The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1918-11-20
REPORT OF GRAND JURY
ON MANY COUNTY MATTERS
Among Other Suggestions Body Sug-
gets the Dismissal Of Case Against
Geo. B. McFarlin

That relic of the Dark Ages legal
| ly designated as the Grand Jury
was reincarnated last week with due
ceremony as made and provided by
the wise Solons of that dim age long
gone when perhaps there may have
been some excuse for its being.
Whatever necessity for such
body existed in those prehistoric
days they certainly are non existent
today and the assembling of seven
teen citizens without warning of the
matters to be considered by them
with the expectation of report
somprehending all departments of
The county of sufficiently thorough
character to make such findings OF
permanent value could be prompted
only by childlike faith rarely
found in this realistic period.
And these references are no re-
| lection on the recent grand jury
lut are directed against the system
which it is to be hoped some wise
legislative body which the dawn of
the Millennium may assemble will
'elegate to the dusty arhcives never
more to be brought to light
Had the law making body clothed
he Grand Jury with suel: powers rs
10 include a legal enforcement of its
findings unquestionably beneficial
results would follow.
One of the recommendations of
the grand jury and by all odds the
most important was the imperative
need of a suitable fire proof struc-
ure for the custody of the books of
he county Offices. This Is a matter
90 long neglected and were these
invaluable records to be destroyed
he citizens would be justified in
feeling that there had been criminal
neglect on the part of those respons-
BILE for providing for their safe
lstody.
Other recommendations were that
urther proceedings against Geo. b.
McFarlin be dropped on the ground
Of added expense, that the county
officials avail themselves of the
County Highway Act by which a
competent Road Supervisor shall be
lppointed to have full charge of the
Dad and bridge work in this county.
Report stated that Miller Hospital
vas in an unsanitary condition and
hat inmates complained that meat
vas seldom served them and recon-
mendation made that conditions be
'emedied.
Recommended that repairs to the
'oof and cells of Sheriff's Office be
made. and that all county tools be
branded; that inventory of all coun-
property and machinery be taken
nd same be placed in care of the
sheriff and that no property be loan
ID for a longer period than thirty
lays. that proper housing be provid-
ID for tractors and machinery.
The body commended the County
telephone & Telegraph system and
suggest changes to prevent cutting
m on the lines, urges increases in
salaries of operators and a discon-
tinuance of service to subscribers
who are in arrears 60 days.
Recommendation that the court
house be painted throughout, but
possibly through an oversight the
particular hues for this ornamental
tion we're not designated. -.
1t was recommended that to re-
lieve poor ventilation in the Domes-
tiee Science department of the High
School that outside windows be at
once cut In.
The report included an inventory
of property and tools of the Tele-
phone G. Telegraph Company and
upon presentation of the report to
the court the Grand Jury was dis
charged.