The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-12-07
Mr.. PARKER
To RESIGN
Unappreciative Constitu-
ents Occasion the Step
He Will Take.
COMPLAIN OF ROAD.
On Which Commissioner Has Spent
Own Money..WiIl Not Withdraw
Until New Member Is Named.

AS quickly as Governor Sparks
sends in his appointment of men,
mer of the board of county commits
sioners, to fill the vacancy on that
board caused by the death of the
late William X. Bassett, there will
be another vacancy on the board,
caused by the resignation of Com
missioner George f. Parker of Cherry
Greek.
Commissioner Parker stated yes
terday that his resignation will be
due to the forwarding of a petition to
the board by taxpayers in Cherry
Creek, criticising the expenditure of
money on the Egan canyon road, of
which he has had supervision.
The petition, signed by 70 taxpay-
ers, is as follows:
ITO the Honorable Board of Coun-
ty Commissioners of White Pine
County, Nevada::
Your petitioners, the undersigned
citizens and taxpayers of Cherry
Creek, respectfully represent to your
honorable body that the county road
running through Eagan Canyon is
in an almost impossible condition;
that there is now, and will be during
the next several months, a large
amount of traffic over said road.
The mining companies compelled to
use said road have expended during
the past summer more than 500 of
their own money in repairing the
road, but it will require 5000 more
to place the road in good condition.
Your petitioners further represent
that while appropriations have been
made from the county funds for the
repairing of said road, the moneys
thus appropriated were not judi
ciously expended and the road has
received no permanent benefit from
such expenditure Therefore your
petitioners earnestly urge your hon.
orable body to appropriate the sum
of 5000 for the purpose of placing
said road in good condition The
names of the 10 petitioners follow
these remarks.
81 believe that a large number of
the persons who signed that petit
tion," said Commissioner Parker to
the News last night, "did not realize
that they were directing strong
criticism against me.
'"The majority of these people are
my friends. | believe that they mere
ly looked at the first clause in the
petition asking for more money, and
failed to catch the significance of the
clause which. reads that the money
was injudiciously spent. When the
election was approaching I was asked
to run, as the only candidate from
the Cherry Creek part of the county,
in ofi I
lieved that the Cherry Creek sec
tion should have representation on
the board, and as | was the only man
who could give the time to the busi-
ness of the county, I was placed on
the ticket and was elected.
Il have tried during the entire
time that I have been commissioner
to work for the interests of my part
of the county. This petition shows
how thoroughly that work has been
appreciated. The county allows me,
with the other members of the COM
mission, $25 per month as salary as
a member of the board. | am also
allowed 10 cents per. mile for mile
age When I was first elected |
bought my mileage in 1000 mile
books, investing my own money. l
have made 12 trips to Ely, travelling
104 miles each trip, making total
of 1886 miles. For this I have been
paid $129.60 by the county. In addi-
ton, there is my salary as commits
sioner for II months at $25 per
month, or $500, making a total of
S429.60 received from the county.
My expenses when here on county
business average $3.50 per day for
board and room. I have spent, on
county business total of $444.5O for
board and room, making my actual
loss $144.50 during the year that |
have served. 1t is a luxury to be a
commissioner representing a part OF
the county distant from the county
seat But of this I am making no
complaint. l have spent a great deal
of time in the interests of the county,
averaging a little more than week
for every month.
''Now as to the Egan Canyon road.
was asked to have that road fixed
up, and undertook to have it done
properly. I hired men at $3.50 per
day to do the work on the road, and
as the county allows only So per day
for that class of labor, | have paid
the difference out of my own pocket
OF this I have made no complaint
but I have come to the conclusion
that since the giving of my time, and
my money to the interests of the
Cherry Creek section which | have
tried to represent on the board, are
not appreciated, I will resign and
give them chance to get mem
ber on the board who will be more
satisfactory.
Commissioners Parker, when asked
as TO the date he would file his resig
nation, said:
There is vacancy on the poar'