White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-23
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

TN - CRt III Aht
business section. from fire. was APP
parent at the meeting of the council,
Monday night, when Ordinance No.
Il was passed on its first reading
Ordinance No. Il Toes away with any
more buildings of the shack variety
bing erected on the main section of
Aultman street. Hereafter. the ma
terial used must be brick. stone or
concrete blocks and all new buildings
and anything in the nature of repairs
to the extent of $50 or more, with
the exception of painting and plaster
ing. are under the direct supervision
of the city engineer. Further. If any
of the present structures in the por-
tion of the street named are damag-
amount of 40 per cent of their value.
they must be reconstructed to con-
form with the requirements of Ordi
nance No. II. Also. the roofs of new
or reconstructed buildings must be
covered with copper, tin, iron or as
phaltum.
The ordinance lays down fire limits
and contains important provisions
that will eventually result in substan-
tial and permanent business struc-
lures. All buildings of three stories
or more must be provided with fire
escapes. In ease of violation of the
ordinance. the city engineer has au-
thority after ten days notice, to move
or destroy the offending building,
while the owner is liable to a fine of
$500 or six months in jail or both.
The question of licenses came NJ
as a subject for discussion, precipi-
tated by the application of LYDIA L.
Hamilton and Fred c.. Hamilton for
a license % conduct a rooming house
and hotel at the corner of High and
Graham streets. This license had
been held up by the mayor. who stat
ed hat his reason for so doing was
TO have the matter thoroughly dis
cussed and understood by the council.
The location of the Graham hall
where the hotel and rooming house is
TO be conducted is in such close proxi-
nifty to the restricted district, that
suspicious were aroused that the
hotel would not be a hotel in the
true and regular sense of the word,
and that the extension of the red
light section across Second street
was something TO be prevented. as it
would mean practically an entire
block devoted to led light purposes.
Fortunately for the outcome of the
license, Mr.. Hamilton, lessee of the
hotel, addressed the meeting in per-
son, and made such a favorable i'm
preston that on the motion of Coun-
Gilman Gallagher. seconded by coun-
Gilman Bates, the license was granted
Mr.. Hamilton assured the council
that 1t was hts intention to conduct
an orderly and respectable establish
ment. that his wife and mother-in-
law would make their home with him
there, and that the council had ample
authority to revoke his license at any
time. in Ease cause arose. He ex-
poets that the patrons OF his hotel
will be made up principally of the
bartenders and musicians employed
in the red light district.
In connection with the discussion
of the Hamilton license. the council
took action relative TO the five cribs
that have blossomed on the west side
of Second street. These cribs are
the result of the fire in the red light
district a few weeks ago. Their
usage was conditional or only until
such time as the occupants burned
out could find other quarters. But
apparently, the location has proved
satisfactory. as there has been no
change. However, there will be, as
a motion by Councilman Gallagher
dDd ny 1OuntiiAudh Pdt'F
was carried. whereby the buildings
mentioned must be moved back from
the sidewalk and a fence eight feet
high built in front of them. and un-
less this is done the buildings will be
ordered removed to some other To-
cation in the red light district away
from Second street.
The application of Pistone and
Venttarino, was granted, to conduct
a retail liquor business in the Copper
King saloon on Aultman street.
Relative to the establishment OF
arc lights IN Aultman street, the sub
ject was again tabled until the light
company a shed more light as to
rates. etc. A number of the business
men on Anltman street are in favor
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