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

from any cause would be almost irFepair-
able. Separate quarters certainly should
be provided for women and young men
as well rs insane persons. To have them
confined as they now are Is hardly
human.
The Grand Jury believes all prisoners
confined in Jail for minor offences should
be kept at work on roads and streets.
1t is matter of fact they are much
better off when occupied than idle and
they are not SO likely to congregate here
when they know they have to 60 out
and work every day. .....
Our assessment roll shows o gradual
increase in the valuation of our taxable
property, from %, 857, 7O5. 90 in 1905 to
$40, 800, 600. 90 in 1908.
The building and operation Of the
Western Pacific railroad will largely in
crease it. This growth is a steady one.
We have the richest county in the state.
We have the lowest county tax levy, 90
cents per $4,000 valuation. At an
annual levy of 10 cents per 800. 90 valu-
alton it would provide an interest and
sinking fund that would extinguish the
debt in less than twenty five years.
Our Clerks Office shows a constantly
increasing business. The fees for civil
cases have nearly trebled in ten years
and the criminal business has grown
even faster. The vaults are overcrowded
with accumulation of papers for the past
thirty years. The Office is entirely in
adequate in size or equipment for the
work it has to accommodate.
Our Recorders Office has gained in it's
receipts since 1891 more than three fold,
where one man was formerly employed
now three and four are needed His
vaults are overlooking and the treasurer's
n1S D1rN L.
records and papers.
The court room is too small and not
suitable for your requirements. Practic-
ally nothing has been done to the court
house for years. Our county is abund
antly able to provide. suitable and com
mOdlouS accommodations.
That we shall steadily increase in
wealth and prosperity we all know We
must take care of the present and pro-
vide for the future Our county build
ingS are necessity, we have outgrOwn
the old ones, they should be our pride
and our tax payers shOnld cast their
votes to erect new buildings in Novem-
| Der.
Your particular attention is called to
| the report on County Hospital and High
School. The latter is, we are informed
the only institution of it's kind having
IL
the state.
No one county institution belonging
to us deserves more attention or support,
all the bonds for building and equipping
it have been paid. We should ask our
| representatives at our next legislature
to provide way to accomplish the sug-
| gestiOns of our members
Several of our streets and particularly
! the alleys in the blocks between Com
mercial and Silver streets are partly
closed The Western Pacific Railroad
is grading Silver street 1t will of
| necessity occupy that street for the most
part, making travel on it most difficult.
We would suggest that the County Com
miSsioners take steps at once to have said
alley opened and such other streets as
will accommodate the travelling public.
Our attention has been called to the
dumping of rubbish all about the out
skirts of town. Would it not be we'll for
the Commissioners to designate some
place on public property, not within a
mile of town, and not near any travelled
road. as Il dumping ground and require
all rubbish to he placed thereon. AS it is
now it is Il menace to health and often a
nuisance. We believe Idaho street should
be opened straight across Kitridge creek
and the pile of rubbish now dumped there
he covered or moved.
The reports of our several committees
are attached hereto.
Elko, Nevada, October ID, 1908.
Respectfully submitted
w. I. Smith, A. w. Hesson, S. c..
Shirley. Jas. F. Holland, w. G.. Ran
dolph, $. McMullen, G. r. Taufer, Isaac
Griswold, VIM. Willis, j. E. Smith,
Allen Fisher, w. F. LinebargeI, Alex
Weiland, A. w. Sewell, J. j. Hylton,
Paul Schillestrom, J. w. Vowel.
Elllo, Nevada, October 10Th, 1908.
Mr.. w. T. Smith,
Foreman of the Grand Jury
We, your committee appointed to
examine into the conduct and affairs of
the Recorders ooffice, would report that
We found the books of the said office to
have been kept in very neat and
Cxco!lant manner and as far as we could
determine from the cursory examina-
ton we made, the business of the Office
has been conducted in strict and first
class way, but we found that in com
mon with the other County offices, the