White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-06-10
DECLARES
CITY OFFICES VACANT
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mine, was read, it being declared that
an engineer was needed at once to
supervise sewer work in hand. His
remuneration was fixed at SIS a day,
to be paid only for time employed.
Il nominate Mr.. Boyle for city
engineer" said the mayor. This
was seconded and confirmed unani-
aously.
The sewer contracts for the eighth
and ninth sewer districts were let to
Ingwald Johnson for s7S6.50 and
$~1,9S6.S0, respectively. The checks
accompanying these tenders were not
certified but Mr.. Lockhart said it
would be proper to have them Ger
titled the following day. The only
other bidder was w. E. Meyers,
whose tenders were for $3.50 and
$1,000, respectively.
The granting of licenses, one for
a messenger and the other for a soft
drink place, oceasioned some dis
cussion. c. r. Mckinney was the
applicant for messenger. Council
man J.. w. Russell opposed this IL
cense, believing one messenger for
the restricted district to be enough.
Mayor Tamblyn feared that the coun-
refuse. Mr.. West opposed it upon
the ground that the habitues of the
district are constantly %quarreling and
that the two rival messengers might
afford a subject for controversy be-
tween the different ends of the dis
trict. Mr.. Lockhart thought it bet
ter to reject applications than to re
woke licenses, though the latter
seemed to be the strictly legal pro-
cedure. The application was re-
jected.
Mayor Tamblyn set forth the
claims of Leo Olinger for a soft
drink license in what is known as
the Dick House building. He told
Of the applicants long residence here
and his trustworthiness. Mr.. West
said the mayor had the right to
grant licenses without referring them
to the council and that only where
there appeared a question of good
policy in their being granted it
looked like passing the buck to the
council The mayor replied that he
intended to submit all applications
TO the council and that he was not
passing the buck this time and did
not intend to hereafter. Mr.. West
said he had objected to issuing a Ii
cense in that location to a stranger.
but to a citizen of Mr.. Olingor's long
residence and known reliability he
did not believe n refusing. Under
his assurance that he will conduct a
proper place Mr.. West moved the
application be granted and It carried.
Ely for the time and probably FOR
quite a while Will do without a speed
officer. Upon motion of Mr.. West
the services OF Pat Froom as such
officer were discontinued. The coun-
Gilman said he might favor one were
the county to participate In the cest.
Froom was reemployed upon his
written application as driver of the
sprinkling truck. He will he under
the authority of the marshal. w. c
Bradley filed an application for the
same position. w. O. Norman filed
an application for the Office OF NOR
shall.
John l.. Werner was permitted to
correct his property with the city
sewer, the terms thereof Il be de-
termined by those applying with pre-
vious applications. It is understood
that when a eve district is created
to include his place he Is to paw the
tax and not block it, creation. Tue
question to be looked lp is whether
or not it has been the custom to rake
a charge of $25 for the privilege OF
a eve connection where the prop
erty owner is outside the district and
superintendent of the Boston and Ely