White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-27
BONDING ORDINANCE
PASSED BY COUNCIL


The regular meeting of the mayor
and city council was held last Monday
night, those attending being Mayor
Gallagher and Councilmen McKernan
and Russell. Councilman West being
out of the city on a business mission.
After the formal reading of the
minutes by City Clerk Miss Fannie
Cupid the bond of J. +. Wamboldt as
deputy marshal was presented, with j.
L. Teis and Joe Fouliel as sureties,
and was Immediately approved.
Mayor Gallagher then declared the
meeting open for general business and
the discussion of matters of interest.
City Engineer Millard drew the at
tention of the city officials to the fact
that the practice of throwing refuse
In the street. which was inaugurated
Immediately following the flood. which
occurred August q was still being in
dulged in. The engineer said that the
cleaning up of the debris has now been
completed at a cost of about $500,
but some residents seem to continue
the practice of throwing waste ma
terial into the streets.
City Marshal Jackson was directed
to have notices published to the effect
that the practice should be discon-
tinued.
The reports of city officers were
read by the clerk and approved in the
regular course of business procedure.
Ordinance No. 10, which provides
for the issuance of municipal bonds in
the sum of $4,000 for corporate pur-
poses and general improvement,
which have heretofore been fully out
lined. was passed on its second read
ing by unanimous vote. The ordi-
nance Is required to be published fof
one week following It's passage and
will then become effective.
C. Gordon Gaines made application
for q jitney license and the same was
granted. The service was understood
to be between Ely and Ruth. but the
license granted by the city only af-
fects the operation within the city
limits
City Engineer Millard referred to
the matter OF the cleaning OF lawns
following the food. Considerable OF
this work was done with city equip
ment and by men who were paid from
the city treasury The city engineer
ventured the opinion that a number OF
citizens who were financially able to
bear the burden would willingly re-
imburse the city II requested SO to do.
The matter was referred to the city
clerk, with instructions to consult the
city engineer and prepare the bills.
City Marshal Jackson offered valu-
able suggestion, which he said he felt
would materially improve the service
in his department. He said that II
had come to his attention that some
difficulty had been experienced In
locating the night marshal by tele-
phone when has services were re.
quired. This was attributed to the fact
that the duties of the night marshal
kept him continually on the move
about the city, which naturally makes
communication with him by telephone
difficult. City Marshal Jackson sug-
gested that arrangements be made to
establish a conspicuous light at some
prominent point on Aultman street as
well as in the western section.
This light can be turned on and of
as the operator in the telephone Office
receives a call for the marshal, whose
attention would be attracted by Ii and
he could then call from the telephone
nearest the point where he happened
TO be in the discharge of his duties
and learn from the operator where his
services were being sought. The sug.
gestion was favorably accepted and
the city marshal was directed to take
the matter up with City Electrician
Ed Merrill, to the end that such lights
may be established.
The city engineer asked permission
to order about five gallons of com
pound known as Livingstone. which Is
used in repair of cement work and
which he explained could be used to
advantage in city work. The cost was
estimated by the engineer at aproxi-
mately $40 and he was authorized to
procure the compound.
The city engineer then reported the
work of constructing a gutter to carry
the water down Canyon street to Mill
and through Hayes street to Murry
creek was about completed The work
has since been fully completed and the
water is now being taken from the
channel which carried it through the
old covered fiume down Murry street
and is being conducted along the new
course provided The old flume, which
by reason OF being clogged with debris
during the years 1t has been in sery-
ice, is now practically a thing OF the
past. 1t Is believed that the present
course of the water will relieve the an
noying situation down hurry street
and prevent further damage to prop
erty while permanent improvements
are under way. When Murry street
has been lowered to a point where it
will care for any ordinary flow of wa
ter and the cutters have been
put in the regular course will be
down the Murry street cutters to the
creek at the Richardson building.
The work of Strengthening out the
channel by the Richmar apartments
and IN down to the Central Ely Sec