White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-25
Grand Jury's Report Deals
With Variety of Subjects


district court partial report and re-
viewed some of the work SO far ac-
complished. Many recommendation
are made and the grand jury states
in its report that the adjournment is
taken only subject to call and later
the body will use its best efforts to
see that the recommendations made
are carried into effect
In the early days of the session the
eight-hour law was taken UP and
thoroughly gone into. This the grand
jury made a special order of busi-
ness and reported to Judge McFad-
den with the request that the state
mine inspector be asked to appear
before the body. In response to the
request from Judge McFadden. State
Nine Inspector A j. Stinson came
TO Ely and appeared before the
grand jury From the report made
It is evident that an agreement sat
isfactory to all regarding the eight
. hour question has been reached.
TO the report, submitted by the
body as a whole, is attached the re-
ports of the various committees from
which a very satisfactory condition
appears to have been found in the
general conduct of county and city
affairs
The revenue of the city of Ely for
the ten months period from February
I, 1916 to April /, 1917. was found
. be s30.626.09, while disbnrse-
ments for the same period amount
ed to s26,715.39, showing a sub
stantial increase in the city treasury
where the sum on March 18th was
found to be s2S39 40. From fines
collected from women in the restrict
ed district the city is found to be
gathering in about $215 per month
The report made to the court By
the body ns a whole. is as follows:
Ely. Nevada. March %, 1917.
To the Honorable C. j. McFadden.
Judge or the Ninth Judicial Dis
trict Court of Nevada.
Dear Sir: The grand jury of
White Pine county in session pre-
sents the following reports made by
the committees as appointed by the
foreman Of the jury:
The Offices Of Sheriff. District At
torney and Justice Of the Peace
The offices of County Recorder
and Auditor. County Treasurer and
County Commissioners
The offices Of Assessor and County
Clerk.
Public Buildings and Grounds
County Roads
County Hospital
Public Schools.
Public Health.
City omces and City officers.
Sewer from Troy Laundry.
" q ~ AaAA iAaA1 0LUtT fRE0Hl-
mendations and reports as follows.
We recommend that an addi-
ton be made to the present county
hospital, that such addition be o
brick or concrete, that It be of mod
ern construction throughout. and
that it be so arranged that 1t would
become an approved part of a hos
pital which will some day replace
, the one now in use.
2 We recommend that the
county, commissioners arrange with
the Ely fire department to provide
for a so-called FIRE inspection and
hose drill in the various county
buildings to the end that a knowl-
edge so gained may be of decided
advantage in case of fire in any of
these buildings.
3 We urge that the county COM
missioners take necessary means to
provide for a full and complete an
npal inventory of all of the county
property both fixed and movable.
This was mentioned by Mr.. Bell In
his report as auditor. We would
also advise the following of Mr..
Bells suggestion that a full and
complete register of all the iusur-
! ance policies as carried upon the
school property of the county be kent
on file In the Office of the county
clerk.
| T. We recommend that the
county commissioners make provis-
ion to have full. complete and per-
manent record of all vital statistics
OF the county duly kent in the county
recorders office.
g. We found that the city OF ely
ordinance prohibiting women from
freouenting saloons was being yio-
lated, and requested the city council
and mavor to revoke the Senate sa-