Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1910-02-05


good wages from the work. tae r,
suit S the best road in the state.
Is yet in memory of many in thi
county when Henry Daugherty eN
pended some five thousand dollar
| In building less than Il mile of roat
on the Gardner road His work wa
denounced by nearly every tax-paye
in the county, and had the effect o
defeating him for reelection, but his
work has been living example OF
money well expended. The road thai
he made is of the same characte eI
that tae commissioners built last
year. 1t certainly costs money tC
build roads but they are an asset
that survives and outlives the men
who build them. This paper has al
ways been good roads advocate and
is convinced that the money expend-
ed in tais case that the value has
been received.
In the matter of the McTarnahan
bridge. the repairing of which was
placed in the hands of Commissioned
Esser it can be said that he acted
on tae advice of the district attorney
in the matter. 1t was realized that
the winter months were coming on
and that n delay of advertising for
bids might postpone the work until
spring. The bridge at ,he time of
repairs was condemned, without the
repairs it was most probable that
it would be lost in it's entirety. Up
on the advice of the district attor-
ney three contracts of less than five
hundred dollars were let. That the
work has been we'll done is an ad-
mitted fact by all who have been
over it.
The purchase OF the road roller
seems to be a matter of particular
on the part OF the jury
AS the report SHOWS this purchase
was delayed from the original plans
and new bids advertised which de-
demonstration by the par
lies entering the comparative bid
firm came to time with a machine on
the ground. After it was thoroughly
tested and found to be up to stand
ard it was purchased. AS regards
the plow and "hares ii is but just
to state that the price of the pillow
was the freight alone. The plow
was given to the county and was not
charged in the account. That the
road roller does its work is not ques-
toned.
The sheriffs Office practically con
cludes the juries report. The first
item that appears is the mode of
booking the drunks and petty offend
ers. The jailor uses his own method
of designating the condition of dis
posal of the local offenders. This is
Il matter so trivial that t needs little
On the other hand tle
sheriff is almost accused of wrong
doing in the matter OF federal prison
ers. The sheriff of the county is
following instructions as laid down
by the district attorney in this mat
ter, also the advice of the county
That the United
States government has not paid the
bill rendered is n fact. and 1t also
a fact that Sheriff Regan has en-
deavored to collect from the govern
ment That he is not alone in this
matter is also fact, as the Storey
County Jail Is suffering from the
same cause and complaint.
AS to the turning in of fees from
this source, which is alleged to have
been done formerly. the county books
fail to disclose such specific fees.
The fact should be carried in
mind that this county issued bonds
for the specific purpose of building
roads and bridges. 1t was not plac-
ed in bank or allowed to grow
mouldy. The people have the roads
and that it what the funds were
.,ontad for