Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-10-29

rcrort this afternoon which appears in
mi; below. John II. Cazier, foreman,
acting not as a juryman but as a citi.
1en, swore to charges against County
commissioners II. J. Jones and James
G. Gregory and County Clerk r. b.
Hunter, charging them with malfeas-
snce in Office and asking that citations
be issued ordering them to appear
and answer the charges. In addition
to the charges judgment is asked in
sach case in the sum of $500.
Upon the recommendation OF the
grand jury the court ordered that war.
ANTS be drawn as follows: Mrs. Sc.
{. Riley, stenographIc work, for grand
juy $40; Josephine Crane. s'me
$40; Paul CASTOR. expert accountant,
services seven days. SITS. other ex-
penses S5l.2O.
When the report was presented. AT
,orney Van Fleet, acting in behalf OF
the officials objected TO its being filed
on the ground that the jury was lille
,ally drawn. The motion was over
ruled. He also objected to the filing
of the accusations on the ground that
the statute under which they were
drawn had been repealed. and tnat the
accusations were in violation OF the
constitution This motion was also
denied.
Citations were Issued for the three
defendants TO appear and answer on
the eighth day of November at 10
o'clock.
In the District Court of the Fourth
Judicial District OF the State Of Ne
Yada, In and For the County Of
Elko
Partial Report OF the Grand jury.
Hon. E. J. l.. Taber, District Judge:
We. the Grand Jury. beg TO submit
the following as Il partial report. hav-
ing adopted the reports OF tho various
committees appointed by the foreman
Of this grand jury. and having received
the sworn testimony OF a number Of
the county officers and reputable citl.
Iens, We find the following conditions.
hereinafter more specifically set forth,
existing In the financial mauag Inen,
Of the affairs OF the County OF ElkO.
Tha. cortaIn cpupty npcaru a. RANCH
Irregularities have been guilty OF NAL.
ieasance and nonfeasance In not per.
forming their duties, In repeatedly vio-
htng the law, by not calling for bids
10 purchases OF over FIVE hundred dol.
lars.
We find in the transactions OF high.
way commissioners during the year
1917 over twenty-five separate eApen.
dltures running more than FIVE hun.
tfed dollars. and one totalins thirty
I've hundred dollars were made with.
oat calling for bids on the same.
Goods bought and paid for have
never been received.
Merchandise war over.charsed from
twice TO ten times actual vall,.
We cite these instances to give
Eone idea OF the gross neglect In the
tiasaction OF the county business.
First: One barrel OF formaldehy dc
purchased at forty cents per pound
amounting to s4S2.0O, This grand
kry has Information that the same
article could have been purchased al
!sTenteen cents per pound. The bill
'or this iormaldehyde was allowed ant
variant issued for same in July, 1917
and the grand jury fiods that the de
livery OF this forma' dehytn has nevej
been made. The freight has nevc,
been paid, and the sanle has remained
Al the freight house until the storng
charges have amounted to SI19i.
Second We also f,nt the count!
ad bought and paid for formaldchyd
candles for dIsinfecting purposes IU
"i0O per gross. We have writer
e''dence that the same quality coul
nave been purchased from anothe
afm at 5000 per gross. From test
mOhy to the grand Jury by repu
'de druggist we find tn. the retal
pnce OF the very highest quality 9
Nen candles, In Elko, is tbirty.hv
tents piece.
Tnird; This body also finds tina
neen soap has been purchased in nv
3 pundfed pound lots at n purchas
W1ee OF forty cents per pound, an
'" OF such an inferior quality that