Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1886-01-23
GRAND JURY REPORT.

To the Hon. NJ. A. Murphy, District Judge
of the District Court of the Third Judicial
District, of the State of Nevada, in and
for the county of Lyon.
We. the Grand Jury, herewith submit our
final report through committees duly ap.
pointed to examine the various affairs of the
county.
TO Hon. W. J. WEsTERFIEID,
Foreman of the Grand Jury.
The committee appointed to examine the
books of the Board of County Commission
ers and County Recorder and Auditor, re-
spectfully submit the following report;
That we have made as thorough exsmina.
ton as the exigencies of the case would al
low, of the books, papers and records "f said
officers. and find their books and records
neatly and correctly kept. We fiud on exam
ination of bills allowed by the Board of
County Commits sioners that the INDECENT
poor and sick of the county are allowed eV-
cry luxury to be found in the market, to wit;
starch cinnamon, apples, eggs, currants,
raislns, tobacco, wheat, canned fruit, con-
densed milk, pie fruit, corn and peas, plums,
oyst ers, toilet soap, gin, port wine, bird seed
bran iy, whisky, and oranges are items found
on q great number of the bills examined,
particularly in the Silver City bills. We find
that the care of said INDECENT sick and poor
cost LJ on county the sum of SG,057 As during
the year 1885. Your committee believes that
the luxuries furnished these persons are not
In keeping with the hard times which now
affect us, and would respectfully recommend
that such unnecessary allowances be stopped
at once. YCus committee is also Of the opin-
ion that the method of maintaining the in
digents end poor should be changed without
delay unless the people desire bankruptcy,
the cost of maintaining them at present be-
ing about So per head to every man, woman
and child in the county. We would there
fore recommend that the Board of County
Commissioners advertise for proposals for
the care Of the INDECENT sick and poor of the
county and that contract be let to the low
est responsible bidder for their care and
maintenance. We find that the Board of
County Commissioners has allowed Geo. P.
Randall as Sheriff in excess of his legal fees
at various times during the year sums aggre-
eating 1921 60, for which we consider the
Sheriff greatly to blame for presenting, the
District Attorney at fault for recommending, |
the Board of County Commissioners for al
lowing and the County Auditor for auditing. |
We find an item allowed in bill of j. d.
Sims of Dec. 1st, 1885, of 25 cents for tobac-
co furnished the Sheriff. Your committee |
recommends in the case of Sheriff Randall |
that suit be commenced against him and his
bondsmen at once by the Board of County |
Commissioners for the recovery of the sums
above mentioned or whatever sum may be
legally due from him by reason Of his over
charges in fees and mileage and that all sums |
now due or to become due to said Randall be
retained by the county pending such suit.
We find that there WAS in the County Treas
ury January LIST, 1885, the sum OF S29,l42 So
Receipts during the year........... 81 ,344 81
Total. ..... $50, 487 20 |
Paid for care of INDECENT sick and
poor during the year. ............$ 6t057 40
Paid for Officers Salaries. ......... 1855 %
Paid for Printing aad Advertising. 1872 70
Paid Esmeralda cyunty. ........... 2,36S 90
Paid state. Observation-Disclosures. l4,2lo 10
Paid other expenses. II 1887 II
Balance in Treasury Jan. LIST, 1886. ,S2e, 469 Sc
Lyon county is indebted as follows;
Floating debt. ..................S $40 10
Lyon county bonds, per cent. ..... rs 900 90
Esmeralda bonds, 10 per cent?. 1865 70
Esmerslda Don~s, per cent. ...... 1888 II
Total indebtedness. ..............$ 34, 995 81
Respectfully submitted,
T. B. SMITH, Chairman.