The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-12-02
FRANCHISE IS
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ordinance. The board room was
crowded when the mayor called fol
an expression of opinion as to the
merits or dement's of the franchise.
1--WE have IN railroad now" said
he, land it has been of the greatest
advantage to the city, but we are
paying exorbitant freight rates as a
toll to that benefit, and with another
road it is apparent how much i'm
proved will be our position. Compe-
tition e the upbuilding of any
place or city, and we do not want to
lose the opportunity of getting this
road in and through the city. The
point is to have the line go through
with as little disadvantage as pos
sible to everybody. Clark, or Garden
street seems the only logical way. We
would be glad to hear from anybody
and everybody who can suggest any
improvement"
William Norman, a property
owner on Garden street, said that he
had been damaged by one railroad
and did not want to be damaged by
another. He said that he had a kick
coming, for the railroads seem to
nit every piece of property he owns.
He did not object to the railroad go
ing through Garden street, provided
they would come to his terms.
Then you would be willing to set
a price on your property, which
would not be exorbitant?" asked the
mayor.
Eyes, that would be satisfactory"
was the answer.
1T is a plain business PROPOSE
tion," said Mr.. Cronin, another
property owner. I'VE came here as
the railroad is coming, but we had
to buy everything we got; let the
railroad do the same. With ten or
twenty trains a day going over Gar
den street, not only Garden street
is destroyed, but the entire district
south of it will share the same fate
my views may conflict with those
of some of my friends on Clark
street." said Attorney Charles A.
Walker. "As has been said, the rail-
road should compensate the people
damaged by the coming of the road.
But here is the point: If not per-
hitting the railroad to pass through
Clark street is going to shut the
ldi1l q ouJE IL thCh 5ifS
the railroad what it wants. If it
connects with the Nevada Northern
outside of the town instead of COM
ing into Ely, it is going to be a great
detriment, instead of an advantage
to Ely. The highest figure, ! under
stand, that has been mentioned for
the lots it is desired to sell, is $780,
900. I will be one man to give ST.
900 toward the purchase OF the lots,
and l believe that 100 men can be
found in the district to make up the
amount in addition to what the rail-
road may give. 1t is a business
proposition, for l believe that the
railroad will benefit my property 100
per cent.
There is nj reaso why the peo-
pie should not be compensated, but it
is hard to arrive at values. l don't
think that the Nevada Northern has
damaged Garden street, and l be-
lieve if the Ely Goldfield road bought
these forty lots, they could make
! more out of the part of them that
they would not use, than the entire
purchase would amount to. The
benefit to Ely will amount to many,
many times the damage hat may be
done by having the track down. The
injury to the few will be the gain
of the whole, and the council and
the people should not be arbitrary in
this matter.
"If the people of Ely do anything
to deter the Ely-Goldfield road from
coming here they will do something
which they will regret for all time"
The gist of the argument of Andy
Fessler was that Inc road should
pay for the property which was dam
aged, and not compel the property
holders to go into court and collect
their claims. He said that he did not
think the franchise should be grant
ed and hat if it were that the realty
owners should be compensated.
DR.. Richardson said that the road
should not be permitted to come into
the city on a grade. He said that the
people on the side streets had just
as big a kick as those on Garden
street. He believed in an elevated
road, where the danger to life woulu
be decimated. Councilman Witcher
declared that according to the ideas
of the doctor w would not get the
road into Ely, but over it, or around
y hldyOI dShcu Lie uOCJOI Wudt
he would propose as a remedy, and
the doctor replied that the railroad
had competent engineers who should
be able to solve the problem. Attor-
ney Walker said that the road might
run through Hercules gap to East
Ely, and then Ely would be entirely
out of the running. Mr.. Witcher
stated that he wanted the road TO
come through Ely, or he didn't want
it at all.
Mr.. Rasor, when called upon by
the mayor for his opinion, said that
the position OF the railroad mad been
clearly set forth in the application
for the franchise. Damage will be
done to some," said the engineer,
land Overtures will be made for the
settlement of these damages. AIS
to our buying the forty lots, we will
not do it. We have no use for them,
We could by single lots which we
will need much cheaper than buying
a great number. We admit that we