Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-02-24

Careful Examination Of County Build
inqs. Criticisms and Suggestions.

'O0os 73NVtSiCsS"S anu ou980eA'Vus'
To Hon. NJ. A. Murphy,
Judge, First Judicial District,
Dear Sir: &
Your Grand Jury begs leave to re-
port as follows:
The Grand Jury employed experts
to examine and check up the books
and accounts of the Sheriff and City
Marshall, the County and City Treas
nrer, the County Auditor and Record
err and Constable for the years 1903
and 1904, and find them correct and
neatly kept and the several officers are
TO be complimented. We also examin
ed the books of the Justice of the
Peace and find them properly kept and
all fines collected and everything cor
rect
We also made careful examina-
ton of the office of District Attorney,
the books in excellent condition, and
the showing made is one highly to be
commended, the same is the case in
the office of School Superintendent,
the funds for the various school dis
tricts are in better shape than ever be-
fore in the history of this county, and
every detail in connection with that
office attended to with care and dis
patch, and We congratulate the Dis
trict Attorney and Superintendent of
Schools upon the business ike man.
ner in which his Office is conducted.
We visited the Poor Farm and find
the inmates in comfortable quarters.
Neatness and Cleanliness prevades
the whole institution and with the con-
templated improvements under con-
sideration by the County Commission
erS will make this a very creditable
County Institution.
We find that the County Buildings
are in very fair condition. We re-
commend concrete floor for the coun-
~ Jail and the floors in the second
story of the County Building be levell-
ed and some of them re-carpeted. The
furniture is in poor condition, ancient
and obsolete. The Jury Room should
be repaired. There is a great con-
sumption of fuel in the building ow-
ing to the use of SO many stoves, and
We recommend that a steam heating
plant be installed, as a matter of enon-
Olny.
We also visited the Public School
building and find the same unsafe and
If a deplorable condition
We recommend to the MANAGEMENT
O. the Opera House that hand rails
fer the inside stairways be constrt;a:-
ed that what may be a serious accident
may be averted. We also visited the
State Orphans Asylum and find il to
be an excellent and commodious struc-
ture, but lacking in fire protection and
I nre escapes, we recommend to the
proper authorities that q pipe laid
20 connect with the Carson City Water
COmpany's main and that fire plugs be
put in for the better protection of the
several buildings, we also recommend
that our representatives in the Legis-
lature make an effort to secure an
appropriation for the purpose of Sc
curing a supply of water for fire pur-
poses to protect the Asylum PROPERTY.
We recommend that a new County
/ and City map be procured as the one
I on hand is ancient.
I We also recommend that the County
/ Official paper be bound in Canvass.
With but few exceptions we find
I that the roads, streets and alleys to
! be in fair condition, and the now
! faulty conditions noted have been
/ brought to the attention of the Sheriff
I and City Marshal
4 We are aware that previous recon-
/ mendations by the Grand Jury to the
City authorities to purchase one or
two horses and proper implements with
which TO do street and road work
have been nigoTed. yet we cannot re-
/ frain from again inviting them to give
this matter careful consideration.
.
fair condition. there is room for i'm
! provement. but not much can be ac-
( complished in the matter OF improve
mentS By one or two men with pick
I and shovel, hence the above recon-
mendation.
Our volunteer fire department seems
TO be in good hands. 1t consists Of
two companies, viz: Warren No. /, and
Curry, No. 2.
A sufficient number Of their men,
bers are always ready and willing to
respond TO the call. The apparatus
consists Of one steam engine, TWO hand
engines, five hose carts one hose car
riage and 200 feet of hose. all in
good condition. The water cistern for
fire purposes are all in good condition,
regularly filed and attended TO. The
fire plugs with the exception Of two
are in good condition. The water sup
ply. having been increased Of late has
aided the firemen materially in doin :
good work
We find that there are but few guide
boards and those are incomplete as
they do not state the number Of miles
to the place indicated. We respectful-
iy call the attention of the County
commissioners to Sections 440 and 442
OF the Cutting edition, Compiled Laws
which in effect requires that they
cause to be put up and so placed at
all cross roads as to enable travellers
to readily understand therefrom the
road they wish to travel in order to
arrive at the desired destination, also
that the Guide Boards shall be kept
up, and any one defacing or destroy
ing the same may be dealt with as pre-
ScClh0N nv law Wp recommend tho