White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-05

tension, removal of the Nevada
Northern depot and park beautif-
cation have been subjects of dis
cussion before the city council the
past week. The questions involved
occupied the time of the regular
council meeting Monday night, and
of special meeting Thursday
night.
At Monday nights meeting James
the removal of the railroad depot,
by presenting a petition bearing the
names of a number of residents
and property owners in the eastern
part of the city and interested in
the proposed project. Mr.. Cronan
further made a short address. No
action was taken as the matter is one
upon which the council has no au-
thority.
The discussion of the proposed
extension of the storm sewer from
Eighth street to the corner of the
telephone building. was finally made
a special order of business at
special meeting Thursday night. 1t
was brought out that the council
does not wish to incur expenses that
will increase the burden of taxa
ton, and that the expense of the
proposed sewer extension will be
approximately $4,000 of which the
city's share would be s2,700. It
is up to the county to pay the bal
ance of the bill. and as regards
the raising of the s2.700 the coun-
ell informed the meeting that priv
ate parties had offered a long time
loan at low rate of interest.
Incidental with the sewer extern
sion the board of county commits
sioners has plans for parking the
court house grounds between the
railroad track and Aultman street.
Beth the mayor and the council are
In favor of the sewer extension, and
for beautifying the county land
named in the project. II. N. Byrne,
cashier of the First National bank,
is also interested in the park project
and has offered to raise the neces-
sary funds for the purpose of pro-
yiding seats, swings and other at
fractions usual in public resort of
this kind. All the details were final
ly left for the consideration of the
special meeting.
Relative to the enlargement of
the cemetery, the city engineer was
instructed to make plans and esti-
mates as II is desirous that this i'm
portant work be commenced as soon
as possible. 1t will be necessary to
have the newly acquired area plotted
and subdivided into burial lots,
which will be sold and the mon
ey applied to cemetery improve
ment. 1t is proposed to charge lot
owners a small annual assessment to
apply towards paying for the services
of care taker.
Further business at Monday
nights meeting was the awarding of
the contract for the season to NJ. G.
Farnsworth to do the city street
sprinkling. The price stated is
$3.50 per day. Mr.. Farnsworth to
| furnish his own team and the city
water. 1t was directed that the
sprinkling of the streets be COM
menced at once.
Thursday Nights Meeting.
Thursday nights meeting of the
council resulted in definite action
that will assure the extension of the
storm sewer from Eighth street. and
the parking of the court house
grounds as desired and proposed by
the board of county commissioners.
The sewer extension is estimated to
cost $5,400. of which the city will
pay a sum not to exceed $2,7OO to be
borrowed from private sources for
the term of three years The exten-
sion will be under the direction of
City Engineer Millard from plans
and specifications made by him.
There was a representative at
tendance of tax payers at the special
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ahead with the work was unani-
nous. In the preceding argument
but one objection was voiced and
that was rather as to ways and
means than against the proposition
as whole.