White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-09
GEORGE W.. JACKSON SECURES
APPOINTMENT rs MARSHAL

=. cussion the permission was granite,
) with the understanding that the cen
tractor should fence off the portions
of the streets so being used for tn,
handling of material and the like il
connection with the contract.
The next matter brought up fol-
consideration by the city engineer
who explained that the suggestion
was first made to him by Sheriff
Nicholson and later by other citi-
zens, with the added comment that
he personally favored the plan, was
to put a pronounced bump in the
street on each side of the culvert
under the railroad near the western
city limits. This question opened up
some discussion and Councilman
Russell said that he favored the
elimination of the danger under the
culvert as far as possible and In view
of the fact that steps to that end are
now under way IL would be best, in
| his Judgment, to devote all efforts
toward a proper solution of the prob
lem, and thereby dispose of IL for
all time TO come rather than divert
attention to a makeshift in dealing
with a menace which has been al
lowed to stand for many years, APP
%parently unnoticed. Someone re-
marked that If bumps were used as
danger signals a stranger might be
led TO the belief that there were dan
gerous spots not more than two feet
apart all through the city.
Councilman West remarked that
he thought 1t might be well to stop
speeding on the road between Ruth
and Ely as we'll as between Ely and
McGill. He referred particularly to
the jitney drivers and said 1t APP
peared to him that when some of
them were granted a license to ouer-
ate a jitney they thought they owned
the entire street and showed an utter
disregard for the travelling public.
1t strikes me-" said Councilman
West, that II the county authori-
ties would do their part in enforcing
the laws outside the city limits they
would accomplish more than by Of
fering advice to the city officials"
The matter was passed yer without
any definite action being taken.
The city engineer called attention
to the need Of $50 feet of hose for
the purpose OF watering the sod re-
Gently taken from the high school
lawn to the children's playground in
the park, as we'll a that placed
around the bath house. In the judg-
ment of the city engineer 100 feet
will take care of the Fairgrounds and
the remaining fifty feet could be adj
yantageously used both inside and
outside the bath house. The neces-
sary amount of hose was ordered
purchased after Councilman West re-
marked that Ii was another evidence
of how the city "bit off something
when a park was established.
George Even, manager of the Rex
theater, asked for permission TO
erect three boards for the purpose Of
displaying the attractions at the pic
ture show and this was laid over
until the next meeting.
W. +. Meyers. who owns the Doro-
thy apartment house, on hurry
street, the cellar OF which was dam
aged by water due to the inadequacy
OF the flume during the recent storm,
appeared before the meeting and
asked that some action be taken ~
care for the water which comes down
hurry street when storms during the
summer months pass the point OF
mere showers.
Mayor Gallagher said that when
he was a member of the city council,
about eight years ago, that matter
was taken up and Ii was found that
to properly are for the water In
hurry canyon a storm sewer would
have TO be constructed, and that nat
urally required a bond issue. When
the matter was taken up by the city
authorities IL met with serious oppo-
sition on the part of many property
owners In the hurry street section
and by the wish OF the people the
project was defeated. For that rea'
son he was not enthusiastic about
again taking the matter up. Mr.
Meyers suggested the opening up OF
the wa%tercourse as 1t was years age
and pointed out the fact that Tho
flume was now half full OF debris ant
in many places caved in, which nat
urally retarded the flow OF h waite
and by backing IL up caused damage
to property.
Councilman West said thS durinI
tho recent heavy storm he was sur
prised when he noticed the flow al
course of the water down through
the residential section. anc he 'oul'
not understand how the people stoo'
/ for that condition for so many years
: Counsellor Anthony Zurich sal
..hat while some slight damage ha
been done to HIS property he wori
repair the damage at his own eA
( pense and without complaint. u b
l drew the attention of the city oihcial
TO tho fact that the matter was on
: well worthy of attention. "WN,'
! 1t costs money to repair even slssf
: damage" said Mr.. ZURICH, none.
: us complain about small matters: pt
I will say to you frankly that II ~
lawn was repeatedly injured soiei
by reason of the fact that the eli
h refused or neglected to pay any a
G tention or make any effort to care II
tho water during ordinary storm
as has been the Ease with Miss G
q rothers' property, for example. II
d city would have q lawsuit on J
I-'hands."