Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1910-02-04
County Commissioners, Sheriff and
Others Come in for CenSure.
Road Fund and Bridges Dis
cuSSed. Bank Matters Taken UpI


met this morning to report to Judl
Langan but several minor matter
came up and It was decided to posl
pone the reading of the report unit
the afternoon. 1t was not until aft,
three O'Clock that the report wa
ready.
The report opens with the Count
Recorder. He Us complimentei on
the manner in which his books ar
Kept. One claim of three dollar
was found by the jury which locke,
out of place and he was urged t,
see that such misappropriation o
funds do not occur in the future.
County Clerk
The books of the county clerk ant
Treasurer show excellent work ant
the balances are represented in his
report. His books on the first day
of December SHOW Il balance on hand
OF $35,533.G5. with City treasury
fund Of 1884, making total of $36,.
5G7.G5. or this amount 19,477.65 is
on deposit In the defunct Nye 4
Ormsby County Bank. The report
here states that the funis derived
as City and County funds should be
maintained as separate accounts in
al, conditions. In summing up the
monies that are now in the Nye &
Ormsby County Bank the jury says:
THE amount on deposit with the
Nye and Ormsby County Bank. We
will say that We helieva 1t to be an
injustice to place the blame upon the
county treasurer for leaving the mon
ey on deposit after the re-opening of
tae bank The fault is again with
the system. The treasurer or any
other officer Is ut the mercy of his
bondsmen. They are absolute dicta-
tors of the policy to- be persued by
him. This system defeats tie will of
the people In their choice of a guar
dian of the county's money and thus
they are treasurers de facto.
The report taen comments on the
action of the commissioners in their
effort No ascertain the amount of
monies on hanI and regain the same
from the Nye Bank. The report re-
cites the events that took place be-
tween the directors of the bank and
the county commissioners. In con
clusion the report says: Had Vt not
been for the fact that the courts
have almost invariably acid that
county should not suffer by reason
of the malfeasance OF its officers. we
firmly bel eve that Ormsby County
would have been forced into Il suit
against the bondsmen without
standing In the courts"
In the discussion of the deposits
held by the n. and o. Bank the com
mittee quotes from the minutes oi
the county commissioners setting
forth the date ON which the order
These minutes show that promises
90 pay the money had been made ps
the bondsmen of Patterson VINO
were the directors of the bank. Inc
minutes state that District Attorney
Roberts was asked by the board as
what action he thought best ana ne
replied that suit would be lhe
only way TO recover Roberts FUR
tb.r stated that at tae time he ap-
proved the bonds of the treasurer as
to lorm he did not consider 1t worth
ten cents. He further stated that lie
did not consider 1t his duty 10 so III
form tae commissioners
we urge upon the commissioners
the strict necessity of using ever!
means within their power TO prlhs '"e
ease against the bondsmen to sue
ccssful termination. Should cohoi'
tions warrant they should a' o"oe
secure additional counsel in present
Ing the county's case.
County Commissioners
The County Commissioners are
warned to give more attention 10
county printing. The jury states
that 1t finds no fault 18th paying
fair price for the printing, but II
finds fault In allowing the County