The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-30
Makes Terms With Water Company By
Which Town Is to Be at Once Supplied
From Murry Creek-.-lnstaIIatiOn OF
Permanent Works to Commence Within
Ninety Days and to Be Completed as
Quickly as Possible

Elys water problem was solved at special meet
ing of the Board of County Commissioners yesterday
morning. when an agreement was entered into with
the Ely Water Company for the immediate installation
of an adequate water system for the town
Chairman A. L. Parker and Commissioner r.
Bassett were present. Commissioner George f. Par
ker was not able to be present. he is sick in Cherry
Creek.
Water Comms sioner 3 H. Hde5ranl atteadel
the meeting as representative Of the residents Of Ey
and Attorney QuayIe of handler 4 Quayle, appaWel
for the Ely Water Company,
The water situation carefully gone over, and
the following terms agreed upon:
That the Ey Water Company be given the right
to use the mains and pipes already laid and to a.
ter and extend them to meet the needs of the town
That the fire hydrants Shall be maintained IN
their present positions
That the Ely Water Company shall in tall
maintain and operate complete ana permanent WA
ter system in the town, and shall commence work
upon the system within ninety days, and complete
it soon as possible.
That the Ely Water Company be given right
of way across the Courthouse grounds for it's fume
OF ditch.
The action of the Board of County Commissioners
was embodied in the following resolution:
WHEREAS The of Ely and its inhabitants greatly in
need of system and
WHEREAS, The Ely Company in position to provide
the same now therefore be it
Resolved That the Chairman of this board is hereby authorized
directed acknowledge and TO SAID
Company ndentu which attached hereto aud hereby
part of this resolution
This indent1re made the 29th day of January,
1907 by and between the Board of County Commits
sioners of White Pine County, Neva 4, and Town OF
Ey Nevada represented by the said Board OF County
Commissioners the party of the first part, and Ely
Water Company, corporation of the State OF Malne
party of the second part, wtnesseth:
WHEREAS residents houehoders and business people of the
town of Ev great urgent supply for
nicipal and domestic purposes; and,
Said the second the owner or or con-
valuable and ample sources OF water in the
neiehborhood of said which turned the above
inhabitants and people OF said town. VIII satisfy the
wants and needs above mentioned and,
WHEREAS pipes been laid under OF the
streets highways and with which water connections
have the of Mury Creek flowing IN the CHAIN
man ditch by virtue with the former OF
the waters which pipes primarily designed to
hold the sole OF aHodng hre protection
to said and its inhabitants and
WHEREAS expedite the to the said town
and people of Ely of such contained i'll said pipes
and the source with connected be to
the present requirements said househoders and bu
people and
WHEREAS install complete system tor the
service of people with will be for said
na of the the said Murry Greek to its
site and distribution end extend its
en carrying said through and across that lot commonly
called the Courthouse marked the the town
cite Of E Nevada record the Recorder of
White County book OF Miscellaneous Records
at pages to 625 ahd,
WHEREAS the great benefit OF the general
sommnity aud po thereof particularly to have
installed at possible day complete em OF water service
and supply;