Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-01-16


Your Grand Jury, empaneled on the
18th Of January, 1889, have had pre-
scented before them one case for robbery,
one case for assault with intent to kill,
one case for burglary and one for incest,
for each of which We have found true
bills.
The methods Of procedure of our
late Board of County Commissioners in
determining the election of our State
Senator at our recent election have
been subject TO much criticism. We
have investigated the matter at length
and can find no law in che Statutes JUS
flying them in the decision they reach
cd. Our election law reads, in case of
q tie between any two candidates. the
Board Of County Com missioners shall
Immediately order new election for
the parties between whom the tie vote
is east. Doubtless they were sincere in
their action and perfectly honest in
their motives, but in questions of this
kind they should certainly have consult
ed the best legal talent to be had, be-
fore deciding gu estion, which as we
have stated, was clearly against the law
as written. It is q bad precedent to es-
tablish. .. T..
Attention has boon called to tho fact
that tho County Treasurer has no Office
in tho Courthouse. In building the
vault for tho safe of that officer the
understanding was he should occupy .
small table or desk in tho Auditors
Office, III which there is plenty of room.
AS the changing of the vault doors and
fitting up q new Office would be attended
with good deal of expense, and in our
judgment is not necessary, We would
suggest to tho Commissioners that they
provide desk in the Office mentioned
for the Tressu rsr at once.
Some complaint has been made re-
garding tho Assessments Of tho Railroad
lands in this county that are not listed
to the Genital Puoiac Railroad Com.
papy. We have questioned the As
aesscr ar!l asked advice of our District
Attorney who both tell as 1t would not
b. practicable 70 press the matter now.
We concur in their advice, believing that
IS the Company have heretofore been
fair and honorable in dealings with this
county ia their land matters, they will
30 continRe and will furnish our As
SCISSOR with maps of all lands as fast 90
listed TO them, for the taxes Of which
they exp, ess. their willingness to pay.
We do not see that our COMMISSIONS
should have been censured, aud believe
they could have done no other way than
they did.
We have called the attention of oul
Assessor to the fact Of large numbers
OF sheep running in the moth part Of
the county for which no taxes are paio
hero. We believe the matter will re-
oeivo tho proper attention hereafter.
Our last contract with Messrs,
Spro1ls + Grover for County printipc
shoull have Leen sorutinized it'll,
more closely. AS It reads and WAS 40
cepted by the Board OF Commissioners
they claim the right to charge extra for
any work done which requires . double
sheet. The sum paid ~ them Is entire,
y adequate for ALL the printing and
the new contract about to 90 executed
shoald 20 read.
We look with aversion on the at.
tempted move TO pass Law at ouI
Legislature leUalizing State Lottery
i We believe Il contrary to the publit
GOOD aud calculated TO debasS our State
1--WE ask our Representatives 10 that body
i TO use their endoayors 10 defeat any
lsuoh measure coming before them.
i WeiUall the attention Of our Board d
4 Coanty Commissioners 70 She conditioh
4 II the road between Elko and Tusear0.
j II n. There have passed over this high
4 way dufing che past summcr upward Of
!. 10. OtN toms Of freight. consisting Of ma.
chinsry, pipe. lumber aud merchandise
!, besides the ordinary travel Of small
teanis. A. may Do Imagined tho road