White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-26
MAYOR AND COUNCIL LOCK HORNS
ON QUESTION OF MARSHAL FOR ELY

| q drawing card. as standing room
was at premium when the meeting
was called to order for the transac-
| tion cf the regular business. Mayor
Gallagher, who in his inaugural ad-
dress expressed the hope that citizens
would show their interest in city af-
fairs by attending the council meet
ings, appears to be having his hopes
realized. as the public is certainly
turning out we'll to the weekly meet
ings
| A number OF matters of more or
less importance we're taken up, dis
cussed and some disposed OF. Ar
rangements for city pound were
made with NJ. c. Schallenberger. own
er of the property to be used for
impounding purposes. The city will
make some needed repairs on the
property aud Mr.. Schallenberger will
receive rental of $3.50 per month.
| City Attorney Lockhart reported
relative TO the waste water from the
Troy laundry, concerning which GER
tain residents in the neighborhood of
the laundry had taken issue. Mr.
Lockhart informed the meeting that
he had taken the matter up with Mr.
Stephens, proprietor of the laundry
with the result that Mr.. Stephens had
agreed to remedy the waste water
situation in a manner which he be-
lieyed would be satisfactory to every
one by replacing the temporary wood
en- fiume with an iron pipe to conduct
the waste water from the laundry to
the creek.
Reporting on the progress of street
repairs. City Engineer Millard said
that he believed with the expenditure
| OF $500 more the city streets could
be put in good condition and in a
manner that would insure good trav-
cling during the coming summer. The
rainy weather has somewhat retarded
the work of repairs and added little
to the expense
Mayor Gallagher has Scheme for
improving the surface of the streets
which will he tried out. The idea OF
the mayor is to use a light drag In
connection with the sprinkler. and
thereby keep down the corrugations,
humps and hollows that are continu-
ally developing through the wear OF
traffic.
City Attorney Lockhart reported
progress in the matter of an audit of
the city accounts Mr.. Lockhart has
written several letters for the pur-
pose of getting line as to a suitable
and proper person to pass on the city
books for the last several years and
is beginning to receive answers to
some of his letters At Monday
nights meeting two letters were
read by the city attorney from ac-
countants anxious to delve into the
city of Ely hooks. One of these let
ters was from ]. c. Tranter In reply
to letter from Mr. Lockhart to Lee
Roy F. Pike, and with Mr. Pixies
recommendation as to Mr.. Tranter's
fitness as -an auditor. Mr.. Tranter-
said in his letter:
do not know the period which
the audit would cover nor any other
particulars relative to the work, so
am not able to give anything in the
way OF price | have worked on
county audits before the creation of
the Office of state accountant and
upon city audits, particularly Reno,
and would say that the same rate
applying to these engagements would
be satisfactory to me i'm the audit of
Ely's city accounts
The second letter read by Mr..
l.ockhart was from State Auditor ID
j Sullivan. who recommended George
T.. Elder as A fully competent ac-
countant for the Ely audit. Mr.. Ell
Ger conducts an accounting Office in
Reno and of him Mr.. Sullivan saws:
consider Mr.. Elder thoroughly
capable and reliable. besides being
thoroughly familiar with our state
laws and the revenues and expenses
OF our municipalities | think you
are wise in not going outside the
state IT, secure someone to do this
work. as knowledge of our laws
and revenues is very essential to any
che undertaking an audit of this
character, and this knowledge cannot
be gained in. week or ten days"
The council authorized an appro-
rriation OF $50 to De used for the
purpose OF purchasing flowers for
Memorial day With the appropfia-
ton of sac from the county for the
same purpose 800 is provided for
the placing of floral remembrances
en- graves in the Ely cemetery on
Memorial day. which is next Monday.
May 30.
The bond of $500 furnished by City
engineer Millard was approved, the
signers being y. II. Chaplin and w. II.
F., Bishop.
The vocal and oratorical fireworks
OF the evening came with the intro
duction of the much-mooted question
as TO who is to be the city marshal
under the Gallagher administration
Following the introduction to the
meeting by Councilman Mcknight of
this interesting topic there were
words and more words and discus
sion and more discussion. and the
deadlock that has lasted through pre-
vious sessions of the mayor and his
councilmen still remained at the close
or the meeting Monday night. and w
/ q Moorman is still acting as the
citys chief peace officer.
In nutshell. a majority OF the
council appears to be united in their
opinion that James McDonnough is
the proper man for city marshal, and
through the council his name has
been placed in nomination for the DO
sition Mayor Gallagher is equally
strong in his opinion that he does
not and will noe approve of the
nomination of Mr.. McDonnough, and
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