Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-03-07

! According to the individual asser-
tions of the members of the board
of county commissioners, a wrongful
construction was placed on their
letter to the citizens committee re-
garding the proposition of the town
issuing bonds for the purchase Of the
sewerage system. r. B. Davis, chair
man Of the board of commissioners,
declared today that while he was not
IN opposition to the movement, he
would not take action towards Sc
curing a bond issue until the matter
had been submitted to a vote of the
people at a special election. He de-
clared that he would also refuse to
take action in the matter until the
public service commission had rem
dered decision as to the rates now
charged by the local water com
pany
Yesterday J. B. Tregloan, chair
man of the citizens committee sent
a letter to the commissioners, ex.
planning the view of the situation as
taken by those present at the meet
ing Wednesday night. This letter is
given in its entirity and is as fol-
lows:
Tonopah, New, March 6, 1913.
Hon, Board of County Commissioners,
Mr. R. d. Davis, Chairman, Tono-
pah, Nevada.
lGentlemen:
Your communication as handed to
the committee on sewer yesterday
caused considerable adverse comment
last evening, due to it appearing in
the latter part of the resolution that
it was your idea to change from mu-
nicipal ownership to the creation OF
sanitary zone with present private
ownership and reduced rates to be
made on sewer charges. This ought
to be done after the water rates are
reduced.
The committee interviewed Mr.
Pohl this morning and understand
from him that this construction was
not intended by your honorable body
to be made, and the committee beg
leave to suggest that the honarblt
board of county commissioners ampli
fy their resolution so as to make YOU
position more specific in that as Mr.
Pohl states that you do not care t
: be construed as favoring private own
ership at reduced rates after thu
? water question is settled, but d.
favor municipal ownership if such cal
be secured at fair price within tht
power Of the people to pay and will
their sanction by special election be
fore you act so far as spending an.
county money for sewer relief.
Thanking you for your earnest cor
sideration of the matter, and cor
: lservative action to date, we beg t
" remain, yours for good business an
value received for any money expent
" ed on sewer relief,
Yours respectfully,
: J, d, TREGLOAN,
y Chairman Citizens Sewer Relief Con
. mittee,
Approved: II. II, BACON,
= Chairman Citizens Meeting
P. S.-This reply is in accordanc
" with Instructions from last night
citizens meeting,
The letter referred to as havin
been received from the commission
ers and which was read at the cit
zens' meeting follows;
Tonopah, New, March 5, 1913.
Mr., John B. Tregloan, Chairman Gil
- zens Committee and Gentleme
y Of the Committee;
ID In response to your solicitation
take certain steps with the end
view of the acquiring of the prese
IN sewer system aud extending the san
III lHe loNH VI loHopdn, tHls uodl
sitting as town board for Tonopa
begs leave to say in reply to yo
-, request that they have listened wi
IS much interest and enlightenment
:. the presentation OF the facts by yo
:, committee and the the board h
- given the matter due considerati
-, and begs to advise that we ha
!. come to the conclusion to defer a
4 action on your request and the mi
~ ters therein discussed until such til
as this board has before 1t the {
clsion, ruling and order of the pub
service commission in the matter
IN the complaint of said commssi
against the water company of ToI
MS pah, This commission has here
10. fore suggested to the board the
,at tabishment of sanitary zone, viii,
les however, by reason of the fact II
he under the present water rates
on board did not feel warranted a
,ar justified in the establishment of
In sanitary zone at the present time
,nt after consideration of the decisi
he of the commission it appears ad,
able to establish a sanitary zone