The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1921-07-30
EUREKA COUNTY
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

The regular semi-monthly meeting
OF the Board of Directors of the Eu-
reka County Chamber Of Commerce
was held Thursday evening.
The secretary was instructed to fill
out the questionnaire sent the Cham
Der by the National Rivers and Har-
bors Congress: AS favoring the ex-
emption of all American ships paying
tolls through the Panama canal.
The report OF the Transportation
Committee was received. The COM
mittee reported progress, but had
not received all necessary data want
ed, and was given until August 10 to
secure it, and report to the Chamber
on August IL.
The secretary was instructed to
write the Sheriff in regard to a pub
lie nuisance-the side walk In front
of the Drug Store.
The secretary was instructed to
write letter to John Landa, thank
ing him for the civic pride he has
taken In putting in a cement side
walk in front of his place OF business,
without the matter being brought to
his attention.
The filling in OF Eureka's Main
street and the cutting In of the neces-
sary drainage to take care of food
waters was discontinued the middle
of the week owing, so Commissioner
Reid advised the County Chamber Of
Commerce. to insufficient funds to
carry 1t to completion. The Cham
ber is unanimous in condemning the
work so far done; that 1t is unwork-
manlike and entirely unsuited for ex-
listing conditions; and so far no ade-
quate provision has been made for
necessary drainage. The dips to be
constructed at Silver and Bateman
streets have not been provided for,
nor has the street from Silver to
Bateman been shaped up to shed the
drainage to the east side of the street
as outlined in the preliminary plans
agreed to between the Chamber and
Commissioner Reid.
The Chamber contends that the
work so far done has cost from 25%
to 40So more than 1t should, because
of the lack o! supervision of men en-
gagged, and that there is a crying need
for the appointment of a road super
visor to oversee and direct the ex-
penditure of all county road improve
ment work. Unless men are intelli-
gently directed in the work to be
done. too much time is lost; effort
effectively directed would accomplish
a great deal more In a given time, and
the saving so effected would pay for
the services of several supervisors.
The Chamber also contends that
as the Public Civic Body of this coun-
ty it is vitally interested in the ex-
peuuituTe OI all county HHOucyb, anu
that 1t is it's duty to confer with pub
lie officials and bring to their atten-
tion any betterments that to its mind
are needed. 1t also takes the posi-
ton that county employees must and
shall give the same faithful service
they would be compelled to II they
were working for private individual
or corporation, and that Just because
they are working for the county is no
reason for unfaithful service. The
only way that this can be ac-
complished is to have some one in
direct charge of all public work and
be held strictly accountable for the
proper performance of the same, and
not leave it to the haphazard policy |
now in effect. There is no more rea-
son why the county business cannot
be as efficiently managed as the pri- |
vate individual is compelled to man
age his, or suffer the consequences of
business failure.