Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-03-22
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MIR PREsIDESr:-Ynur Standing
(onmitte- on State Affairs III con-
ne.rion with the Committee Of the
Assembly kLve Ind under eonsidera
irn matters connected with ID
Orphans FunJ nnd beg leave To re
port the following facts as we hn'i
t.em:
There seems tn he an impression
| abroad that this Fund has been can
bezLled or misapprupnaisd III some
manuer 10y the Dirrc urs uf the Home,
who were ~re-prusible for it, SAFE
Keeping. The fact Is that the or
| isinHl Fund amounted to the sum Of
eight hundred and lift! Il '5p) dollar;
500 nf which WIS bequ tItued 10y
P..ter L,nch of G. Id iii; 300 was
donated by James G. F,lr and S5u
WAS donated by the CaIedonian CLUB
Ct virginia Cit:.
by indicrous investment OF Il part
nf this Fund it had Lcreae ed. ON MAY
9ih 1891. to s935; that Gems To he the
maximum point reached by this Fund
at any time. We lind that "n Janu-
AIRY i. 1853. -. L. Sessions, who up To-
hat time ha'i been S~ecreiar! III tie
Board Of Director. iurnei Z Ia
hi. SUCCESSORS III Office the sun oi
: 07.57 III com. Ii may be neces SSH!
tO state here that this Fund was
coated for the sole purpose Of provId
my little delicacies and luXuries Tor
rlIe Orphans at sci times. such hs
Christmas and the Fuur.G OF July
aud Otht r festival times. INV wh""
It is nm, ers ZOO that there has -. en-
nu addiaun To the original fund
since IT. except 10y vest
ment rs above referred To. II is ear!
Il" explain that the Fund must nat
uraliS dimiui. h.
For instance, III the single year Of
1854 a., re- vas expended the sum OF
1891 Is. one busIn, IS house i'll arson
receiving the sum Of SIG Tor holiday
goods. Coming down Ia the 2nu 81:
January, 1891. Without gong int.
yearly and monthly detail, we tind
the Fund reduce to the sun Of
1927 A.; Of this -um. funr hun !red
dollars wHs represented bv Ii prunIs
snry note of j. Il. Jones (Sho at that
tiInt time WIS one 81 the Board OF
Directors of the iinmt), leaving Ii
balance of S21 II in cash n the F'nnu
TINS note Is still held b, the Board Of
Directors OF the Home, but there is d
serious difference nf opinion abOul
ITS value. Professor Il ny, who WIS
Il member of tie Is ari at the ii nr
tile note WAS executed and Tor inur
years thereafter. and Who is Il mCm
Of the present Board, docs not kmoA
whether mere WIS any inter est paul
on the note or not, during the YEAR
1871 lS9!-lo.3 aud 1894. unr does TT
knoT What use was ma lie Of tile
bal ~ ce, ST A., which WIS III tile
y NS Nv bNNlA W. llN NtNltp
III January, 1891. There was no rec
ord kept II any hang connected will
ti'Is Fund or note since january 1891
Besides the note II j.. T.. Jones.
there n the SUN ui three dol
Lars aud forty cents and a receipt for
80.
This is all that is left 81 the Or
phans' Fund. The note WIS pre-.
sented to the heirs Of the late j. T..
Jones for payment, by uider II the
BInrd Of Directors uf the Hume, vino
were Ill ,iilce during the Years 1895.
that they ~ re unable to pay s I'D
note, and no further action was taken
We are ui the opinion that the Di
rrcturs Of the Orphans Home. fuur
the LIST Of January 1871. to the lSt oi
Jnnuary 1897, were each and all
culpahly negligent. and guilty nf non
%f,nsmmcc III office, when they did moi
take action tn enforce the payment OF
the j T. Jones note. There is u vile
difference III opinion III II law!er r
rs 10 whether this note can he col
leCted from the cstate Of Mr.. lone.
or not. Ne would respectfully cal
the attention Of the Governor aud At
turiry General to Tire matter ant
would recommend that they taxi
measures to collect the Jones no j
pUss. be
All Of which wo respectfully sub
init.
signed
M,ssr-. Green, liarlcsty and vii
liaus, Senate CummItter,
Messrs. Jacobs. Sweeney, C0rycll
StinsUn md Whitlcfe. Assembly
COMMITTEES.