Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-01-16

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Compelled to report that, from all the
appointed TO investigate the condition
of the County Hospital most respect
fully report as follows:
First-That we have ascertained
that the County Hospital is located
and kept in Greenfield, in Mason Val
ley, and therefore we are unable to
visit tile County Hospital, the law
making no provision for expenses to
and from said County Hospital.
Secondly-We would recommend
that the County Hospital be removed
to the county seat at the town of Haw.
thorne at as early day as possible.
All of which we most respectfully
submit. A. GARRARD,
G. B. kIMBALL,
G. DRIscotL,
Committee.
To II. MAEDEN, FOREMAN, AND MEM
BEEs OF THE GRAND JURY:
We, your Committee appointed to
examine the official bonds of the
county officers, beg leave to submit
the following:
That upon examination of said
bonds we find that many of the bonds
men of the Sheriff, Treasurer, Re
corder, Auditor, Clerk, Assessor, Dis.
trict Attorney and Surveyor are not
residents nor property holders of this
county, and that, in the opinion of
this Committee, there are some who
are not good and sufficient bandsmen,
and would recommend that the matter
be brought to the immediate attention
of the County Commissioners. Re-
specially submitted,
R. E. DoREN,
J. d. CHANNEL,
A. J. MCAFEE,
FRANK NBAL,
JOHN FORBES,
Committee.
The following Is true copy of a
partial report handed to your Honor
during the progress of our labors:
To THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY Cd. ].
LEwrs) OF EsMERALDA County,
STATE OF NEVADA:
1t appearing to the satisfaction of
the Grand Jury that a certain number
of illegal claims against the County of
Esmeralda have been presented to and
allowed by the Board of County Com
missioners and that the County Audi.
tor has drawn his w9rranis against the
County Treasurer for the payment of
the same and that the same are likely
to be presented to the County Treas.
urer for payment, aid the claims Upon
which SAID amounts were allowed and
upon which said warrants were drawn
were and are not legal charges against
tile County of Esmeralda and should
not be paid by the said Treasurer of
,Esmeralda County; it is, therefore,
directed by the Grand Jury in and for
the County of Esmeralda that you, D..
J. Lewis, District Attorney in and for
the County Of Esmeralda, forthwith
proceed and commence an action to
restrain and prevent the Treasurer in
and for the County Of Esmeralda, State
of Nevada, from paying said warrants
or any portion of the same, and that
you have the said claims and Warrants
declared illegal and void.
The following is list of The claims,
the numbers Of the warrants, the
amounts which they have been
allowed and drawn and in whose favor
they have been drawn, to wit:
Number ,527, favor OF GEORGE W.
Babcock, $495; number 1 ,5aS favor of
George w. -Babcock, $275; number
1929, favor of George w. Bdbcock,
$500; number 1850, favor OF George
w. Babeock, S495.
And it is further directed that you,
ID. J. Lewis, District Attorney, com
meuce suit against George w. Bah
cock to recover from him the sum of
eight hundred aud seventy five $3.50
dollars, paid to him out of he County
Treasuryof Esmeralda County on an
Illegal claim allowed by the Board of
County Commissioners aud audited by
the County Auditor to the said George
w. Babcock for extra work done on
the Coui t-house.
The following are the numbers of
tba ust%,.o mic on dra Syp a'pd mid