Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-09-23
BOARD OF TRADE.
Executive Committee Holds Inn
portant Meeting.

DNtAN - - 1870 - AHb AAAiIbA NhNiAN
meeting Wednesday evening and the !,
proceedings were listened to with rapt q
attention and a great deal Of interest !,
by a large number Of Tonopah's leading :
citizens, in fact standing room was at a I
premium. President Thomas r. Ban !,
herman presided and Secretary +. B. I
Cushman and Committeeman Sheldon, i
McQuillan, Trip, Davis, Croker, Gill !
cite, Arden, Kind and Averill occupied {
their accustomed seats. Those absent, !
Messrs. Pittman, Cole, Gee, O'Brien, !
Dunlap and Piper were out Of town, or {
they would also have been present.
Commissioners Cuddy, Locke and
Rodgers, Postmaster Bradley, Attorney
Hugh Brown and Engineers Seybolt,
Wescoatt and Richardson were also in
attendance.
The committee having in hand the
matter Of Ryan and Stenson erecting a
stairway over the sidewalk to their new
building, reported that an inspection Of
the premises had been made, that it
appeared to the committee that the
stairway would in no wise interfere
with the pedestrians or street traffic
and hat at all events it would be
merely temporary and would be re-
moved as soon as the Cutting building
is completed. The committee there
fore recommended that the firm should
be permitted to erect a stairway. The
report was referred to the county com
missioners with a recommendation that
a franchise be granted by that body.
A petition fayoring the construction Of
the stairway, signed by nearly every
merchant on Main street, was also
referred to the commissioners.
Postmaster Bradley was asked about
the poor ~postofice service, and said it
. was impossible to keep a corps of clerks
at the pay allowed by the government,
$50 a month, and that the boys would
, work for awhile and then quit for jobs
z with better pay. At one time last
! week only three persons were handling
S the mail.
President Bannerman said the adop-
e ton of a strong resolution might in
hueuce the postmaster general to make
recommendation to congress that would
r result in benefit to Tonopah, but that
r some steps should be taken to relieve
e the present conditions.
S Mr., Sheldon suggested that the BUSH
d ness lmem make up a purse and hire
clerks until the department acted in the
matter.
The question Of relief by reason OF
the completion Of the Goldfeld railroad
7, was discussed. The postmaster sale
that when the railroad could take tn,
is Goldfeld mail direct, without rehandlini
e in the Tonopah Office he could promis'
N better service with the force at hand.
e. Superintendent Alonzo Trip state
10 that the railroad was not hankering 70
ID the mail carrying, but that it was read
" to take it and had 50 notified the gov
Mt eminent. In reply there had been re
~ ceived a letter requesting a blue prin
III of the railroad line, measurements O
so distances between towns, betwee
depots and postofiices and three doze
p other questions. Prompt response ha
Of been made in all these matters.
10 The board adopted a motion instruct
m ing the secretary to communicate wit
M the postofice department urging a
to haste in diyerting the Goldfeld mail
.es the railroad route.
it'll A committee consisting Of Messr
nd Sheldon, Gillette and Arkell was al
ire pointed to canvass the whole postofi,
on situation and report at the next NEE
in ing.
md The r~esurvey of the city Of Tonops
rst was pronounced a necessity by M
ere Seybolt, who had had the matter r
BILE ferred to him. He said there is gre
re- necessity for this survey in order tn
Of accurate and legal description Of al
property in town may be made; tn
d | data should be established that won
md enable any surveyor to go out and
Of cate any piece Of property; that t
streets and alleys of the city should
relocated.
II. Brown, one Of the counsel for t
mining companies originally owning
townsite, was asked to state the pc
ton of his clients. He said he h
,wn been instructed by the Tonopah M
had ing company and the Jim Butler M
Ne ing company to draw up instrumeI
lear deciding the streets and alleys Of To
um- pah to the county. He had been
ON able to find surveys from which
nile make the proper descriptions. He
ant. talked with surveyors, who said
: is would be necessary to resuryey
h of town and they had said it would c
out. $1,000 to do it properly.
1ain The whole matter was referred t
special committee consisting Of Natl