White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-19
HIGH SCHOOL BONDS
TO Be ISSUED LATER

Al tit IuttilHb VI II VI
county commissioners last Monday
the question of issuing bonds for thu
building of the addition TO the county
high school. as provided for by an act
of the last legislature, was taken ur
by the board. I'D Willard and Miss
Virginia Carothers OF the county
board of education. with Professor A.
S. knbitz of the high school. we're
present at the meeting and urged
upon the county board the necessity
CT at least building and equipping a
dormitory for the high school before
the next term.
County Commissioner Clark and
Mr.. Willard entered into a controyer-
sy relative to the provisions of the act
of the legislature granting the power
to the county board of making the
bond issue. Commissioner Clark
claim ed that the provision of the bill
giving authority for the expenditure
of the money for high school purposes
in any part OF White Pine county did
MT give the commissioners and the
board OF education the right to limit
tho expenditure to the county high
school a. Ely, and that any school dis
trict in the county where there were
rIpils eligible to attend the nigh
school could claim the right to have a
figh school built in such district.
Commissioner CLARK strongly object
ed to proceeding with the bond issue
a. this time, giving as his reason for
The sane that the county was not in
a condition to pay the additional
taxes necessary TO undertake a debt
o. this kind aud that he believed the
high school could get along for a
while without a dormitory.
The question of the expense To the
county of paying the transportation
OF tie pupils was presented by the
members OF the board OF education
aud after considerable discussion II
WIS agreed by those in favor of the
issue that 100000 would be sufficient
81 this time to make the necessary
improvements TO the high school. in.
stead OF making the issue for S1e0,.
900. as provided In the act. The
question was subsequently settled by
the county board making an order
for the Issuance OF $4,000 in bond,
and County Treasurer Bath was des-
ignated by tae county board OF edu-
Gallon to make a trip to Salt Lake
city and endeayor TO dispose of tho
bonds when printed.
The board adjourned until the next
morning Tuesday, at 10 a. m. when
a committee representing the big tax
layers of the county, composed OF W.
y. McGill. Arthur Smith. manager o.
the Ely Securities Company and al
lied interests, and Attorney b. l..
Quay,e. representing the Nevada Con.
solidated Copper Company. appeared
before the commissioners and entered
a protest against the issuance OF the
high school bonds at this time.
A conference was held BY the com
( iai.tee with Ed Willard OF the county
board OF eduaction before the protest
? was made TO the board. Attorney
Quayle addressed the commissioners
and presented the argument OF the
. taxpayers against the bono issue. He
I assured the county board that Mr.
Millard would ~interpose no objection
IL the commissioners decided to re-
, consider its action of the day before
; and decide to rescind the order made
tOr the bond issue.
!, Commissioned Clark replied to At.
torney Quayic and said that he had
opposed the issue for the reason that
nc did not think the present time was
.rportune for putting the county into
!, cebt, and fer the further reason thai
me county at present was endeayor-
,ng 10 secure an extension OF time ON
a loan OF 100000 secured from the
state in 1919, and If which about
$4,000 vas still due and payable
June l. He said that the resolution
prepared for transmission to the state
loan board declared that the county
was not in n financial condition 10
pay this loan when due, and therefore
asked for an extension OF time. add.
ing that 70 make a resolution based
en- such q reason and then to imme
diately make a bond issue for $50
too did not seem iustifabie.
Commissioner Baird presented his
views to the assembly. saying that
the only reason he had favored the
bond issue was owing to the number
of men in the district out OF work
and that he thought the building OF
tie school addition at this time would
Lelp this situation.
As a result Of the conference the
hoard decided To riscind its action in
authorizing the bond issue and made
an order abrogating the order OF
Monday which in effect will postpone
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