White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-01
GRAND CENTRAL ROAD
COMPLETED TO UTAH

Chairman OF the Board of Count,
Commissioners Robert l.. Tucker and
Commissioner Robert A. Baird left
friday afternoon for Baker. where
they inspected the completed high
way from the Utah state line TO Sill
yer Creek. in Nevada. thus complct-
ing the stretch of road connecting the
: White Pine county road with the
Utah end of the Grand Central high
way from Salt Lake City to Ely.
The agreement entered into by the
board of county commissioners OF
this county and the commissioners
of Willard county, Utah. was eonsum-
mated at a recent meeting of the
! White Pine county commissioners
! and the commissioners of Millard
county at a conference held at Baker
New. The contract for building the
piece of connecting road was included
in two agreements signed by the re-
speCtive boards of commissioners. Of
which the following is an extract:
THAT the said party of the first
rart the county of Aillarf. state Of
Utah1. in consideration of the prem
Uses hereinafter states. agrees to
build approximately five miles on the
Grand Central highway. in White
Pine county. Nevada. extending from
the state line between the states OF
Utah and Nevada at a point hereto
fore agreed upon between the ,wu
counties of Willard and White Pine
and connecting the said Grand Cen
tral road in Willard county. Utah. To-
ward Silver Creek. in White Pine
county. Said road to be of the same
general construction and as well fin
ished as that portion now built by
Willard county and extending north
East from a point about one-half mile
northeast of Knoll springs. in Willard
county. Said road to be finished on
or before May Is, 1921.
Party of the second part lWhite
Pine county, to inspect said road and
pass upon the same as soon as com
pleted and pay to party of the first
part the sum of $3.50 within thirty
days after completion.
An extract from Agreement No. >
reads That the said party of the
first part in consideration of the
premises hereinafter set forth. agrees
to build approximately two miles of
road on the Grand Central highway,
in White Pine county. Nevada. X
tending from the end of the road to
be built by the county of Willard,
of Utah. under contract between
the counties Of Willard and White
Zine. as set forth in an agreement
made this day and extending from
point to the Bellander ranch. on
Silver Creek. in said White Pine
county. Said road to be of the same
general construction and as well fin
ished as that portion now built by
Willard county and extending north
east from a point about one-half mile
northeast OF Knoll springs. in Willard
county. Said road 10 he finished on
before MAY i, 1921.
Party of the second part agrees
10 inspect said road and pass on the
same as soon as completed and pay
TO the party CT the first part the sum
CT $3.50 within thirty days after com
pletion
The two agreements were signed
at Baker. Ney.. April % by B. II. Pc
dersen. county commissioner of Mil.
lard county. and Robert L.. Tucker,
chairman OF the board of county com
missioners OF White Pine county.
The commissioners were notified
last Friday that the road was ready
for inspection and they left Saturday
afternoon to pass on the work. Com
missioner +. NJ. Clark was unable TO
accompany the party, as he was
called TO Reno TO attend the session
Of the state board OF pharmacy. OF
which he is secretary.
The promptness with whieh the
work vas completed was a surprise
to the members of the county board,
but as expressed by Commissioner
Clark. the contractor who is doing
the Utah work has the finest road.
building outfit he aas ever seen. and
vas told that under ordinary circum-
stances the Utah contractors force
could complete two miles per day.
Loses Automobile i'm Stockton Fire
Grover Stoltz and John Studer
have returned to Ely after a trip to
California, going as far south as San
Diego. They made the trip from Ely
to the coast in Mr.. StoltZ's Dodge car.
which vas later put up in a Stockton
garage while the two pleasure-hunt-
ers took a side trip to San Francisco.
While they were in the bay city q