Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1885-02-14
Report of the Grand Jury for the
February Term of 1855.


affairs, since the first day of January,
1884, and such other matters as we
deemed it our duty to inquire into as
Grand Jurors. -,
We find after a careful examination OF
the Auditors books, that on the hrst
day of January, 1884, there was the
sum of sac, $1,000 in the County Treas
ury, and that during the year 1854 the
receipts amounted to s53,94o.3I; and
that the disbursements for the same
year amounted 10 $5I, 322.S2, leaving
balance in the County Treasury on the
first day Of January, 1855, OF $40, 242.53:
We have also examined the books OF
the Commissioners, County Clerk, As.
SCISSOR, Treasurer, District Attorney and
Sheriff, and find them all keptin a neat,
plain and business-hke manner. We
find that the said county officials have
paid over all monies, as shown by their
books, as having been collected by them
and have the proper receipts therefor.
We find in examination OF the District
Attorneys books that there is only one
delinquent tax remaining unsolicited
for the year 1883, and that he (Dist.
Atty has commenced suit for the col
lection of same, and has also com.
menced against delinquents for 1884.
In the examination Of the books of
the township officers, we find the books
of the various Censtables correct and
the fees charged by them not in excess
of the amount allowed by law. We
also find the books of the Justices Of
the Peace correct.
We commend the Board OF County
Commissioners for their action in paying
the interest on the indebtedness of this
county due Esmeralda county, in ac-
cordance with the decision Of M. A.
Murphy, believing the same to be the
wishes of the taxpayers of Lyon county.
In regard to the roads and csunty
hospitals we hereby append the reports
of the committees adopted by the Grand
Jury, also the report Of the committee
on county buildings.
To tie Foreman Of tie Grana Jury fer
the February Term, 1885.
We, the committee on county road S
and bridges, submit the following re
port: We find a number Of ranchers
and owners of bitches, contrary to law,
allow waste water to overrun roads at
different points, notably from Wabuska
to the bridge on the east Walker river,
distant some twenty miles; a nuisance
long suffered and demanding immediate
redress. That the bridge at Wellington
is unsafe for travel. That the road
from Dayton to Silver City, over which
there is much travel, demands immedi.
ate attention. Sol NOEL.
Jos. INJUNCTION.
LEVI LAMB.
To tie Foreman of tie Grand Jury for
the February Term, 1885.
We, the committee on hospitals, beg
leave to submit the following report
We find that the INDECENT SIGH of Lyon
county are being provi ded for at the
St. Mary's Hospital, in Virginia City,
Storey county, Nevada; at Greengeld,
by DR.. Leavitt, and at Dayton by A. J.
MAXWELL. We find that the expense
at the St. Mary's Hospital and at DR..
Leavitt's, including board, medicine,
medical attendance and nursing, is one
dollar per day for such patient. We
find that A. ]. Maxwell receives from
fifty. cents to one dollar per day for
each patient sOithont medical attendanee.
We believe that all indigents at the St.
Mary's Hospital are tenderly, carefully
and economically provided for, and
would recommend that all county indi-
gent sick be placed in said St. Mary's
Hospital, subject TO the discretion Of the
Board of County Commissioners.
J. c. KINDS,
G. C. FISH,
w. H. SPRAGG.
To tie Foreman of tie Grand Jury for
tie February Term. 1885.
We, the committee on county build.
ings, etc., beg to report we find the
Courthouse and Offices in good order,
excepting few trivial repairs pointed
out to the Sheriff, at a cost of a few
dollars. The Jail also in order and
empty of occupants. JOHN BRIGGS,
J. !. Fox,
Z. P. LovEJoY.
We further recommend that the Com
missioners exercise the strictest vigilance
and economy in the disbursement of the
county monies, and that no bills be al.
lowed unless properly itemized as re-.
quired by law; that in our opinion re-
trenchment and economy are the only
safeguards to our County Treasury. 1t
having been reported to this Grand
Jury that one Frank Osborne, now in
the Story county hospital, and charge
upon this county, is able to earn his
support, we therefore recommend that
the County Commissioners make the
proper investigation, and if such report
be true, then said patient should be dis.
charged.
We also find that T. R. McGurn, Mr..
Dazet, and others from Virginia City,
Storey county, Nevada, are doing ped
ding business in this county without