White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-07
AULTMAN STREET PAVING
BEFORE CITY COUNCIL

The paving OF Aultman street with
in the limits o; the city of Ely and
daylight saving were the high spots
| reached at meeting held by the
mayor and city council in the council
chamber OF the city hall in Ely last
Friday night.
When the meeting was opened,
with all city officials present, the gen.
eral order OF business was rearranged
by mutual consent and matters in
which the public Is particularly inter-
ested were given first place on the
roll
Counsellor H. w. Edwards appear
ed before the meeting and said that
| he had been requested by a large
number of citizens to place before the
city authorities the matter OF day
| light saving. In a concise manner he
| pointed out the many adyant ages to
be gained by simply pushing tho clock
| ahead during the summer months.
He called attention 10 the fact that
! the daylight saving time had already
gone into effect in McGill. thereby
making difference of one hour in
the accepted time between the two
places, which have so many interests
in common. The men living In Ely
and employed at McGill. Counsellor
Edwards pointed out. were handi-
capped by reason of the fact that
their regular working hours were
governed by one time. while their
personal business demanding atten-
ton in Ely was necessarily governed
by another under the present sys-
TEN
1t seemed to be the unanimous
opinion OF the city officials and all
present that it would be far more de-
sirable to adopt the standard of time
which would govern Ely Ruth and
MeGill as one body.
By the change there is nothing to
lose, as by simply pushing the clock
ahead one hour the bedtime as well
as the hour set for arising Is gov
erned alike and the exactly same
number OF hours are devoted to sleep
and to business as at present but
all get the benefit of the extra hour
of delightful sunlight When the
daily labors are over men have one
more hour in the bright sun for such
recreation as baseball and the like
While the matter met with favor
Councilman West said that his lmi-
ted experience as councilman had
already convinced him that the pub
lie should be given due notice of any
proposed action to be taken by the
mayor and council. and for that
reason he suggested that the matter
be laid over until the next meeting,
which will be held May 20, and that
publication to that effect be made in
the press
The question of the railroad oper-
ating on standard time was discussed
and the suggestion was made that in
order not to conflict with trunk line
connections the change might be
adopted and the main line train
schedule to leave one hour later than
at present. Councilman West was
appointed committee of one to in
terview General Manager George L.
Hickey of the Nevada Northern, as
well as General Manager C. B. Lake
nan of the Nevada Consolidated. with
view to working out a system which
will meet with the approval of AN
City Attorney ] NJ Lockhart re-
ported that he had received consid-
cradle encouragement from the state
highway officials with respect to pro-
curing federal aid for the paving of
Aultman street. lie said that if
prompt action was taken by the
mayor and council the important pro-
Ject had fair promise of being put
through before the snow flies next
winter
As outlined by the city attorney
the proposition which seems to meet
with most favor is to widen the cul-
vert under the track OF the Nevada
Northern near the city limits on the
west. This is much needed inn
provement and will require the CO.
operation of the railway officials as
well as the acquiring of a small piece
of property by the city. which the city
attorney thought could he arranged
for.
1t is further proposed 10 avoid the
two sharp turns near the telephone
building. where cars now swing
around into Lyons avenue, and this
could be done by running along al
most straight lie in an easterly di-
rection but bearing somewhat to the
north and connecting with the pres
ent road at a poin. somewhere about
where the road now forks CT to Gen.
traI Ely
According to present figures the
street could be paved eighteen feet In
width throughout the entire city
limits with asphaltic concrete by an
outlay on the part OF the city OF ap-
proximately $4,000, which means
concrete base OF four or four and
one-half inches with an asphaltic
composition about two and one-half
inches In depth on top. The total
cost OF such an Improvement Is fig-
urod at about SIS zoe. of which the
federal government proportion
would be 100000 The fact that
prompt action must lie taken in order
to get this government aid, which Is
applicable as the matter now stands
due to the fact that Aultman street
is on the Lincoln highway, which has
already been designated as a Sec
ondarv route, and under the Phipps-
Dowell bill cities of less than $500
inhabitants are included The last
census shows Ely at 2.l00 The ef-
forts now being made In the national
congress were referred to and to get
the matter started a resolution was
adopted pledging the oity to con-
tribute its share In the event the fed