The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-11-19

RIGHTS OF WAY TO BE ASKED OF COUNTY
|BY ELY C0LDF|ELD and STREET RAIL WAY
BOTH INTERESTS WILL APPEAR BFFORE COMMISSIONERS ON TUESDAY

Tuesday afternoon next formal ap-
plication will be made to the county
commissioners of White Pine county
for right-of-way through the coun-
ty for the Ely-Goldfield railroad.
This is in CONSCIENCE of telegram
to Chairman Stevens of the board
from w. R. Alberger, traffic manager
of the Tonopah & Tidewater Railroad
company. The telegram, dated at
San Francisco, follows:
Board of County Commissioners,
Ely, White Pine county, Nevada:
Leaving here tomorrow morning to
confer with you relative to formal
application before your board on be-
half of the Ely-Goldfield railway"
Mr.. Alberger was expected to ap-
pear before the board at the regular
meeting on last Tuesday, but was
unable to be present Instead of ad-
journing upon the pleasure of Mr..
Alberger, adjournment was taken to
the regular meeting day and date
of the commission, which is p. m.
on Tuesday next. This was done for
the purpose of making the proceed
ings regular and to comply with the
legalities covering the case, so that
there can be no comeback on any
action the board might take in the
premises. That the board, voicing
the sentiments of the entire county,
is favorable to the granting of all
rights in their power, there is no
doubt, and ii there were, the utter
ances of Mr.. Nicholson, one of the
commissioners, would put it to rest.
mo formal application for the de-
sired right-of-way is before the
board" said Mr.. Nicholson, last
evening, "but the question is not new
to us, and when Mr.. Alberger appears
before us on Tuesday, he will find
us ready to act. We have discussed
it impersonally, and both Mr.. Ste
vens and Mr.. Wheeler are unit with
me in favoring the company. When
the matter comes before us, our first
step will be to advertise for bids for
the right-of-way, according to the
law; but it is not likely that there
will be other bidders for the fran
chise. The application of Mr.. Rick
ard for his proposed street railway
from Ely to the mines and to Nc
Gill, also comes up at the same time. !"
| Mr.. Alberger, representing the
Ely-Goldfield road, is railroad man
of large experience, having been for
| years with the Santa Fe system be-
fore joining forces with the TonOpah
and Tidewater. Frank w. Smith, the
pioneer and the largest owner in the
Tonopah and Tidewater, is one of the
moving spirits in the new enterprise,
and no doubt Mr.. Alberger's Office or
traffic manager will be extended to
cover the Ely-Goldfield. Mr.. Alber-
ger has been in Ely before and was
over the ground of the contemplated
road with the surveyors. He is ia
miliar with the entire route and is
one of the most enthusiastic men con-
nected with the enterprise.
In connection with the action of
the commissioners it was said last
night that there would likely be
time limits for the beginning of ac-
tual work placed in both rights-of-
way to be asked of the county next
week. In such event it will become
known what the actual intentions of
the applicants may be as to early
construction. In the case of the
Ely -Goldfield the requirement of
franchise or right-of-way will round
out it's preliminary steps and enable
it to begin construction at any time
that it may see fit. Whether this will
be at once or not is at the present
time merely matter of conjecture, al
though the readiness of the Ely
Goldfield people to take over right
of-way favors the opinion that they
are close to ready for the beginning
of actual construction.