Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1893-11-26
Grand Jury Report.

ELKO, ELKo County. NEVADA.
To the Hon Geo. +. Talbot, Dis
tr,ct Judge ia uad for tie State
Of Ncroid.
We your Grand Jury cnpanue,ed
on the ooh day Of Nov. 1893 report
ns follows:
There has been presented for our
consideration one case for burglary,
one for arson, u for felony and orc
for swiud!ing. ThefiIstt two we have.
ignored and for the last two, We find
Iru bills.
The committee appointed Ia cX-
anime tho officers Of Commissioner,
Dist. Atty. and Clerk report: I'VE
have made II partial examination nf
sud ciiiccra and tird matters and
books correct as far as We havo ex
umincl."
The Committee appointed To cx-
nu!inc the oil % Of Tho assessor re
port: we upon close inspection md
careful inquiry in our limited time,
lind the Same To be correct and the
County faithfully assessed Ne find
tho Assessment roll only about SlO.-
Oh less than 1897. which in our Upin.
ion Is a very crcditable showing TAX.
Ing into Consideration the shrinhage
OF 7alucs in tho county in general
and some loraiiJics ia particular. We
lind tho poll ta"es collected about
30 under last year. which Is account
ed toi by tn" almost total stuppage
Of the mines ut Tuschrnrn aud the
chnngcs in the Railroad Divisions,
wherein tho present transportation
forces between Cariin md Ogden ar.
residents Of Utah, and when before
the divisions terminated NJ Wells,
they paid SAID poll taxes in this Coun-
ty. In oar estimate OF tho t)tHl AS
trfsmrnt roll, so do not tako into
consideration tbs iiSurcs after the
raise 10y the Board OF Stale Equlliza
ton IA 1862, winch makes the total Il
higher figure than ii,cy would be
der the urcfcnt mvdr IL Aescssn emit"
H." Commitlc" on C1uEty Record
or report: They examined the LDuks
and office ~ far rs they could, and
find comment unnecessary except us
regarding a number ot instruments
not on record. They find mono o.
them OF earlier dato thnn Oct. 1893
and they nrc in part accounted for
by It large lot (srmo o. or 100 Iaud
patents and dccds) having come ia ut
onc time, extra work on tho part Of
tho County and State has also do
laycd that officer somewhat"
Tho Treasurer reports to your Com
mittoo the amount o! the net bala"co
available for County purposes
(schoo!s excludcdD as follows: On
Nov. l.. 1870, sG3I5, on Nov. l., 1891,
s7722; On NV. |, 1892. slIS30; and
90 Nov. |, 1893. St2Ssl. This shows
n gradual accumulation 81 money IN
the County Treasury for tho past 4
years.
Oar expenditures eincc Jan. 1, 1879
for current expenses nm punt to II
littU uvct s275O. Estimating them
FOR tho remaining portion uf the year.
ut 5000, wo would have about $4,000
. Tor tho twelve months.
The bal ,nrc OF monoy nn hand on
| Nov. lat added To tho $4,000 to 10
collected uy tho Treasurer, together
with amounts received from licenses
and other sources. oni6 lnrgcr than
wo really need aud il is suggestive TO
tho proper Oliccre. that II smaller
amount might. with wisdom bc pro
vilCd for the following year by IA
some way reducing the burden 81
taxation. So far ns wo ran see, tho
books Of this officer arc correct.
Tho Committee appointed To OK
amino the nilico Of ShcriT report:
"No lind tho bucks and accounts
kept in u neat. correct and business
like mannct. Tho Zee book for ser.
vicns rendered shows nn itomi2'i 40
count, properly entered, with legal
fees correctly attached TO each item.
Tho license tax book shows M a'plia
boticai list OF all persons doing bust
mesa liablo To tho tax and also TINT
tho tax has been properly collected,
and tho receipts show that all fcca,
~lircusre, "ic, have been promptly
paid into the County Treasury vt The
ond OF each month.