Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-10-03

iury of Nye county turned lts report
into the district court Tuesday after
neon. The report is not at all sensa-
tional, save in that 1t discredits sew
eral unsavory stories which have
been circulated about the manage
ment Of certain county offices. The
report follows in full:
Hon. j. p. OBrien, judge Of the
fifth judicial district court of
the state of Nevada, in and for
the county Of Nye.
Dear Sir:-We have the honor to
submit herewith our partial report
made in accordance with our investi-
CATION along the several lines during
the time in. which this body has been
in session. Our mode Of procedure
was by means of the various commit
tees. consisting of from three to five
members, their reports being made
to the body at large and the result of
the discussion and findings we beg
leave to submit herewith.
The criminal matters have been
considered by us with the result that
we beg leave 20 submit herewith
three indictments, one for mayhem
and another for receiving stolen
goods and another for having burg
lars tools in his possession, and we
beg leave to submit the dismissal OF
the case OF the state of Nevada vs.
Thomas Clark.
HIGH SCHOOL.
We find the high school building II
a very satisfactory condition and the
recommendations made by the las.
grand jury, relative to fire escapes
has been complied with; we woult
suggest. however, owing to the lacl
Of water pressure at this point, tina
chemical fire extinguishers or gren
AIDES or both be supplied for the pro
/ lection OF this building in the even
Of fire.
Some complaint has been made rel
Il to the quality OF coal being use
a the high school. same being
mr quality of slack and not produC
He OF much heat.
We find the public school building
ii a satisfactory condition and asld
from a few repairs snd alteration
which are now under way nothin
needed.
STREETS AND RQADS-PUBLI
HEALTH AND SAFETY.
From our examination of the va
ous streets In the town of Tonopa
and the roads adjacent lead MS
submit the following report:
We herewith hand you report
your committee on health and safe.
We made an extensive examinatit
Of the streets of Tonopah and -four
them in good condition except at o
particular place above Tonopah az
nue. on Main street. where the sire
run at the elge Of the Gold Hin mi
dump, we find that II Is a menace
lie and limb and particularly ne
that more travel has started I'll
way. We would recommend that I
Or twelve feet be cut away a
dumped into the wash and filling
the same time, giving footmen a
teams a chance TO see each OF.
coming both ways; also by filling I
wash you viii do away with a pub
dumping ground. as at present
people for some distance dump tn
filth in the wash and make 1t
breeder Of disease.
We also recommend that the S
pipe now projecting out from
south end of the jail be connec
with the main sewer which Is onl,
few feet distant, in order that the
slightly pool now formed from
waste water coming through t
PiPt ne uOne away Win,
We further recommend that
6oasd Of health or the proper ofiic
Oe requested to look into the a.
lion Of vaults and cesspools of VIII
We find a number now filled to
point so neal the top that we deer
best that some measures or steps
laken to the end that deeper c.
POOLS and deper vaults be maintai
py those property owners whose pi
erty Is not now connected with
sewer system.
We recommend that q side "
ana railing be placed along that
uon Of st. Patrick street betw
brougher venue and eddie stree
.e rear Of all buildings wi
dangerous openings now exist
mat all out-buildings and obst
IONS be Immediately removed
me street according to the line
survey.
we further recommend that
"e chief or his assistant inspect