Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1921-06-09
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row Continues
IN COURT
One Arrest and a Civil Suit
Serve To Remind Public
That Road Is Still
Being Worked On

Lest the public forget that work on
the famous Elko4to-C Carlin highway is
still going on with . view to complet-
ing the same sometime before the
much heralded Gabriel honks the Eiko
fire sQuawker, one arrest and a civil
suit occurred recently, the one taking
place yesterday morning and the suit
now being in progress before Judge
Orr. Of Las Vegas, sitting for Judge
Taber. T. Sullivan, Gaelic gentle
man Of self-evident extraction, was
hauled before Judge Armstrong yes
terday on a charge OF maliciously and
wilfully lniuring public highway.
The charge grew out of Sullivan's ac-
tion in walking down tho aforesaid
Millennium Highway and digging holea
at regular intervals OF one hundred
feet for considerable period of
space" az Harry Lauder would put IL.
The gentleman from Cork had sunk
several of these miniature shafts
when apprehended by A. K. Gowans,
an empioye of the Nevada Highway
Department and working along the
road, and the result was that Mr.. Sui
livan threw down his shovel and higed
a lawyer. -,g ss - zis. -
When brought before Judge Arm
strong OF Deeth, who is attending to
Justice court matters here in the abb
senee OF Judge Doughty, Sullivan stat
ed that he had been employed to dig
up the road at intervals by one Shol-
don. Sheldon, it is alleged, is an en-
gineer employed by the original con-
tractor, j. II. Rooney, with a view to
discovering how much dirt has been
laid on the road already completed,
this information being used to deter
mine the ultimate liability of Mr. Roo
.ney when his bondsmen. settle up for
his failure to complete road, within
the contract period. The holes were
dug in the center OF that portion of
the highway which is now completed
and we're deep enough to reach the
original bed. of the old road. SulH-
vans attorney, Mr.. u. r, CaryiIle;. 10
busy in court with another phase of
Mr.. Rooney's difficulties today and
sullivan's case was perforce post
poned until tomorrow. , So.
The second reminder is In the ma
ture of an action brought by M. D.
Faretto, formerly Of Battle Mountain,
against J H. Rooney. for the recov-
cry Of a sum. of money alleged to be
due him on account OF the hiring of a
number of horses by Rooney from
Farretto during the summer of 1920
for work on the road. Rooney, ac-
cording to the plaintiFf, agreed to
pay him se7enty-fiye cents per head
per day for the, work stock, together
with certain wagons and other equip
ment suitable. for Rooney's purposes.
A partial settlement was made accord
ing to Farretto. but there is a balance
due. Attorney James Dysart is rep
resenting Farretto and Attorney Car
vile appears for Rooney.
Meanwhile, about sfx miles OF the
Elko-to-Carlin Highway is in splendid
condition and promises much for the
road when the horn of Gabriel sounds
through hill and vale. But there re-
mains about sixteen miles OF construc.
tion work to be done. About three
years has been consumed in complet.
ing ak miIes. 1t is probably a safe
estimate to say therefore that the bal
ance will be finished in approximate-
ly nine years from date, at which time
the most optimistic OF us hope to be
gyrating through the air in thousand
horsepower sirpianes ana not caring
the traditional tinker's damn whether
the Carlin-to-Ellso road is finished or
not.
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