Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-10-29
GRAND JURY RENDERS REPORT;
CHARGES MADE AGAINST OFFICIALS

has been used for laundry purposes
and the scrubbing or floors. We also
find that one of the largest drug stores
in Elko in order to supply the entire
community purchases only one hun
dred pounds OF green soap in a years
time. The wholesale price OF greer
soap. at that time, in quantities. of
that size was twelve cLEtS pei pound.
In addition to the green soap use;l.
eleven thousand pounds Of liquid soap
OF various trade names. ranging in
price from forty cents per pound for
some, twenty-five cents per pound for
some. and ten cents per pound for
some. and II appears TO this body
that same should have been pGrchas ed
at about six cents per pound, or less.
Enough disinfectants and chemicals
have been ordered and paid for to sup
ply the whole state of Nevada. The
entire amount paid by Elko county for
such disinfectants and chemicals for
the year 1916 and the first nine
months OF the year 1917 aggregates
SO. 9.O63.00. Goods have been bought
in wholesale quantities at priceI in
excess OF retail.
We find in the month OF August.
1917. that lumber and hardware to the
amount of S3.765.O0 was purchased
from local firm In Elko at a retail
price where II could have been pur-
chased at a Wholesale price. making n
saving OF fro.r light to ten dollars
per thousand or the same. We and
II is the practice OF the firm from
which such !urcUeI and supplies we're
obtained to order such supplies for
the county in car load lots and sell
the same out to the county at retail
prices.
The law has been dIsregarded in
| advertising. printers receiving more
pay than allowed by law. The terms
OF written contracts nave not been fol
lowed. Charges fer printing have
been made that were clearly not wI'h.
In contract.
We find that in the printing OF the
! lists OF registered voters for 1916
I the contractor for county printing OBJ
tanned the same from n rival house
by representing that the same was
within his contract and should be
printed free OF charge by him. We
find that a bill OF Two hundred and
sixty dollars was rendered by such
contractor for printing said lists, and
paid by the county.
We find that a certain advertise
ment for bids for the erection OF a
dormitory and high school in Elko was
printed at cost OF S18760. and that
said charge was arrived at by in
serting such advertisement for TWEEN
ty.hve times in the daily newspaper
when the law states that such adver
tisement should appear in but ten SUE
cessive Issues OF daily newspaper
and that even allowing for twenty flyc
appearances of said advertisement i
liz impossible To arrive at the figure
charged for publication OF the same by
applying the legal rate allowed by iav
for such publication. We find tina
had the law been followed IA TO tn,
number OF insertions of such adyer
uscmcnt the bill should have bcci
$59. 40 instead of s1S3.60 which wa
allowed by the county board OF eduCa
ton OF the county high school. an
paid said publishers.
without an agreement as to tn
: price. or without any authority. W
: find that certain persons having an
responsible position with the count
! OF Elko was allowed to order supple
for his particular department withou
: any understanding or agreement as
; the price thereof, and we find tina
r certain county officials consider thei
l duty performed when filing n bill n
TO the number OF articles receive
r without giving any consideration wha
+ soever TO the price charged for tn
!. same.
I The law requires that officers sha
( settle with the county treasurer o
e tho first Monday OF each month.W fin
certain elective officer was dclinducr
1 In making settlement with the trea
@ urer Ave times for more than Nv
O weeks, and several times for MOI
d than one week, he having made &C
L tlement twice for period Of tV
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