Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-10-07
BOARD OF TRADE.
Important Quarterly Meeting of
Board OF Directors.

The quarterly meeting of the directors
of the Tonopah Board of Trade at the
opera house last Tuesday evening vas
well attended. The report of the exec
utive committee for the past quarter
was reviewed, unanimously approved
and a vote of thanks extended the COM
mittee.
The principal subject discussed was
the re-survey of the city. Secretary
E. B. Cushman read a report from
Surveyor Hopper, prepared at the re-
quest of the executive committee, CIV
ing detailed specifications of the work
necessary to be done. To arrive at the
cost of the work, the Board authorized
the secretary to call for bids for doing
work in accordance with the specifica-
lions prepared by Mr.. Hopper.
Secretary E. B. Cushman stated that
the board of county commissioners had
agreed hat the county would pay the
sum of $500 toward the cost of survey
ing the streets and alleys of Tonopah.
Geo. w. Summerfeld said that he
believed it the duty of the county com
%missioners to pay the entire cost Of the
survey of the streets and alleys of the
city. He did not wish to shirk paying
his share of the taxes or for anything
that would benefit the town. Frank p.
Smith echoed Mr.. S~ummerfield's senti-
ments and moved that the executive
committee be authorized and empowered
to employ an attorney to investigate
the matter and inform the committee
just what power the county commits
sioners have in the matter. Mr.. Nc
Quillan seconded the motion and after
considerable discussion it was carried.
During the debate Mr.. Santos objected
to any move that would tax the county
for the benefit of Tonopah, and Presi-
dent Bannerman said that Nye county
had received quite a boost from the
town of Tonopah during its rapid rise
and growth and could not object to a
slight tax that would go to improve the
highways of the city.
Mr.. Seybolt said what is wanted now
is action and not a reference to lawyers,
which opened up to possible
%mandamus suits and endless legal
tangle. He said that the town is deer
in a muddle and going deeper every
day; that stagnation reigned in the
real estate business in Tonopah; hat il
is impossible to close real estate deals
!, because it is impossible to give clear
and definite descriptions of property
, He stated on information that one rea
estate firm in Tonopah had lost ove
81, 900 in commissions in the last sixt,
days because of the inability of grantor.
to give satisfactory deeds to the pur
= chasers. 1t was no time now, in hi
? opinion, to go into side issues. Tn
t real question was to get the r~e-surve.
and get it as quickly as possible.
Secretary E. B. Cushman gave
resume of the work done by the execu
tive committee during its existence
He stated that the committee had hel
q eleven meetings, with a quorum presen
= every time. Sixty letters had been re
ceived and answered andy 200 letter
written. Permanent quarters had bee
secured in the Brokers' Exchange builc
ing, where ore samples will be place
on exhibition.
n Assistant Secretary Perry made a r,
port of the financial condition of tn
board. The total receipts since th
I organization was formed, August 9tl
. was $489. The expenditures have bee
). to date S199. So. Current outstandin
bills, including 500 for the Journal
Commerce, when paid will leave a cas-