Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1910-02-04
Clerk and the printer to decide what
shall beregarded as printing
County Roads and Funds

, shall beregarded as printing
County Roads and Funds
Tie Jury goes into the road fun
ana repairing expenditures yer
= thoroughly. The fact is cited tina
the last legislature allowed thi
county to issue bonds for roa,
work. The sum of $2S.373.O1 wa
available for this purpose and tn
sum has to our minds been almos
disapated in frantic endeavor t,
| get rid of it in the least possibi,
| time"
The ten-ton roller that the count,
bought comes in for a goodly share
of discussion. The bids that were
advertised and the roller that was
finally purchased is shown in the re-
port to have been the highest priced
on the list.
Road Building
Detailed accounts OF the bids anu
actions of the Commissioners in tho
matter of road building is given. Tho
report complains that the commits
sioners did not let contracts for the
hauling but gave it peace meal to
those who wished to enjoy the bene
fits OF the profits at so much a yard
the prices varying from 50 to s1.2.
per yard.
no oh
contracts with labor AMI supplies
cost $4,000. The report states that
contracts could have been let which
would have saved the county $4,000
on this one item of road building.
The report further states that The
trouble is that road building in Orms
by County has been used to pay po-
liticai debts, and today we have a
set of expensive roads. built at the
expense of the small tax payer.
Bridge Repairs
The repairs to the McTernahan
bridge occasions considerable COM
ment The fact that bids were not
advertised for and that the contract
was let to three different contractors
for sums less than $500, thus over
coming the necessity of advertising
is gone into in detail.
The contracts with the 'Blackie
Brothers and Knapp is reproduced in
full in the report The result of tae
repairs has depicted the fund to $94O
with a likelihood of more repairs in
the near future.
sheriHs Office
We have gone over the books of
this office and find all but one to be
neatly kept. We refer to the jailer's
record of arrests. This book has en-
tries that are not witty, neither is
there any reason why the entries
should he so regarded. We woul1,
therefore ecommend that new book
be pocured and kept as it should be.
All fees appear to have been turned
over.
The Nevada Statutes contain
provision whereby the Federal Gov
ernment is required to pay s. per
month to the county for each federal
prisoner sentenced to that Jail. This
Is presumed to be in addition to the
cost of keeping on account of guard
ing. heating, etc. During the pres
ent administration nothing has been
turned in to the county treasury on
this account. The county commits
sioners nave taken the matter up
with the U. S. Marshal. who in turn
has passed it up to the department.
The county sheriff receives 75 cents
per day for keeping each prisoner
and pays out 80 cents day for
board, so that he makes $3.50 per
month out of each prisoner. The
county has to supply heat. lights.
blankets. etc. and receives nothing.
In the month of November the coun-
ty pure hased blankets costing $4,000
used almost wholly for U. S. and city
prisoners. We are informed that
unler a former administration the
S. was paid into the treasury from
the $3.50 per month received over
and above the keep of the prisoners
and as a consequence the sheriff rails
ed the price to 81 per day. and thus