The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-06-10
QUIT ON FIGHT
FOR DEPOT
IN ELY
And Give Up Streets and
We Will Stop Mine
Train in Your Town,
Says Railroad.

vada Northern railroad a perpetual
franchise or right of way over Gar
den, or Clark street. as II has been
renamed. was brought before the
council last evening After consid-
cradle discussion the matter was ta-
bled until next week, when the coun-
ell will take action.
The council assembled AT the usual
hour with all members present and
"A number of visitors In attendance.
Among these were W. y. McGill,
Charles S. Chandler. H. W. Fletcher,
Joseph l.. Stevens. J. +. Aiken and
J. r. Taylor.
Mr. Chandler. for the Northern,
presented a resolution and ordinance,
the former waving claim to the
freight depot on Garden street and
the latter granting the railway
franchise with several clauses of in
terest attached.
The resolution set forth the fact
that whereas, a regular passenger SER
vice between the Veteran and inter-
mediate points to Ely was much de-
sired and that this could he best
promoted by running trains through
Garden street. it was the purpose of
the railroad company to ask for II.
On the other hand, the railroad could
not operate this traffic through a
yard such as would be necessary at
a freight depot such as the state rail-
road commission has ruled will have
TO he provided II therefore asked
that the city give up the right to such
freight depot under the order of the
IL ...f1
shonld send a copy of the resolution
when passed TO the state commits
sion.
The ordinance. under which a
franchise Is aked, grants perpetual
right of way to the railroad over Gar
den and intersecting streets and con-
tains the following stipulations: The
right to maintain "A passenger depot
at any convenient point TO be select
ed by the railroad company. the right
10 construct spur tracks to any of
the streets, alleys or avenues named
in the ordinance, in order that ware
houses might be reached ii the rail
road should so desire. and for other
commercial purposes. The right to
operate on any of the said streets
freight trains which contain ship
ments for delivery TO warehouses
along the right of way. The right to
operate through the streets freight
trains aud ore trains at any time
when by reason of accident or other
emergency II became necessary. The
railroad company guarantees to run
through passenger and express trains
TO be stopped at convenient points
for allowing passengers to get into
the trains or alight from them and
for the delivery OF freight and eX-
press.
Mr. Chandler spoke shortly upon
the merits of the two requests he had
presented.
abjured the council 10 think well be
fore they gave such rights 10 the rail-
road company.
Joseph Il. Stevens. in order to be
fully understood by those present,
stated that he did not care personally
whether freight depot was estab-
lished In Ely or not
]. Il. Aiken made a short talk
along the same lines as Mr.. Fletcher,
urging consideration of the move be-
fore IL was taken. On motion of Mr..
Carbon the matter was then tabled
until next Tuesday, when some action
will probably be taken upon II.
Bids for the foundations of the
new city hall were next opened. Mey-
ers and Rose submitted bid of ST.
945 for the work Dodson 4 Weller,