White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-24
CITY EMERGENCY LOAN
IS SUBSCRIBED IN ELY

All the meeting held by the mayor
and city council last Wednesday
night the most important matter to
be taken up was the placing OF .he
temporary loan. in the sum of $1O,-
900, under authorization from the
state board of finance, as told in the
last issue of the White Pine News.
The formal resolution was received
and embodied in the minutes of the
meeting, after which the council au
thorized the mayor and city clerk to
sign the necessary notes, which are
to be payable on or before six months
from the date thereof and to bear in
terest at the rate of per cent per
annum.
The loan will be distributed SO 800
to the Ely National bank, $500 to
the First National bank and SO 900
TO Arthur Knecht.
The notes will be paid out of the
first moneys received from the sale
of bonds under the $4,000 bond is
soc recently authorized.
The temporary loan will supply
ample ready cash to carry on the
work of cutting down and repairing
the streets. curbs mad cutters now
well under way and by which it is be-
lieved the high waters from Murry
canyon, which have in recent years
been a serious menace and cause of
considerable damage to property, will
be cared for in the future.
City Engineer Millard reported
that the work was progressing in a
satisfactory manner and in his judg-
meat some of the men and teams
would be put to work in the Central
! Ely section the first of the coming
week.
Thomas A Bath and Vail NJ. Pitt
man, representing the Willow Club,
appeared at the meeting and drew
attention to the fact that the widen
ing of the channel from the Rich
ardson building ,on Murry street,
down Campton street to the property
of the Willow Club placed the prop
erty in jeopardy by reason OF the fact
that the channel as now cleaned out
and riprapped has an average width
of something over ten feet. Where
the water crosses the grounds of the
Willow Club the channel is not sc
wide and this might cause unusually
high water to not only spread over
the grounds TO a great extent but
might also wash away the build
ing. The matter was discussed by
the representatives OF the club, the
mayor and councilmen and the city
engineer The main trouble seemed
to be due TO tho fact that the water
crossing the Willow Club grounds
passes between two rows OF beautiful
trees, which are deemed a valuable
asset to the grounds. II was there
fore considered difficult to enlarge
the channel SO as to carry as much
water as might be taken care of by
the improved course to the club
grounds. The most feasible suggges-
tion seemed 10 be that of construct
ing a double channel through the
grounds, by which the city engineer
believed the problem could be solved
and only one tree would have 10 be
removed. This seemed to meet with
general approval and the city officials
agreed TO meet with The directors of
the club on the ground and go over
the matter in detail.
Counsellor c. A. Eddy drew the at
tention of the officials TO the fact that
Mrs. Nellie currie. one of his clients,
was injured on Aultman street. OPP
posite the Plaza garage. about Aug
ust 10. Mr.. Eddy said that his client
on the evening of the date mentioned
was returning to her home after hay
ing attended the picture show VIXEN
she stepped on q piece of gutter plate.
which had oeen broken, he believed.
by truck driving over IL. near the
high school building Mrs. Currie
suffered. Mr.. Eddy claimed, from a
badly dislocated ankle, which was
later put In a cast by her physician,
DR.. w. w. Cook. and she was unable
to attend 10 her accustomed duties
until few days ago. Counsellor
Eddy asid that his client had not yet
Isufiiriently recovered so as OF be able
10 perform all the duties TO whirh
she was accustomed prior to the ac-
cident He said he desired to pre-
sent the matter to the mayor and
members of the council with the view
of reaching an amicable settlement.
which would obviate the necessity of
carrying the matter into court and
thereby :ncurring considerable added
expense The city officials informed
Mr. Eddy that they would make a
thorough investigation of the matter
and give him definite answer at the
NEXT meeting
The matter of heating the city hall
during the winter months was taken
up and the mayor was authorized to
purchase half a carload CT coal from
the Ely Lumber and Coal Company
at the rate of $3.50 per ton, which
price was quoted some time ago, and
the mayor advised that his attention
had been called to the fact that due
to the steady advance in the price of
coal throughout tho country the coal
company might be compelled to With
draw the quotation ii quick action
was not taken
Mayor Gallagher reported that ne
had conferred with Dick House and
gone over the question of the heating
plant in the city building. He said
that with some repairs to the doors
and windows saving I'm fuel could
be made and the plumber had fur
ther advised him that the system In
general could be much improved by
the installation of return pipes. The
cost of this was estimated roughly at
q a