White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-30
IMPROVEMENTS
CONTEMPLATED IN ELY

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night City Attorney J. NJ. Lockhart
presented a letter of a highly eneour-
aging nature received by him from
State Highway Engineer George W.
Borden with reference TO the prog
ress being made toward getting the
federal aid which is being eagerly
sought. Every step possible is being
taken in this matter by reason of the
fact that ii is so generally understood
that powerful interests are industri-
ously at work to bring about a repeal
of the phipps-Dowell bill. under
which the federal aid IS made avail
able. or 10 so amend the measure as
to take from ii its application 10 cities
having a population of lass than
$500, which would take away every
advantage SO far as the city of Ely
is concerned. The city officials hope
by prompt and energetic action to
get the $4,000 federal %appropria-
tion for use in the Ely improvement
before the interests at work in Wash
ington meet with success in their at
tack upon the bill, which c%enserya.
tive men believe nav come al any
time.
The hurry street improvements
contemplate a concrete sidewalk four
feet in width on both sides of the
street TO Second avenue. which is
more clearly understood when desig
mated as where the Hexem residence
is located. From Second ayehue to
where the creek crosses Murr1 street
it is purposed to gravel the sidewalks
and to put in a concrete gutter. This
would necessitate. according TO the
present plans, the creation of a side
walk district from Clark street TO
Second avenue and the property own
ers would then be assessed for the
Improvement as il affected their prop
erty, which is estimated by the city
engineer in the sum OF 81 per front
foot. The cost of crosswalks would
fall upon the city aud Is included in
the estimate above referred 10.
To care for the high water the
present plan contemplates cutting
down hurry street where required
which, according to the view of the
city engineer. would be a distance Of
about three blocks from HAYES street
south. where gravel has been added
to the street from year 70 year and
by which the crown OF the street has
been raised about one foot higher
than it should be. BY so bringing the
street between the school building
on hurry street and the University
Club down 10 its proper level and The
installation of curbs and cutters the
water will be carried to 2 covered
concrete conduit which vii be cor
structed to conduct the water into
hurry creek at the Richardson.
catching the flow from both direc-
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hurry canyon and from Clark street
OF the short southerly slope to the
point of intake. From there to the
courthouse grounds ii is purposed to
straighten out the creek channel a.
much as possible. The sides are to
be %riprapped. which will not only
give the creek an attractive appear
ance but will retain its value To the
trees planted along Its course, the
roots of which will naturally be fed
by the water seeping through the
rocks. while the surplus water will
be carried through the improved
channel along its general course.
Through the courthouse grounds
the present concrete channel is ~.
excellent condition to the telephone
building, from which point the creek
channel is to be cleaned out and
Strengthened as much as possible 10
the Stevens residence, in Central Ely.
Where the creek crosses Ely avenue
the proposed bypass storm 1--WE will
take the water as 1t comes from the
northern section of the city and after
carrying IL a distance of about two
blocks along Ely avenue will turf
easterly into The creek.
An additional feature of import
ance in the purposed plans as viewed
by the city engineer is hat the stag
nant pools of water which now follow
storms and become a source of an
noyance will be eliminated.
At the last meeting of the mayor
and city council the city attorney was
requested 10 go carefully into al
matters of legal detail surrounding
the proposed bond issue. An inform
nj meeting between the mayor. mem
bers of the city council. city engineer
and city attorney will be held to
morrow night. at which the plans
will be discussed in detail so tina
matters may he in shape for presen
tation at the regular meeting which
Is scheduled to be held NEXT Saiur
day night.
The estimated ngures as given
above total $44.373.S0, but these ar,
naturally subject to some changes
In the letter from the state highway
engineer TO the city attorney attep
tion was called 20 the fact that thu
figures given by that department
could not be considered ne absolute
ly conclusive. Prices afa subject q
change in labor and material and thu
much needed improvements will nat
urally be governed by conditions &C
tuaily existing NJ the time the worl
Is taken up.
The general impression now pre-
walls that the bond issue Will be mad.
in the sum OF $4,000. which will
keep the city OF the safe aide. M
only SO much of that sum will b,
used as Is absolutely necessary