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

officer for whom these supplies are
provided should be required to certify
that they have been actually received
and OF the quality and quantity de-
| sired. and we further recommend that
such purchasing agent shall be re-
ouired to give bond for the faitbCui
discharge OF the duties OF his Office.
J We ind that through the gross
careIcssness or neglect OF the coun.
. ~ officers that the county of Elko is
. bankrupt; that having expended Its
budget OF four hundred and ffty-nine
: thousand six hundred and twenty-five
dollars, II has applied for and received
. from the state board OF revenue con
sent for the raising Of an emergency
. loan OF fifty thousand dollars to carry
on the business OF the county for the
balance OF the year until money from
the payment OF taxes Is received. We
find that by the exercise Of reason
able amount OF foresight in the pre-
. paration OF the budget II would have
been unnecessary to apply for these
emergency loans. We further find
/, that in the preparation OF said budget
no officer or officers OF the county were
consulted as TO the amountC which /
would be required by their respective
e department. We find that in the pre- |
paration of such budget the county
!, commissioners put the amounts which |
were used in the various funds during
y the year 1916. We find that in the
preparation of such budget the coun.
: ty commissioners provided for court
costs the amount expended for such
r purpose in the year 1916. That during
said year the district attorneys Office
), was fortunate in having most of the
criminal cases settled on pleas OF
5. guilty without jury trial, and that
although the ditrict attorney knew
o. that there was impending in the year
1917 the trial Of criminal cases which
2. would be exceedingly expensive for
the county he was not requested to
Z, give an estimate OF such expenses in
the preparation OF the budget.
~ The grand jury feels that the new
additional emergency loan Of fifty
=, thousand dollars Is entirely unneces'
sary and respectfully protests against
Is. the allowance of the same by the state
Is. board OF revenue. and suggests that
y, a resolution to the effect be adopted
by the grand jury and forwarded &c
1. the state board of revenue.
The grand jury desires further tC
TO report that 1t has contracted with Mr.
Paul CASTOR. its special investigate
81, for an investigation of all the act!
OF the county commissioners, tow
road and highway commissioners dur
ing the years 1915, and 1916, ant
1917 for any irregularities therein, an
feels that as n result OF such invest
CATION there will be disclosed numel
on Instances whereby moneys irregt
larry paid out of the treasury may b
recovered. Until the full report 1
n such special investigator has been I,
ceived the grand jury is not prepare
IL to submit its final report and 1t
understood that this is only a paIti;
report and the final report OF ii
100 grand jury will be later submitted.
In the employment OF MI. Pal
CASTOR, the grand jury did not que
ton the accuracy of the books of al
county official but felt that the inve
,, d tigation OF county affairs in its e
Ter. tirety was beyond the experience ar
has scope of the grand jury in the di
lue- closure OF irregularity, and that
ter. the employment of an expert train'
any in such work irregularity not appa
Bel. ent to the inexperienced eyes OF q
lrst grand jury would be disclosed. al
that the employment of Mr.. Cast;
would result in suits for the restiI
- ton OF many thousands of dollars
IhI county money which had been II
gally paid out.
In accordane with such employees
. the grand jury herewith submits
this Honorable Court a supplement
report and bill from Mr.. Caste
amounting to the sum OF s226.70
,rou his services, including October
! % 1917. which bill has been approved
col, the foreman OF the grand jury n
GUN. for the payment OF which 1t respe
fully asks that the court order iss
,o,,t Your grand jury begs leave to 81;
an, that all the facts and circumstanC
rro. contained in the foregoing report &
=, ~ disclosed by the records OF Elko CO,
-, 10 ty; that such records are open to
,,,. inspection OF the public and may
verified by any citizen Of Elko couI
,,,s who desires so TO do.
uss In its partial report OF October
ord your grand Jury reported that IL y
,ror. prepared to find certain indictmer
orr, On further investigation OF the III
,ory ter. II learns that the district attorr
,ccr. OF Elko county is not disqualified
oors the preparation and trial Of such
,o,no dictments, and therefore II has