Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-09-17
PARTIAL REPORT
Of GRAND JURY
Recess Taken Subject to Call
of Foreman on About
Oct. ID

day evening. subject to the call of t.,e
foreman or the court, which, il is un.
derstood will be about October II. The
following partial report was rendered
and it is understood that committees
were appointed to take up and report
on other matters that were presented
for consideration. Following is the
report rendered:
In the District Court of the Fourth
Judicial District OF the State OF Ne
vada, In and For the County of Elko.
To the Honorable f. J. l.. Taber,
District Judge. Elko, Nevada:
We, the grand jury of Elko county,
Nevada, duly impaneled and sworn
in this the September term of said
court, beg leave TO submit this partial
report of the proceedings of said
grand jury:
We have had submitted for our con.
sideratiOn one criminal case as fol.
lows:
The case of the State of Nevada.
Plaintiff, versus Dave KuntZ. Sr, De.
fendant. Il homicide case, and no true
bill was found in this case.
In regard TO the law relative to the
placing of sign boards at road cross.
ings and Intersections. we desire 10
state that this matter has been called
10 the attention OF the commissioners
prior to this time by past grand jur.
les and il appears that on almost every
occasion the recommendation has been
ignored. Therefore. we. your grand
jury, do hereby expressly recommend
that the law relative to sign boards
bC respected by the board of highway
commissioners.
In considering the matter OF the
conflict between the county officer,
and the city officers referred to this
grand jury by your honor, we desire
to state that we found that there was
some friction between certain officers
of both governments. We, your grand
jury, representing both the county OF
Elko and the city of Elko. feel that
the city OF Elko is an educational cen
ter and II is important that no per
sonal controversy shall exist between
the officers with respect To the man
agement of both governments, as it i,
detrimental to the walfarc of both III,
county and the city. and officers shuulC
not allow their personal feelings t'
I enter into such matters as the gov
| Crnmcnt of the county and city, a.
| the people must bear the burden o
| these personal conflicts. We wOul,
! also recommend to the board of cOur
/ ty commissioners in this respect lha
they allow the city council the privi
| cgc of the use of the county cOuI
house and Jail at more rcasonabl
/ prices than have teen set by ~ COu
missiurcrs in thus regard. W tn
grand jury, have in mind that til
cay ,i Elko is young goVc.nmcn
and /, striving to place itself upon
more substantial footing, and i, Is in
pOrtaut to the city, rs well as to IN
couEt" nj large, tnat the city ec assis
cd in carrying or It's governmental a
fairs. We, your grGnd jury. in IN lC
To- lf,f
lhat ycry citizen Of this count
should stand behind every officer bot
of the city and county so long as Il
Is performing bis duties according
the oath that he has taken. On I'll
other hand. we feel II our duty as
.iihd Jury TO condemn any dcyiatio
from that duty.
We desire to recommend TO Il
liduor board OF the county Of Elm
that In cases where an objection
, made TO that board by rcsponsib
r citizens OF ,hc county OF ElkO TO Il
. granting Of liquor license that Il
, board shall make n thorough inycstig
/. ton Of the conditions surrounding u
p objection and the granting OF the
). auor license before such action IL tn
+ On by the board. We further reco'
T mend TO the liquor board Of the coun
4 Of Elko that II Raloonkccpers on
. near the borders OF Elko county n
dependent upon patronage outside