White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-26
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MAYOR HAVE TILT
,ux,TEs OF PREVIOUS MEETING
caUsE OF ARGuMENT-COR-
poRATION TAN RATE WILL
NOT BE LOWERED.


vor and the council at the meeting
~ the city council, Monday night, and
al resulting from the storm sewer
.etion taken by the council at pre-
,ions meeting. As will be remem-
hered. Mayor Parker Is opposed to
,be Murry street storm sewer, be-
cause of the cost, until the question
i settled by referendum vote of the
Esneople. The mayor claims that in
Lespect to the previous meeting re-
s.serred TO. he has been placed in a
false light, and that reports of the
meeting were misleading, that the
minutes we're incorrect. and that the
action was an insult to him in his of
fclal capacity.
At Monday nights meeting the ma
yor took action at once relative TO
his grieyence and after giving his
Version of the storm sewer vote and
action. offered the following correc-
lion 10 be substituted in the minutes:
Immediately upon said motion be-
Ing seconded, and before any diree-
lions whatsoever were given by the
mayor. Councilman Bates directed
the clerk to call the roll and the roll
was thereupon called by the clerk.
The mayor did not attempt TO con-
ceal his soreness and maintained that
the action of the council was pre-ar-
ranged in other words a frame
up-snd an insult to him. He dis
claimed that at the previous meeting
he had refused to put the motion,
and that reports to that effect in the
local papers were Incorrect
Councilman Brown was absent
from the meeting, but Councilman
Bates and Councilman Gallagher re-
fused to display any chips on their
shoulders as to the mayors accusa-
tons. and FASTENED TO assure the
! honorable chief executive of the city S
| Affairs that no insult had been IN
/ tended. Councilman Bates could see
no reason. however. why the minutes
should be corrected" as II was his
opinion that he had not ordered roll
to be called by the clerk at the pre-
ylous meeting as accused.
Councilman Gallagher presented
no objections to have the minutes
corrected as desired BY the mayor.
At this juncture Anthonp Jurieh
acting as city counsel. succeeded In
diyerting the rising food of argument
and discussion that seemed to be
threatening the meeting over the
sever question. by giving his opinion
10 the effect that so far as the draw
Ing OF bond ordinance is concerned
the wording of the minutes In TINS
Particular instance didn't make an,
difference. anyway. Thereafter tht
subject Vas dropped and the mayors
correction" remained unadopted,
From floods the meeting switched
to hres. indirectly, by the introdne
Ton of the subject of ehimneys I'M
tFuncIl desires some information
foncerning terra Gotta chimneys' a
having q bearing on the operation
a city ordinance that requires briei
'himneys on all buildings within TN
city limits. Councilman Bates ma
sent to San Francisco for a sam
pie chimney of the terra eott'
Find, and informed the meeting ina
the sample was on the way. IN
nae question was therefore continues
until another meeting and opinion d
to the enforcement of the brick hu
ordnance will me withheld unit
later.
Street obstruction was the mex
grievance, introduced by +. NJ. Clarf
Who stated that he had been aske
oy Residents of Clark street to brih
10 the attention of the council ID
undesirable state of affairs along tina
Ousy thoroughfare from a variety
oauses. Piles of weeds constitute a
eyesore while dilapitated old wagon
peer kegs, etc. stored in or ad)aeei
:" the public street are menace
traffic.
The mayor informed Mr.. Gar
mat the city marshal would be II
!, fructed to have existing condition
4 corrected
There was a discussion as to u
~h per cent raise In the valuation
eV property, as ordered by the sta
"A commission. Action was deierr'
Will a lafa, hTOllKl