Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-10
'CARRAN MAKES
REPORT ON TRIP
FINDS MAIN STREET OF MAN.
HAITIAN IN DEPLORABLE !.
CONDITION

To the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners, Nye County,
New, April s, 1905:
Gentlemen AT the request of the
grand jurors impaneled in this coun-
ty by the district court, l have re-
Gently made visit to the northern
portion of this. county, that is. 70 |
those sections in and about the town
of Manhattan and Round Mountain,
with view of aiding that body In
any investigation which they saw fitl
to make in those vicinities.
| At both places we met with the
cooperation of tho citizens in the
way of public meetings at which time,
the citizens then and there assem-
bled, expressed themselves as to their
interests.
Il / found that the main street in
the town of Manhattan is in de-
Il plorable condition. l drew your at
tention to this some months ago. A
gulch or waterway has been made
through the center of the street by
reason of the water pumped from the
mines above the town, and also by
reason of flood waters coming from
: melting SHOWS in the mountains
!, above. Some provision should be
-lmade, IL it is possible, for grading
n the main street of the town of Man
81 haitian and making cutters or water
] ways along the curbing so that this
water can pass away without doing
n damage to the adjoining property o.
4 to the street itself l believe that
ell figures as to the cost of this work
have been submitted to the board
from the citizens of the town of Man
haitian. The road Immediately below
the town is in very bad condition
Fin two places. This is due to water
n from the canyon above and also from
the waste water escaping from th'
mills. The road formerly FOLLOWED
the lowest point of the canyon ant
F. hence is natural, water channel
| This could be remedied at very Sigh
cost by grading a road along tn
south side of the canyon a distanc
!. of perhaps a mile and throwing tn
road entirely out of the bottom Q
the canyon and up on high ground
There is a great deal of traffic an
commerce travelling over this roa
and it would be to the interest q
the northern portion of the count
THAT the road be fixed. In mos
places it would only require gradin
away the sage-brush and in anotht
place would require grading for pc
/, haps $50 feet.
With reference to the town I
Round Mountain: that community
on the verge of boom or influx !
people, and this increased populatie
p will naturally carry with it an ell
ment which will require greater p
plice protection. Within the la
month there have been two or thr
housebreaking cases in which pro
- erty was stolen with no opportuni
of overtaking the transgressor. Tn
have now an officer deputized by t
= sheriff of this county whom undo
stand you are paying $75 per mont
The officer that has been deputiz
'n is a competent, capable and trui
worthy man according to all repol
have been able to ascertain wi
reference to him, but the salary "
not warrant him in devoting his {
Ias- tire time to the work of depI
sheriff. He must. in order to ma
.or, tain himself, secure other empl'
ment along other lines, which nat
ION ally takes up his time and caui
him to more or less neglect the VIC
-ou Of an officer. / believe that his s
bvl AIRY should be increased to the r
ular amount that you have been p
day ing to the various deputies throul
hel out the county and he could then
mo-: required to devote his entire time
the work of protecting the citiz
yes-I and property owners in the comm
ara. ity.
r. The Jail at Round Mountain, at
first time. is without a roof or protect
cave overhead Of any kind whatsoever.
she is merely four stone walls with
tory! floor or ceiling. This should
rooted over with some material s
able for the purpose and pro
floor should be put into the build
to make it proper place for the
tention of prisoners where occai
arises for demanding such.
ONE Respectfully submitted.
your P. A. McCARRAr
the District Attorney. Nye County,
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