The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1889-01-05
THE GRAND JuRY,s REPORT.
Pertinent Suggestions of the sev RAJ
Committed

Of the District CUR OF lie state oI
Nevada:
We, the Grand Jury assigned to
duty Oh the 28th day of December,
1888, have investigated all cases
brought To our notice, together with
having made "A thorough examination
of the books of the different county
officials, etc, nov respectfully sub
NIT this final report: We have found
one indictment for perjury.
There were seven committees APP
pointed ~ the Chair tn Investigate
the several officers accounts and bus.
mess. The ieprts of said committees
are hereto attached and form "A part Of
this report.
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS OFFICE.
To tho Hon. Foreman Of the Grand
jury: We, your Committee On Dis
trict Attorneys office find nothing Ia
examine only n receipt book, and the
last receipt we found in the same Is
nser two years old. We tind the office
void of furniture; we would request
tn County Commissioners In In some
thing in the matter of furnishing the
same.
We find that the ex-Distriet Attor-
neys have grossly neglected IL prose-
cute indictments found by former
Grand jurics and delinquent tax cases
aud we would recommend that these
cases he more rigidly prosecuted in
the future.
THos. f. O'NErL, Chairman.
COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE.
We, your committee appointed to
examine the books and accounts of
the County Clerks office, fnd them
neatly kept aud in "a busintss-like
manner T. f. oNEIL, Chairman.
on eUNTY TREASURER.
Ton the Hon. Foreman If the Grand
Jury: We. your Committee appointed
la look into matters pertaining to the
ofice of County Treasurer, fluid AS
follows:
Cash $500. l5,loo OIL
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Making a total of. .S33.3 24 81
being 4 corresponding mount Ms
shown by the Auditors books. We
alss found the books kept in a very
neat and businrss-iike manner.
j. d. WILLIAMSON, Chairman.
on AUDITOR AND RECORDERS OFFICE.
To Wm. Burke, Foreman of the
Grand Jury You committee appnint-
ci In the packs of the Office
Of .Audilor aud II %curier, report as
fn.ioNs: That We have matte "a thor
au2l, examinations al said monk. ard
i'm them neatly AID systematically
kept. aod CORRECT IN every particular.
FRED. CLARK. Chairman.
ASSESSOR OFFICE.
To the Hon Fireman of the Grand
Jury. We, YOU committee on Assess-
or ; Office. lind it in good shape; also
had hls bonks tn correspond with the
Audit"r's "u poll, property and MN
ing Tux. w. VI. MooRMAS, Chairman
on sHERIFFs OFFICE.
To the Foreman of the Grand jury (:
We. your cnmmitte appointed On
Sheriff office investigation, de- report
Is follows: That We have examined
al III the books aud accounts and tiLa'
them carrec; and in good condition.
FRANK NEWTON. Chairman.
ON COUNTY HOSPITAL.
To WIN. Burke. Foreman We.
your committee appointed 10 lnvesti-
gate the affairs of the County Hospital
and certain other buildings, report as
follows: There are at present three
patients in tine County Hospital.
We lind the hospital building, how
ever, in bad condition.; the door is
very open and the building generally
very cold, owing to large openings,
which in u building at this kind ought
mol 10 be. Patients in n critical cnn
ditlon. in our opinion, could not he
properly taken care of in IA building
of this kind.
We fnd that the expense of running
the hospital is more eXlravagant than
IT should he, the cost per patient per
month from July |, 1888, Ia Novem-
Der 80. 1888, being $50 ID, which
muunt we consider. should 10 re-