder and one
charge of misdemeanor in Office.
1t is the opinion OF the Grand Jury
that the Board of County Commits.
s%ioners, acting under the provisions
of An Act entitled IAN Act to Pro-
vide for the Payment of Certain In
debtedness OF White Pine County ~
approved February 20, 1879, will con-
form to the plan and method OF &C.
cepting bids, AS adopted by the Board
of County Commissioners of 1880, 1t
will greatly conduce to the interest OF
the taxpayers.
The reports of the several commit
toes appointed by the Foreman Of the
Grand Jury are herewith presented,
properly marked, and made part Of
this report.
We desire to tender our thanks to
the various county officers for the very
courteous in which they have
treated us during the time we have
been in session as a Grand Jury. All
Of which is respectfully submitted.
IL. A. CoMINs. Foreman.
COMMITTEE On PUBLIC MORALS.
, To II. n. CoMINs, Foreman: Your
Committee on Public Morals, having
had the matter under consideration,
after careful investigation, respect
fully submit the following report:
ht ttid liHt ~ hhfipN
proprletors and their employees, in the
Town of Hamilton, are rather more
lenient than the law allows in per-
uniting minors 10 visit their places of
business and in some few instances
offer inducements aud encourage
them To remain there and participate
in card games and other aInusements
pertaining to such pablo places,
which We consider highly injurious
10 the aforesaid minors and detrimen-
tai to public morals. Therefore, your
committee would earnestly request
the Sheriff of White Pine county and
his deputies TO use due endeavor and
diligence 10 prevent all violations of
the statutes in such c asses made and
provided; also, your committee would
earnestly request the Sheriff and his
deputies To use all due diligence to
prevent all violations OF the statutes
prohibiting opium smoking.
JOHN VERzAN,
Chairman,
W. G. LYONS,
i. ~. PETERSON,
w. II. BAssETT,
FRANK DRAKE.
on PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
To H.. a. CoMINs, Foreman: We
your Committee appointed TO exam
inc Public Buildings, herewith respect
fully submit the following: We WIS.,
tied the County Hospital, and after
careful inspection, find everything in
and around the premises in good or
der and well arranged We are fur
Their pleased TO note the fact that the
two patients now IN the haspital,
WIN. smith and Mr.. Cordano, are
| convalescent and desire, through
your committee, To return thanks for
the kind treatement received at the
hands of the management. As there
are no repairs needed or expenditures
required that will inure to the COM
fort of the inmates, your committee
have no suggestions to make.
With reference to the County Jail
we have no suggestion to make fur-
ther than to say that with the neces-
sary preeaution of the officer in charge
there is no necessity for escapes. W.
would suggest / o the Commissioners
that a urinal in the water closet Is
very much needed, and as the ex-
panse is very trlfling, we hope they
will give the matter their attention.
On invitation, we visited the Treas
urer's Office, and feel warranted In
the assertion that nothing short OF a
mountain howitzer or Gatlin gun,