The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-06-24

The city council last night put the
railroad franchise over until spe-
cial meeting called for Thursday
evening. when it is expected final de-
cision will be reached.
In the matter of protests against
construction Of the Ely sewer, after
plans rs they stand at present, the
protests were overruled by the coun-
Gil and the city attorney instructed TO
present to the meeting on Thursday
evening the call for vote by the
people on the proposition. as proyid
ed by law
Small time was wasted in putting
the steam roller over the sewer pro-
tests. The matter was brought mp
by call for the report of the city at
torney. in which he declared opinion
that the protests were premature;
that there was nothing on which 10
base expectation of unsanitary con
ditions resulting from the use OF
Murry creek as an outlet for the
offal of the city and advice. in sum
and substance. TO go ahead regard
that of Ely Securities. represent.
ed property in the sewer districts,
and this in only very small amount.
The report was accepted and ordered
filed, the attorney being instructed
to proceed with call for vote of eit-i
zens. On motion of Carbon. the
mayor was authorized to select
committee of six, TO number at least
In,
visit the proposed point of outlet and
make report as to their views at the
meeting on Thursday night. the OBJ
ject OF the committee being explain
ed by the councilman to be to create
public confidence IN the desirability
of the sewer plans as they stand.
In the matter of the railroad fran
chise the mayor presented COM
munication at the opening OF the
meeting in which he set forth reasons
for declining to attach his signature
TO the ordinance as II stands. These
were that no regular train service
is specified; that the franchise prac-
iically gives the railroad privilege to
stop operation of its main line trains
into Ely or to stop operation OF Its
suburban trains between Ely City
ana SmelItT AT WY anu ihaai Ah'
ordinance is loosely drawn In other
respects. The mayor later added TO
his communication the explanation
that he was acting on behalf of the
people. While he believed much ben
eft would be derived from train SER
vice between Ely and the mines. he
did not believe that as the repre-
sentative of the people he had the
Al. tA..,. %, "a N.
der an ordinance which would pre-
vent other railroads from entering
the city and which did not bind the
railroad receiving the privilege to do
any certain thing. Carbon agreed
with the mayor, he said, I'm the main,
though he did not see In view of the
uncertainty of volume of business
how the railroad could be asked to
specify any certain train service.
Root did not believe the ordinance
should be passed without stipulation
Of at least one train a day. He
would vote for 1t ii this was entered
in the franchise.
Attorney Chandler for the railroad
said that he did not see why the
mayor had not spoken before He
had simply held matters up two
weeks LONGER lHdu lltttSSais ~ ~
latoriness. As for the stipulation of
train service to any certain extent
he did not see how the railroad could
do that unless the people of ELY were
willing to put up cash guarantee
that such trains as they wanted
would not be operated at loss. He
did not see where there was reason
for expectation in any degree that
the railroad would permit the fran
chise to lapse in the event 1t seeur-
ed II.
q. +. Boreman said that 1t was the
first time In its history that the rail-
road had been known to be solicitious
for the welfare of Ely. He thought
there should be forfeiture clause
in the franchise. As for the delay
on the part of the mayor in express
ing his views, he did not see that
the official had been dilatory. He
could not speak until the franchise
came to him for examination and i'm
mediately after he had made the lat
ter he announced his opposition to
the document as Ii stood.
A. ]. Fesler said he had talked
with many business men about the
franchise and that they were all OPP
posed 10 IL In It's present form. Tor
the reason that while it gave to the
railroad everything it assured the
people of Ely nothing. He thought
that II the franchise was not worth
one train day 1t was worth nothing
at all. II. w. Fletcher was of the
opinion that there should be stipula-
ton that the trains between Ely City
and the smelter also operate into
Ely. The train service from the
mines, he thought, would adjust it.
self.
City Attorney Walker thought the