White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-27
GRANDJURY LIBERAL WITH CHARGES
BUT BODY FINDS NO INDICTMENTS

10 the HONORABLE L. j. McFadden,
Judge of the Ninth Judicial District
Court of the State of Nevada,
County OF White Pine:
We. the grand Jury. beg leave to
submit the following report.
We have heretofore rendered a re-
rort on the cases of John Ray. Jack
Wright, Thomas O'Neil, Fred Free
man and Frank Miller, all charged
, with breaking into the building of the
Ely Packing Company, at East Ely,
in the state Of Nevada.
separate report vas also rem
dered on the John Singleton case
No further cases were brought to
the attention Of the jury of sufficient
Importance to embody in this report
| Public Health.
We examined the dairies in the en-
| tire district and, with the exception
of the McGill dairy, which we found
in a very satisfactory condition, wc
believe that there is some room for
Improvement in other places, particu-
larly in the sanitation of the stables
In some cases we found that the
drainage system in the stables could
be improved upon and in some of the
stables the cows are sanctioned too
close together
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yards and vacant lots in some sec
tions of the district in an unclean
condition and We recommend that as
soon as weather conditions will per-
init that all alleys, streets. back yards
and vacant lots be cleared of all rub
bish and that the vegetation on all
vacant lots be removed as a prolec-
ton against fire.
We examined the restaurant kitch-
els and bakeries in the district, as
we'll as the meat markets, and found
them in sanitary condition. In this
connection, however, We recommend
| that periodic inspection of these
places be made by the health officers
We wish to call the attention OF
the health officers to the foreign dis
tricts at Ruth. known as Roberts
canyon. and the Ely Con. townsite
That the sanitary condition of the
above mentioned towrsite be investi-
gated at least twce in each year, or
oftener IL found necessary, and that
tho health officers insist that these
townsites be kept in clean and
! healthy condition.
We found that the Inhabitants of
, the Ruth townsite. which Is con-
trolled by the Nevada Consolidated
Copper Company, are made to comply
with all sanitary regulations. All
garbage. ashes and other refuse Is
placed in cans provided by the COM
pany and at regular enteryals carried
away by company employees. and for
mining camp We consider this place
model in cleanliness and sanitation.
Hides and Slaughtering.
We found upon visiting the vari-
ous slaughtering places that. with
the exception OF the Ely Packing
Company the law requiring a record
showing the marks and brands on
hides from slaughtered cattle is not
being complied with.
Section 664l of the revised laws of
Nevada. 1912. requires the keeping
OF the record above referred TO. but
1t seems only to provide that such a
record be kept by the persons
slanghtering cattle for sale. 1t seems
quite obvious to your committee that
this law should lie amended to in
clude butcher shops and individuals
who buy bovine animals in quanti-
ties of quarter carcass or more An
amendment to the Law of this nature
would greatly facilitate disclosures of
violations Of the law aud We recon-
mend that the legislative delegation
from this county be urged 10 bring
about this amendment.
We also believe IL to be fair and
Just that the compensation for the
inspector of hides, as provided for In
section 2 of AN act to provide for
an inspection OF hides" ETC.. ap-
proved March Is. 1915. and appear
ing on the statutes of that year at
page 1iS be borne by the county and
not as provided for in that section,
and we recommend that this also be
taken up with our legislative delega-
ton.
A number of violations of the pro
visions OF the law relating to the
production OF the hide by persons
peddling the meat OF any bovine ami
nal has been brought to our atten-
tion, and We recommend that the
proper officers take steps to prose-
cute any further violations.
We further recommend that those
lersons who have not been keeping
the necessary records. as required by
law, be compelled to do so. and that
action be brought against them for
any further violation.
Justice of the Peace
The present incumbent, Judge Nc
Donald, seems to be handling the Of
fee in a meritorious manner. We
ind that he is in need of additional
Hing cases for many accumulated
documents. and we recommend that
he be provided with same.
An examination of the books OF
the Office showed that the former Jus
tice of the peace. Judge j. NJ. Collins,
has been extremely negligent In keep
ing his civil docket up to date, there
having been some forty cases no.
docketed at the time when he turned
over the Office to his successor Rec
ords left in such condition might In
yolve litigants in unnecessary and ex-
pensive controversy and assuredly
would he cause of great inconve-
nience to attorneys, as we'll as the
new judge and district attorney. To
say the least, II is slipshod way oil
handling public records. Books are
furnished for the purpose of keeping
accurate records, and Mr.. Collins had
ample time in which TO finish his
work in order 10 l,e able IN turu avcr