Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-11-04
FULL REPORT
OF GRAND JURY

In the District Court OF the Fourth
Judicial District Of the State Of Ne.
vada. in and for the County of Elko
Final report of the Grand Jury OF
Elko County
To Honorable +. J. l.. Taber. Judge OF !
the above entitled District Court:
We. the Grand Jury of the County
OF Elko and Safe OF Nevada. duly EN-.
paneled and sworn In the above ell.
titled court on the 3Oth day of No |
vember. 1916, beg leave to submit the !
following as and for our final report |
Hon. E. a. Ducker. acting District
Judge, submitted to this Grand Jury
eight felony charges wherein defend.
ants had been held TO answer, upon
which this Grand Jury acted as fol-
| lows:
State versus Edie L. Hill, true bill
reported for issuing check without
funds.
State versus John Woodham, jim
Brennan and Frank Whalen, true bill
ANbOiNtu t6olhSl all lilSt utltHudllS
for assault with intent TO commit rob.
berry.
State versus T. c. Swenson. charge
dismissed.
State versus James Murray. charge
dismissed.
State versus Dave Moore. true bill
reported for grand larceny.
State versus Dlonicio Chaxez. true
bill reported for burglary.
State versus Joseph NJ. Taber.
charge dismissed.
State versus II. \. McMurtrey.
charge dismissed.
The Grand Jury also reported true
bill for robbery against John Wood.
ham. Jim Brennan and Frank Whalen
This completed the criminal work
brought to the attention of the Grani
Jury.
The report OF the Committee on
County High School building at Elko,
the report OF the Committee on County
Court House and Jail. the report of
the committee on expert accountant
and the report OF committee on Coun-
ty Hospital, hereto attached. were each
adopted by the Grand Jury and arc
herewith Incorporated and made q
part of this final report.
Your Grand Jury also make the fol
lowing recommendations:
We recommend TO the Board Oi
County Highway Commissioners that
the Gold Circle Road bc improved this
Fall IA follows: First, by the installa.
tiOn of bridge across Rock Creek :;
Second, by grading around the steep
hill about fourteen miles west Of Tus
caTora.
We recommend tU the Board ui
County Highway Commissioners that
tie Secret Pass grade which is now
impossible and unsafe. be at once
gone over by the County Surveyor.
who shall be required TO report TO said
Board as to what is necessary to put
this road in safe and passable cor.
dition and that the said Board of
Highway Commissioners repair said
road In accordance with the suggcs.
tions of said County Surveyor at once
We further recommend that the proper
turning-out places and draln.ways be
added TO said road.
We also recommend to the Board OF
/. County Highway Commissioners that
a road be built into Jarbidge which
+. can be used for winter route. and in
this connection we suggest and recon-
:. mend that the County Surveyor coop
4 crate with the Government Surveyors
=. Of the Forest Service and with the on
!. glneer of the Long Hike Mining Com
n pany of Jarbidge in the work OF SO
: lecting and routing such winter road
!. We further recommend that nm effort
he made to complete this survey forth
with so that construction can be
started on the road at once. In connec
tion with the Government Forest Ser
: vice.
Respectfully submitted this 4th day
Of November. 1915.
A. l.. KIMBALL.
Foreman of the Grand jury