White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-22
ACCEPT BOND OF
CITY TREASURER
AFTER DISPOSING OF MIR. BATHS
SURETIES. CITY COUNCIL DIS
POSES OF GOOD-sIzED BATCH
Or BUSINESS.

sized batch of business to occupy the
attention of the body. About the
first subject considered was the bond
of Thomas A. Bath, city treasurer.
for ten thousand dollars. The bond
was approved. The bondsmen, in the
sum of s2.500 each are A. B. Nitcher
J. H. Luedke, Casten Olsen and e.
w. Hulse.
The council was informed by
Councilman Brown. that verbal ap-
plieation had been made by ]. S
Darke. for the contract OF auditing
the city's books. Mr. Darke holds
the necessary certificate of the state
accounting board. which legally
qualities him to audit county or city
books, and has been awarded the
contract for auditing the books oil
White Pine county. No action was
taken upon his verbal request, be-
yond a suggestion that he present
his application in writing.
Murry creek came in for its usual
quota of discussion. the subject in
troduced by DR.. T. H. Suffal and J.
IT, Culbert, both of whom appeared
before the meeting with grievance
the flume that crosses theil
lands and conveys the waters of the
creek on its devious way elsewhere.
The gist of the query of Messrs.
Suffal and Culbert was What are
you going to do about it," referring
to the condition of the flume, which
is bad and is deferring improvements
to the properties contemplated by the
respective owners.
This was no news to the members
of the council and Councilman Gal
lagher took occasion to say that a
bond Issue had been planned to take
care of just such situations as was
troubling the two citizens mentioned
but the objection to the bond issue
had been such that the project had
pccu put away oh eht Shth III
definitely.
City Attorney Boreman was called
on. and gave his opinion that the
city is not liable for construction OF
fumes across private lands and that
owners are responsible for damages
resulting from inadequate fumes. The
matter was temporarily settled by
the council instructing the city en-
gineer to look into the situation and
report at the next meeting.
The suggestion of City Clerk Dick
enson that the city negotiate a loan
of 5000 to pay outstanding war
rants. was referred to the finance
committee. The city clerk stated
that the number of such warrants be-
ing carried by the banks constituted
a source of extra work and bookeep-
ing for the banks and himself. that
would be done away with If the in
debtedness was lumbed in one sum.
Mayor Parker addressed the meet
ing on the subject of cleanup day.
This is an institution established last
year by the Ely Women's club, and
il is proposed by the ladies of the
club to try it again this year. A
committee from the club has inter-
viewed the mayor for the purpose oil
bringing the matter to the city fa-
theirs and getting a line on what may
be expected from the city In the way
OF financial assistance. Last year the
city paid the expense of having the
dirt. garbage and debris collected by
the cleaners carted away. and the
amount totaled a tidy sum-some-
thing like eight hundred dollars 1t is
stated. The members of the club
agree with the mayor that this was
a bunch of money to Offset the hard
and gratuitous work of those who Ia
bored in the Spotless Town move
ment, and in speaking upon the mat
ter, Mayor Parker was of the opinion
that If the city co-operated this year
In cleaning up day. whatever was
done should be under the direction
of the city marshal, as matter of
business economy. No definite action
was taken. although the sense of the
council was manifestly in favor OF
assisting the clean up day movement
In this connection City Marshal Shell
called the attention of the meeting
to his efforts in the direction oil
cleanliness by the enforcement of the
city ordinance that prohibits the
promiscuous dumping of garbage
and other refuse. He has prepared a