The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-04-29

yourself to circulate petitions.
You ask the eouncilmen to strike
of their pay | say II is better pol
icy for them to earn the pay they
are getting. We are being put to
the test and II is up to us to make
good Without casting any refec-
tions On the citizens who signed this
petition. | will say that II is very
easy for anyone TO get petition
signed, especially where there Is any
benefit likely to come to them for
signing and IL costs nothing to sign.
The city is moi burdenins the REQ
ple with taxes Conditions are Uni
versal not locsl. The taSes are
small. Everyone wants improve
ment but they want the little taxes
which pay for improvements cut of.
Mr. Riepe." said Carbon with
tears ii his voice. Il appeal to You
to aid in the upbuilding of our city
instead of circulating petitions.
District Attorney Eddy arose and
unobtrusivoly made correction of two
statements of Carbon, one concerning
the county tax rate. which Ee placed
at SO. and another about the gamb-
ling licenses Mr.. Riepe then arose
for counter
Mr. Carbon. II | had known of
the mayor advocating your reducing
the tax burden from the people |
would have been right here to help
him advocate the measure at the
time he did so. believe that with
the big balance YOU have In the
treasury you should do away with
the licenses fer the quarter
Mr. Riepe, let me give YOU some
facts and figures. said Carbon.
The chair again got TOO hot to hold
him, and he rose TO his feet hurriedly
with finger extended
II don't want to hear about San
francisco and | don't care for your
figures said Mr Riepe. by this time
mad Clea- through You give f.-
ures. but they are on cities of dense
population This is little p'aee.
and we cant figure on the same
scale"
Carbon then spoke II length upon
the incratitude OF the old-tiner TO
the nnie-Come-Lately' class. as
he termed late eomers, ending by
asserting he had been stuck on in
fated teal estate. brit that NJ one Of
fered 10 return any part of the
money he had paid. under the plea
that It was too much fer the prop
erty. ''You had 40 years to build a
town here. why didn't YOU do it2" he
asked To this, although Mr.. Riepe
was evidently trying to remember
Just why he made no reply.
Turning to a News representative.
Gordon. during his talks. said:
"The White Pine News has drawn
. comparison between the city and
county salaries. showing that the city
pay roll is twice as much. Tell me
what the county does with its
money? What do they do with it,"
The Nsws representative being pres
ent on different mission. failed to
mix In the broil the councilman had
personal charge of. This was finally
ended I Y Carbon moving that the PEI
tition lie taken under advisement,
which carried. and which II is to be
presumed means. so far as Carbon
may bn concerned, that n shroud has
been put around II and burial or
dered
The rooming house license of Mrs.
Scott vas remitted for the quarter,
npon resentation of petition from
her, following which District Attor-
ney Eddv again asked permission to
sneak. stating II rs his opinion that
the county should pay the city the
license monies now being sued for
and that he had so advised. He was
overruled by the commissioners. he
stated. and would have to push the
case for the COUNTY. which he would
do to the best of his ability.
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