The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-01-21
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the Fourth Judicial District. E1k,
County. Nevada:
The Grand Jury. convened JanuAr,
10. 1883. have the following report I.
submit: There have been presented
for u consideration six cases, a. fol.
love-; One for forgery; one for felony;
one for graud larceny; ono for perjury
and two for m~anIlaughter, against
which We have found three indictments
and ignored three. We also append
to this the reports Of the several com.
mitteeS. as follows: On Records, Pub.
lie Buildings, Hospital and Jail, which
are made a part Of this report; all oil
which are respectfully submitted.
!. L. kEIsER, THos, HOLMES,
Secretary. Foreman.
ReiOlred. That we, the Gradd Jury,
hereby recommend that tho Board Of
County Commissioners employ an ex.
pert to examine into the books Of the
several County officers.
We the undersigned, your COMMITTEES
appointed to investigate the records OF
the County, beg leave to submit the
following: That we have examined the
official bonds Of the County officers
generally, and find them good. More
especially those OF the Sheriff Record.
or, Treasurer, Assessor and Clerk,
which We End uneIcep,ionally good.
We find that the books OF the
Sheriff, Recorder, Treasurer and Clerk
are kept in a neal and creditable man
ner. We End a failure on the part of
the retiring license collector to collect
q largo number OF licenses as required
by law, which would have proven a
large source of revenue to the County.
J. l.. KErsER, G, W. PHILLIPS.
O. r. HASK, TIoI. FOSTER.
We, the undersigned, your Com
mittee, appointed to Examine into the
condition Of the pubic buildings Of
Eiko County, respectfully represent
and report: That We have made a
thorough inspection Of tao Courthouse,
The. Jail and the Hospital buildings,
and find that the walls and ceilings Of
the rooms in the Courthouse are black
oned with smoke and are mclean, and
We recommend that next Spring, or as
soon as tho weather will permit, they
DO calcimined and that the framework
be painted.
This seems especially necessary in the
rooms on the upper story.
We find that the pipes lealing from
the sink and water closet in the jail, de-
post all the filth aud e1crement from
those places upon the surface Of the
ground near the outer wall and beneath
the windows, and that tho ventilator
leading up from the closet Is not Of
sufficient height TO reach a free access
OF air; thereby causing n foul stencil to
exist throughout the Jail. This greatly
endangers the health Of the prisoners,
and OF those in charge, and is liable to
cause sickness and to throw extra and
unnecessary expense upon tho county.
A remedy is imperative, and va think
that the pipes leading from the sink
aud the closet should bs replaced by
larger ones Of such length as to extend
several feet beyond the outer edge OF
the Jail wall. and thai they should be
laid underground so as to escape FROST
in such a manner that they would carry
all the filth to an underground pit or
reservoir, and that the v~entilator run.
nIng from the closet should be enlarged
and heightened 80 as to extend aboy o
tho roof Of the jill.
The Hospital building We find to be
in good repair, but OF too small dinsn.
sions to meet thu requirements OF the
county, and to accommodate all who
deserve and are entitled to receive Its
benefits; and We further recommend
that a now hospital Of enlarged dimen-
sions and with all the latest appliances,
DO built Of brick by the county.
WA. PLUoHoTr,
E. J. JONES,
Il. +. BREySES,
G.. W. LIrIEN.
The following reports OF committees
Of tho Grand Jury we're inadvertently
omitted from the report published in
our issue Of yesterday:
ELKo, Nevada, Jan. 10. 80.
We, the undersigned members Of the
Grand Jury, acting rs committee on i'm
sPection Of Jail, would respectfully re-
port We have attended to tho duties
assigned US, and fnd 1t necessary for
the lue OF the prIvy 10 be extended
above the jail building, thereby doing
away with all offensive odors; also,
that the d%rain-pipo from the wash-sink
in tho Jail be provided with n stump for
the reception Of said drainage; aud We
would also recommend that the cell.