White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-10
PAVING OF AULTMAn
ROUNDING into SHAPE

and city council, held Tuesday night,
the routine business was trans
acted and considerable time was de-
voted to the discussion of the various
problems confronting the city officials.
way over some property in the west
ern section of the city which is deemed
necessary to straighten out the main
thor0ughfare under the railroad tracks
was taken upj.
Preliminary matters in connection
with the paving of the main street
through the city are rapidly rounding
into shape and the work will doubtless
be commenced early next spring.
The dangerous point where the road
turns almost at right angles in order
to pass under the. railroad tracks, and
which has been a serious menace to
the travelling public for many years.
is to be forever done away with under
the present program.
Councilman West brought the mat
ter up when he informed his colleagues
that in his opinion some action should
be Immediately taken to secure the
desired right of way over the prop
erty now owned by Joe Venuti and on
which the owner had already made
definite plans for building. When it
became known that the right of way
was desired at that particular point
Mr.. Venuti expressed a willingness
to erect his buildings on the adjoining
property and deed to the city the right
of way over the property he now owns,
provided the city would give him title
to the piece OF land Immediately join
ing that which he now owns and over
which the right of way is desired. An
investigation of the matter brought to
light the fact that the lots adjoining
the Venuti property were purchased
at a tax sale some time ago by DR.. +.
f. Owens of Ely Councilman West
said that the attitude assumed by Mr..
Venuti he regarded as extremely fair
and thought the city officials should
take steps to give him an immediate
decision with reference to securing
for him title to the adjoining property.
The matter was referred to City At
torney Lockhart, who was instructed
to examine the title to the property
and endeavor to straighten out the
matter as quickly as possible.
The matter is one of such general
interest to the entire community that
the desired right of way will doubtless
believed that all interested
citizens will cooperate with the city Of
ficials so far as possible and In the
same spirit as shown by Mr.. Venuti.
Application was made by William
Harwood for jitney license, and this
opened up the question which seems
to creep in at practically every meet
ing of the MAYOR and councilmen.
Councilman West asked as TO the
effect of granting city license TO one
who did not have a certificate OF pub
lice convenience, and was informed by
City Attorney Lockhart that 1t was
matter in which the city was not liz
The citys legal adviser ex-
planned that any common carrier oper
ating anywhere within the state with
out first having procured a certificate
of pu' 'ie convenience was doing so in
violation Of the state law, whether
sueh operator had city license or
not The situation is that one oper-
ating Jiiney and having city license
bu M MITIGATE of public convenience
v ould lie Going so in violation of the
state law, and as such amenabe to
On the other hand the
owner of a certificate of public con-
venience operating within the city
limits without first procuring city
license would be so doing in viola
tion of the city ordinance, under which
he may be subject to punishment. 1t
necessarily follows, therefore, that
carriers must have both a
certificate of public convenience
granted by the public service commits
sion and city license granted by the
mayor and city council before they can
operate and be within the law.
After some discussion il was de-.
cided to have the city attorney prepare
an amendment to the present ordi-
nance whereby no city license will be
granted to anyone who does not first
procure certificate of public con-
yenience from the public service com
mission. This amendment VIII be sub
mitted for first reading at the next
regular meeting of the city officials,
and If it meets with favor it can be
finally passed and made operative be
fore the city license fees are collected
next month.
Application for license to conduct
a soft drink parlor on the corner of
Aultman street, Immediately west of
Bio hall, was made by f. r.. Thomas,
and after some discussion on the sub
ject Mayor Gallagher said he would
refuse to issue the license unless the
members of the council unanimously
voted In favor of it. The chief execu-
tive took the position that there were
already too many such establishments
operating in the city and in his judg-
ment far greater number than could
conduct such line OF business iegiti-