White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-27

unity and accomplish that which
they are sworn to accomplish.
District Attorney.
We do not believe that District At
torney Edwards in all respects dis
charged the duties Of his Office as a
public officer worn to do his full
duty should have done. The booze
traffic carried on under his immedi-
ate surroundings. and of which the
public Is generally aware, Is a dis
grace to any civilized community, and
we are not aware of any record where
Mr.. Edwards covered himself with
glory in attempting to stop In any
way this Illicit traffic, carried on, It
seems. both wholesale and retail.
1T is too early to make any partic-
ular comments as TO the conduct OF
the present incumbent of the Office
OF district attorney, but we hope and
believe that he will conduct the af-
fairs of his Office In such a manner as
TO reflect credit upon himself, and
hat he will show the taxpayers OF
White Pine county that their con
fldcnce in his integrity has not been
misplaced
We take the opportunity at this
time of thanking the district attor-
neyss Office for the assistance rem
dered the grand jury. and we assure
him that the grand jury will honestly
and diligently look and inquire into
any matters his Office may bring to
The attention of The grand jury dur
ing the year.
Public Roads.
We find the total expenditures on
tho county roads for 1920 to be $751;
S5f.o3. risis amour. IN charged TO
tire various road districts in the
ty. numbered from / to 6 inclusive;
also miscellaneous road repairs not
segregated in the amount of $574.20.
There is also an amount charged as
machinery repairs and machinery op-
erations of $13.903.63, which is a
not classified as to districts.
We find that considerable work
would be necessary in order to prop
erly segregate this latter expendi-
ture over the various districts for the
year. We also find hal no report is
made by the county commissioners
and no record is kept of actual work
performed on the county roads dur
ing each year. and the only available
information is the record of the ex-
penditures by districts, which infor-
nation Is taken from the bills and
data on file n the auditors Office. We
also find that il is impossible to de-
termine the actual cost of any par
ticular piece of road construction or
road repairs. II is, therefore, earn
estly requested that suitable records
and reports be had which will give
the actual cost of any piece of road
construction or road repairs. and also
show the actual accomplishment dur
ing any n calendar year or period
OF time.
We would recommend that as a
means of furnishing the public and
the taxpayers with this information.
that a system of job orders be in
stalled. These job orders to be num-
bered consecutively and to be written
out by the authority of the county
commissioners and designating there
on that a certain piece of work was
&c be performed, giving full descrip-
} ton in connection Herewith. That
all expenses in connection with any
particular job be carried through the
records of the county auditor, and
that proper notation be made by the
clerk of the board of county commits
sioners on the original job order to
tDt thttt indl Anc nOIh udS DtEn
completed according to the original
plans and as outlined in the order.
We believe that the segregation
and installation of the records as
above outlined could be handled with
out additional cost to the county; In
fact, this system would simplify the
work. This information would ena-
lie anyone interested in road expend-
itures to inform themselves as to the
cost of any particular piece of road
construction or repairs and would be
valuable data to refer to from time
to time
Our investigation has led us to the
following conclusions. towit. Some
OF the road work for the year is COM
mendable, but much of it Is not. In
several instances road construction of
considerable magnitude has been
started and then delayed indefinite
ly, or apparently abandoned altogeth-
ct before the Job was completed. This
has resulted in much Inconvenience
to the travelling public by making
roads which were once fairly passa-
bile all but impossible AS an in
stance we cite the road construction
at the head of Murry canyon. near the
trough. Here was a natural hard
gravel road. good the year around.
One day the forces were m%arshalled
on the spot and forthwith proceeded
to pillow up this perfectly good piece
OF road. and before completing the
work. for some unaccountable ca
son, the forces were withdrawn. and
the travelling public has been finding
a new road ever since.
The construction work done on a
Part Of the road leading to Connor's
pass and beyond Comins lake is an
other and similar instance of this
kind of bodybuilding.
The point We wish to emphasize is
that only such construction work
should be attempted as can properly
be completed within a reasonable
length of time and as may be shown
by the amount of funds on hand
available for thai particular purpose,
and we again wish to impress upon
the county commissioners the import.
ance OF keeping IN accurate and true
account of each and every piece of
construction or repair work in the