White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-24
MAYOR AND COUNCIL
IN REGULAR SESSION

AT lHt feSuidF meeting OF the mayor
| and city council Wednesday night, fol
lowing the formal reading and adoption
of the minutes of the previous meeting,
matters of general business were taken
up.
The Star Auto service, represented
by Nick Karas and Siebert Harwood,
asked for permission to construct
small bridge over the gutter in front
of their waiting room in the Rex
Theater building. The representatives
of the company explained that they
simply desired to place a portable
structure across the gutter for the ac-
commodation of the public when get
ting in and out of the cars used in
their general business as common car
riers.
The mayor and members of the
council were satisfied that such
bridge would be of considerable con-
yenience to the public and were as
sured by the agents of the company
that it would be constructed in such
manner that it could at any time be
lifted up should occasion demand 1t,
and when in place it would in no way
interfere with traffic or the general use
of the street. The permission was ac-
cordingly granted.
Ordinance No. Ill, which is an
amendment to the present ordinance
governing the granting of licenses to
automobile common carriers, was in
troduced and passed on its first read
ing The amendment provides that
before any license shall be issued to
operate an automobile in the public
service within the city limits the ap-
plicant for such license shall first
have procured from the public service
commission of Nevada certificate of
public convenience. In order to oper-
ate within the city limits it has been
necessary to obtain permission from
both the city authorities and the pub
lie service commission. but heretoforse
such licenses have been granted by
the city without the requirement that
certificate of public convenience be
first acquired from the state officials.
Under such conditions one might OBJ
tain license from the city and in the
event of his failure to procure certi-
fcate of public convenience any opera
tion of his car in the service as COM
mon carrier would be in violation OF
the state law The license fee chargeu
by the city under the ordinance now in
force is $40 per month, payable semi
annually in advance. This required
the payment of $50 in lump sum IN
order to obtain permission to operate
one car within the city limits. The
city officials inclined to the view that
the fee was high and the payment for
the six months period in one sum i'm
pose d an addit ional urden. 1t was de-
cided to reduce the fee to S. per month
per car and make the fee payable
quarterly in advance. BY this those
engaged in the business in order to
obtain city license will be required to
pay SIS in advance for three months
period for each car that is in opera
tion. The ordinance will come up for
its final reading before the council at
the meeting to be held January ami
then be published for one week, when
ii will become effective. This will
bring the licenses to be issued for the
first quarter of next year under the
new ordinance, and licenses will be
granted only to those who hold certi-
Gates of public convenience issued by
the public service commission.
Application was made by Nj. K.
Thompson for license to conduct
soft drink establishment at the corner
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