The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1870-07-12

The Board OF Trustees met last hlght'
Present, full Board.
After the reading of bills and the re-
ports of officers, the Board took up
THE WATER BUSINESS,
And Mr.. Eyerts, appointed to take the
sense of the taxpayers upon the propo-
sition to levy a special tax for public
water purposes, made a verbal report.
He said the committee had made a very
particular canvas Of the city, and that
the majority of the taxpayers were in
favor, though under protest, of standing
a tax rather than to imperil their prop
erty TO fire without water protection. In
order to meet the amount first demanded
by the agent of the water company, a
lay of one-half of one per cent. would
he required; but Mr.. Benjamin had
agreed that o~ne-quarter of one per cent.
on the taxable property of the city would
he satisfactory. He WAS willing to re-
ceiye the proceeds Of this tax monthly
ms long as the company he represented
controlled and ran the works; but he
would not commit himself to the city for
a Are snnply for any special term. Mr..
Fyerts said the tax would not probably
yield more than 5000 per month, and to
lew the tax would involve some expense
in printing, etc.
The point as to whether this tax would
include the expense OF collecting, etc,
and il was generally conceded that all
necessary incidental expenses should
come ouf of the water fund itself.
E.s. ~ aT4FVsatA1 that ~
would be difficult to bind the company
down to a contract for a specified time, as
the works had been sold on foreclosure
as real property, and the original owners
had six months, by law, IN which to re-
deem the property.
Mr.. Dawson favored a fixed contract,
but his views were not supported, ms
Mr.. Everts had been assured by Mr..
Benjamin, the agent. that the only guar
antee he could give was to furnish the
water MS long as the present owners ran
the works. The city could stop payment
at any time.
Mr.. Woodruff moved that the City
Attorney be instructed TO draft an ordi-
nance levying a tax OF one-quarter OF
one per cent. on property TO meet the
water expense. Carried.
THE wEILASD FURNACE.
Mr., Coburn, rs a member Of the Com
mittee on Health. raised the question Of
abaiing the Weiland furnace as a nuis-
ance.
The power of the Board in the prem
Uses was questioned. and reference was
made to the inability of the old Board TO
do anything in this matter, notwithstand-
ing they had before them "A large petit
ton praying its abatement.
Mr.. Everts had eonversed with the fur
mace men ON the subject, and they said
that their works were only a few feet in
side the city limits. and as they owned
the adjoining lots outside the boundary,
if they wire compelled to move they
would rebuild on them.
As this would afford no relief, the mat
ter was passed over for the present with
an informal request that the furnace men
raise their smokestaek 30 feet higher
than it 0 is.
Nnw ORDINANCES.
The City Attorney reported n new IL
cense ordinance, which was ordered pub
lished.
Also. an ordinance r%eyiving the offices
of City Recorder and City Surveyor.
The bonds in the first set at $4,000, and
in the last Mt 81, 500. The Recorder is
only authorized 10 receive salary in fees
on each conviction before him; and the
Surveyor is to be compensated by those
who employ him.
The blank fees in the Recorders Office
was discussed, hut not filled.
Mr.. Everts thought the Board should
consult economy in fixing the fees, and
suggested that the city might mako an
easy arrangement with Justice Atwood
to assume the dnties of the office, and
thought he would be satisfied with 50 out
of the fine imposed in every conviction.
Mr.. Cohurn said the people at the last
election had elected a City Recorder, and
that their voice should be needed. He
considered So for each conviction little
enough, and Thought it only fair and
right TO give the Office to John c. LEGO
ney, who had been fairly and squarely
elected.
Mr.. Dawson did not look upon the
election as material. as the office was not
in existence when Mr.. Leconey was
elected.
Mr.. Coburn insisted that the peoples
choice was something they should con-
slider.
The question drifted into one Of pro-
curing the greatest amoun for the treas
ury. and on motion a committee of one
was appointed TO confer with Mr.. LEGO
ney and the Justices as to the fee in each
case they would consider sufficient. Mr.,
Dawson was made the committee, and
instructed to report next Monday evening.
DOG ORDINANCE.
The City Attorney was required to
draft an Ordinance imposing a capita
tax on dogs-bitches to be taxed higher
than their SONS.
Also, an Ordinance imposing II penalty
in the shape Of a fine for tying tin kettles
TO dogs tails, whether the dogs be tax
payers or yagabonds.
Adjourned.