Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-10-16

&OW9u, COmm1GCoo.
Eiko. Nevada, October 10th, 1908.
To w. T. Smith,
Foreman of the Grand Jury.
Dear SIR ~.
We your Committee on County
Hospital and High School, respectfully
report. that we have visited the Hos.
pita1 aud find it kept in an orderly and
neat manner, and would recommend
that the plastering be repaired in the
hall, dining room and the large room
up stairs. We find Mr.. Abel thoroughly
capable and understands the work of
Hospital Steward; and believe he gives
entire satisfaction to the patients.
We find that there has been q great
increase in the number of patients,
there being 271 more having been
treated during the years of 1907 and
1908 up to the present time by Drs.
Hood and West, and we would respect
lively recommend, ip view Of the high,
class of work being done, that the salary
of the physicians be increased. , - L
We have also visited the County High
School and we find that 81 per cent of
the students come from outside of the
city of Elko and that all parts of the
County are represented in the school.
Also we learn that considerable diff
Guilty has been met with for a number
of years past in finding suitable places
for students to board Every house
that is for rent III the city is held at a
high figure and even then they are
difficult at times to obtain. All these
things tend to make the prices of living
high and that the price of board and
room for students has increased from
$500 few years ago to $22.5O and
cannot afford to pay these prices and
for that reason the number of students
that are now receiving the advantage of
High School education is less than it
otherwise would be.
The university of Nevada has for a
long time had dermitories for their
students where good room and board
IS furnished for Sl8. 90 and the advant-
ages of having all their students to-
gether has been of the greatest benefit
to both individual students aud the in
stitutions in general. If the Elko
County High School is to continue to
grow as the city and county are grow
ing we believe that our school should
be furnished with some means of ac-
commodating its students, who come
from outside the city, similar to that
at the University of Nevada.
A. w. Sewell, Isaac Griswold, Alex
Weiland, S. G. Shirley.
Elko, Nevada, Oct. 18th, 1903.
Mr.. W. T. Smith,
Foreman of the Grand jury
We, your committe, appointed to
examine into the conduct and affairs of
the County Clerks Office and Treasurer
Office, beg to report as follows:
We find that the books of the Office
have been kept in a careful, strict and
neat manner, all business pertaining
to the Office having been carried on i'm
tirst-class manner.
We also found the room, vault and
etc. provided for conducting business of
said office, to be entirely inadequate for
the purposes, everything being at the
present time very much overcrowded,
with the business of the Office con-
stantly increasing, as is shown by the
following report of cases passing through
the Office; Probate Cases: 1904, 8 cases;
1905, ID cases; 1905, 20 cases; 1907, 33
cases; 1908, nine months, % cases.
Criminal cases: 1897, 8 cases; 1898, IL
cases; 1905 IL cases; 1905, 20 cases; 1907,
30 cases. ... '.. ..
Civil Fees Collected CLERKS Officer
1898, 1920; 1894 1927; 1895, 1915, 1902.
1868; 1903, $1O41; 1904, $1117; 1905 $11OO;
1906, $1341; 1907, $500; 1908 Ito Sept.
80 thy $1,000.
J: j. Hylton, G. T. Taufer, J. E.
Smith, Committee.
ElSO, Nevada Oct Jbsr 18th. 1903.
To the Foreman of the Grand Jury
For the October term of the Fourth
Judicial District of the State of
Nevada in and for Elko County.
Dear Sir:
We your committee appointed to in
spect the SheIiff's Office and Jail, here
by beg leave to report that we have
examined the books in said office, which
show that they are kept in neat and
orderly manner showing all business
transacted through the Office. The license
account shows an increase of licenses
collected over former years, and the
business generally in said Office seems
to be attended to promptly and accord
ing to law.
We made ~ thorough examination OF
the affairs connected with the Jail and
find everything to be kept in good con-
dition as far as it is possible, under the
Cramped conditions to do so: we find