White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-09
MERRY.GO-ROUNO At
CITY COUNCIL MEETING

tcoNTiNUED FROM PAGE oNt.e
After some desultory talk the
council agreed with Mayor Gallagher
that the whole busiess. the weeds,
the leaky drinking fountain and the
obnoxious garbage pile. be referred
to City Marshal Norman for recti-
fcation.
At this point in the meeting the
city marshalship was introduced
with "a letter from Ely post of the
American Leginn suggesting the
name of c. II. Bent for city marshal.
This was not in the nature of a sur
Prise, as a letter from the American
Legion at the preceding meeting OF
the council bore on this subject. The
legion meantime at a post meeting
Saturday night had argued long on
the question. finally voting to bring
the matter of the m~arshalship before
the council meeting and present the
name of Mr.. Bent for the office.
Following the reading of the letter
from Ely post there was READ a petit
fion favoring the appointment of Mr..
Bent. signed by fo6 citizens and tax
payers OF Ely. The petition bore the
names Of a number of citizens who
are prominent in local business af-
fairs.
Mayor Gallagher said that the city
officials we're elected to carry out the
wishes of the people. and he thought
thai this petition represented he
peoples wishes and public opinion,
Inasmuch as ii appeared impossible
tor the members of the city govern
nent to get together in the appoint
ment of a city marshal. here appear
ed to be an opportunity to choose =
marshal and settle the question.
Therefore ne presented the name OF
C.. Il. Bent as an efficient man and a
good, clean citizen for the office. b !
asked for the support and co
operation of the council in the ap-
pointment. Nothing doing.
There was a brief argument be-
tween Councilman Mcknight n
Mayor Gallagher. involving rules
of order. but no motion was forth
from any member of the
fayoring Mr.. Bent. The dis
-ussion seemed 4 trihe hay to the
audience, but one fact was clearly
brought out. viz. Councilman Me-
Knight intimated that the American
legion had gone into politics. and
tied Billy Coleman. a world war
leteran. as having held a peace of
ice in the city. and Frank Root, a
war veteran, asked
I we were not a little late in get
ing patriotic" or words to hat ef-
City Attorney Lockhart, in answer
10 a question from Councilman Me
told Mr.. Mcknight that h
could not be made to do anything, |
and as nothing had been done every
thing that had been done was all
right. At least, this is the way the
writer understood il.
Councilman Mcknight appeared 10
agree with the city attorney. and
something about the situation tickled
the audience and everybody laughed
The mayor and councilmen all
stood pat in their stand on the mar
shalship. Mayor Gallagher brought
the incident to a temporary close by
instructing the city clerk to enter on
the records the presentation of the
name of c. ii. Bent for city marshal
and no action taken.
1t seems probable that the ques-
lion will come up again at the next
meeting.
The remaining business OF the eve
ming was then concluded In Jig time
and with harmonious action. An
amendment to the city ordinances
was presented for first reading. This
is to amend section 3 of ordinance