White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-08
SEWER BONDING.
PROTESTS FILED.
PETITIONS POINT TO LAW SUIT
If CITY COUNCILS MURRy
CANYON IMPROVEMENT PLAN
rs CONTINUED.

Monday nights meeting of the city
council was lengthy one and devot-
ed principally to discussion of the
storm sewer bond issue. and the ques-
ton of the Ely water company's re-
sponsibility for the damage TO side
walks in Ely. The storm sewer bond
issue was the principal number on the
evenings program, and If there was
anyone present who did not express
an opinion Ii can be attributed to the
fact that he had no opinion or was
bashfully inclined as speaker. How
ever no instances of timidity on the
part of anyone were recorded. After
all the talk. not much in the way of
nything new was said on this long
suffering subject, but before the
close of the meeting Mayor Parker
played his trump card that may turn
the winning tricks to his side of the
table.
These so-called trumps were the
petitions signed by property owners
and tax payers. opposing the storm
sewer bond issue. For long time
these petitions have been In evidence
at the council meetings by hear-say
only, but Monday night they were
produced as real existing documents
and filed by Mayor Parker with the
city clerk. There are S4 signatures
on the petitions that represent above
Is per cent of city assessable proper
ty. The petitioners take the stand
that the proposed storm sewer would
be of little benefit to the city as COM
pared with the financial outlay in
volyed, and further make request for
referendum vote at special cleo
tion on the question of the bond issue.
Attorney Walker who addressed the
meeting on the subject of the petit
tions, made the statement that the
bond issue had not been passed In
a regular and legal manner. and In
view of this and the opposition of
nearly hundred per cent of the resi-
dents of Murry canyon. that II the
council continued with the project,
the opponents would take the matter
TO the courts.
So far as the members of the eoun-
ell stand as Cleaned by represent
tative of the News. Councilmen Bates
and Gallagher would rather let the
matter drop for the present than
precipitate further friction and a
law suit while Councilman Brown
Is insistent on going ahead with the
matter though 1t may necessitate
having a referendum vote His two
colleagues. Councilmen Bates and
Gallagher, are not in favor OF the
special election which would cost APP
proximately $40O and Is looked upon
as needless expenditure of public
money.
On the other hand Councilman
Brown is opposed to expending any
money on repairs of the present
wooden fiume, which he considers
would be using up about nine thou
sand dollars without getting any per-
manent results.
1t has been further brought out
through interviews with the members
of the council. that much OF the OPP
position to the councils ordinance
for the Improvement of Murry can
yon, Is against the underground
sewer. Otherwise. the project might
not meet with much criticism.
The discussion on the city's claim
that the Ely Water eompany's pipes
and mains had caunsed damage to
Ely streets, sidewalks and cutters,
was participated in by Manager Ar
thur Smith of the water company
Lindsay Duncan of McGill. and City
Engineer Millard. Mr.. Duncan, who
at the request of the water company,
had recently made a technical ex-
animation of the condition OF things,
from the standpoint of an experienced
engineer, admitted water damage. but
attributed this chiefly to improperly
constructed sidewalks. Modern side
walk construction. he maintined.
now places the foundations below the
frost line.
Mr.. Duncan did not speak with any
intention other than rendering a
fair expression of opinion. and while
admitting the water damage, thought
1t might have resulted from several
sources. surface water from rain and
melting snow teaching beneath the
walks, as well as from leaky pipes.
Exceptions were taken to some OF