The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-12-12
Criticism Of County Of
ficeS and Late Assess.
ment Of Property.
PRAISE FOR HOSPITAL
Recommends County Money Be
Deposited in Banks -. Many
Other Matters Touched On.

The grand jury, after session of
seven days, reported to Judge Brown
of the district court mt o o'clock last
night. The report i'm full is printed
below. DIR. Il. Il. II. Wallace is COM
plimented on his conduct of the city
hospital. Sheriff House is criticized
for tax assessment work, criticism
being i'm manner lifted, however, i'm
the later expression by the jury that
too much work has been put on his
Office i'm the past and recommendation
that he have assistance.
Hon. II. A. Comins in presenting
the report of the jury thanked the
Judge and court officers for cOurtesies
and aid extended. f. p. Terrell,
speaking for the jury, thanked the
court for having given them the SER
vices of so efficient a foreman. On
behalf of the people of the county
Judge Brown thanked the jury for
its work, which he praised as thor
Ough and done in effort to better pub
lie conditions, following which the
jury was discharged. It's report fol-
lows:
Hon. George F. Brown, Judge of the
Fourth Judicial District Court: !.
We, your grand jury in and for
White Pine county, impanelled at 10
O'Clock a. .m., December 5, 1907, beg
leave to submit the following report:
We found true bills of Indictment
as follows: Tom j. Costello, for
passing bogus checks, on two counts;
James 4. Quarles, assault with intent
to kill; J. w. Williams, charged with
receiving stolen goods. We ignored
one charge of assault with intent to
do great bodily injury.
COUNTY HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT
The grand jury visited the county
hospital and Jail and found both in
stitutions in good order. We found
the hospital neat and orderly in its
appointment, and in a good sanitary
condition. The committee appointed
to inquire into the management of
the hospital affairs reported as fol-
lows:
''Hon. H. A. Comins, Foreman:
I'VE, your committee appointed for
the purpose of checking the books Of
the recorder, comparing them with
the bills allowed by the board of
county commissioners to ascertain
the cost of maintaining the county
hospital during the administration of
DR.. e. l.. r. Wallace from April l.,
1907, to December 1, 1907, beg leave
to submit the following as the re-
suit of our labor:
I'VE find that it cost White Pine
county for medicine, provisions, etc.,
$1,963.42.
Salary of physician, nurses, ETC.,
$1,39S.25.
Total, $3,361.67.
1--WE find further that it has cost
the county for the support of its in
digents from various parts of the
county, by monthly allowance, paid
them direct, $5OO.5O.
"There have been paid $503.50 for
repairs to the building, rent OF
ground, and not actually chargeable
to the direct support of the patients.
The S3,361.67 shows the cost OF
maintaining the county hospital for
the eight months ending December l,
1907. or about $420 per month. 1t
has cost for burying county indi-
gents. S33795 for the same period.
The grand total for the support OF
the indigents of the county has been
$4,403.67.
Respectfully submitted,
20. II. CULBERTSON,
"ALLEN c. BRAGG,
H. M. FULMER.
The following was adopted as the
sense of this jury after the investl-
CATION:
"Resolyer, that this grand jury has
found after a careful and exhaustive
examination into the manageihent VI
the county hospital that said manage
ment has been honest, and that Dr.
r.. T.. R. Wallace has made con-
scientious county physician and that
be bas heen wise in the selection OF
his assistants.
'That the hospital is neat and
clean, and the patients careluiis
cared for. 1t is the opinion OF thiS
jury that the matron now employea
Miss Currie, is specially well quail'
fed for the position.
BE it further resolved that more
care should be exercised in the pur'
chase of hospital supplies and strlc'