White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-09
BOND ISSUE FOR
MILL ST. SEWER
CITY COUNCIL IN BUSY SESSION
TAKES UNANIMOUS ACTION
AND PASSES ON MATTERS OF
IMPORTANCE.


Monday night. and lot of perfectly |
yood time was used up in a heated |
discussion as to when is a Minute |
of the Meeting?" or something to |
that effect IL was the old, roilly |
snbiect precipitated weeks ago by the |
storm sewer resolution that followed |
The frolic of water down Murry can
son last August At the beginning |
Of things bearing on the proposed /
ENn street storm sewer. Mayor |
4 Parker has maintained that the min |
4 ntes of the meeting bearing on this |
narticuar subject were not properly |
accorded and that the council was |
playing ducks and brakes with his |
official dignity and authority. The |
council has denied the allegation but |
has failed to quell the alligator of
discussion that has poked its head
out OF the waters OF the prospective
sewer at every meeting since the
subject was broached.
E On Monday night Mayor Parker
was there again with a lengthy reso-
luton incorporating his version of
the yexatious resolution of October
6. and asked to have 1t incorporated
In the minutes of the meeting. no
member of the council volunteering
10 Introduce said resolution
d City Clerk Dickinson stated that
he was wiling to do this provided the
council so ordered. and the discus
B sion waxed warm, the mayor sticking
TO II that the minutes were not cor
rect and that his rights were being
tampered with.
I When City Attorney Boreman was
finally asked to give his opinion. he
addressed the meeting from a har-
mony standpoint. stating that no.
/ body would get anywhere by such
see-sawing methods. or words To that
affect. and that His Honor. the ma
yor. was entitled to courteous treat.
ment. II the mayor wished those
resolutions spread on the records
they should be so spread. although
the council could expuge any part OF
It's last proceedings.
Il Motions were then made, put and
carried to expunge portions OF the
records of the meeting of October 6.
and to approve the minutes OF Oc-
tober &c The mayor then once
more asked that his resolution be
acted Upon. but there was nothing
doing along this line, as the council
apparently looked upon the incident
as closed and proceeded with the
regular order of business.
Ordinance No. 20 was offered by
cOuneilmen Gallagher. This is for
a;ls.o00 bond issue. at six per cent
interest for 90 years. 10 bear date OF
April /. 1914. and for the purpose OF
building storm sewer, permanent
municipal improvements and general
purposes as needed.
Councilman Gallagher moved for
passing the ordinance on its first
eading, the motion was seconded Dy
councilman Bates, and IL was nnanl-
mously voted
Ordinance No. 20 does not have
the approval of Mayor Parker, and
be has given the council to under
stand that he is ag'in' it, first. last
and all the time. Mayor Parker
idea Is to have the question settled
by referendum vote as to whether
the taxpayers wish to expend so much
money for the purpose specified.
W. Il. Meyers presented claim to
the meeting. of s126.22. for contract
work done upon the city cross-waiks
and cutters. This is claim OF Ions
sanding. as the work was done sev
elal years ago. When a previous oil
was presented by Mr. Meyers ther'
was some question as to settlemen
ana the matter was referred to th'
e''y attorney for Investigation. TN
Investigation has been made and tn
report of City Attorney Boreman wa
read by Clerk Dickenson. 1t appear
'nat at the time the cross walks an
suffers We're put in, two portions o
me work We're rejected. However
Tue condemned work has never pee
9'emoyed, but has withstood the ties
vi TINE which the contractor take
"s reason that the work should U
pa'a Tor Apparently the condemne
"olk had lasted as well as any OF IN
0'ner erosswalks and cutters.
lhe council ordered a compromls
settlement of s94.22. provided u