Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-04-27
GRAND JURY
MAKES REPORT
In the District Court Of the Fourth
Judicial District Of the State Of
Nevada, in and for the
County Of Elko.

To the Hon. E. ]. l.. Taber. District
Judge, Ellio, Nevada:
We, the grand jury of Elko county,
duly impaneled and sworn in this the
April term of said court, beg leave to
submit this our final report of the pro-
ceedings of said grand jury at this its
present session.
We have had submitted for our con-
sideration various criminal matters,
and have returned into court seven
true bills.
With reference TO the case OF the
State of Nevada versus Sam Bachman.
No. 554, ordered resubmitted to us by
the court after the setting aside of the
indictment returned by the previous
grand jury. and being the case where
in the defendant Sam Bachman was
accused of the crime of grand larceny
alleged to have been committed on the
25th day of November, 1915, by steal
ing, taking, carrying away and driving
away one horse, the property of II. A.
Agee, this grand jury have ignored the
charge and returned no true bill there
in.
The grand jury desires to recon-
mend TO the board of county commits
sioners of the County of Elko that an
ordinance relative to automobile traf-
fic throughout Elko county be passed.
/ We would recommend that traffic
rules be made and enforced similar to
| those in force in other cities and
states; also that lights be kept burn
! ing on seIf-propelled vehicles and BIZ
[ cycles after dark, and that the speed
/ ordinance now in effect in the Town
of Elko be rigidly enforced.
We would further recommend that
/ the district attorney investigate and
ascertain if automobile licenses are
! being obtained by automobile owners
| of this county, and that if not neces-
| sary action be taken to enforce the OBJ
! tanning of said licenses.
We wish TO especially call attention
| of the peace officers of the Town of
| Elko to the disregard of delivery auto
mobile drivers of the present speed
regulations.
We wish to call attention to the fact
| that the high school building at ElkO
! is far behind the requirements neces.
| sary to accommodate the number OF
! children in attendance, that many
| children have been sent out of our
| county to attend school for this reason
| and on account of the lack of proper
| dormitories for their accommodation
1 L ht DOdiu VI tuuSulioh nave eiSO bSVii
required to rent two outside buildings
| and engage extra teachers to accom-
modate the surplus pupils in attend
ance. After thoroughly discussing the
needs of the high school. we would
most earnestly recommend that ouI
| county commissioners insert in theiI
| general election proclamation of 1917
call for an election for bond issue
for the purpose of erecting n new higf
| school building at Elko, with the
necessary dormitory buildings, fol
the Elko county high schools.
After viewing the county courthouse
and Jail, we would recommend that
needed repairs and painting of the out
side of these buildings be had.
We would recommend that the peace
officers of the Town of Elko be eau
toned to use greater efforts in riding
the town of undesirables.
We would recommend to the board
of county commissioners that an ordi
nance be enacted levying a license
upon such gambling games as are per
mitted by law, applicable to all towns
| within the county which come under
the town government act.
| Respectfully submitted,
A. d. GARDEN,
Foreman of the Grand Jury.
J. J. CULLEN, Sec'y.
Dated this 26th day Of April, 1916.