White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-07-15
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over the same incident as the other
When the mayor finished telling oil
the need for a city attorney to draw
the sewer and right of way contracts
Mr.. Russell arose in his place ant
made a more formal speech than the
usual conversational ones from Their
sedentary positions.
Mr.. Mayor, l want to say n few
words" he began. Two years age
we went through this same kind OF
a fight. l know how it is going to
end. 1t ended then only when VIZ
called in new timber and we will
have to call in new timber again.
am satisfied that Mr.. Eddy cannot he
appointed. l am satisfied that Mr..
Caperton cannot be appointed. and
Mr.. Jackson cannot be appointed for
political You have stood by
your friends and the others have
stood by theirs. Now I want to sug-
gest to you. Mr.. Mayor. thai you
nominate Mr.. Vargas for city attor-
ney and Mr., Campbell for marshal.
b Il don't agree with you. Council
mar RUSSELL rcioinod Mayor Tam
blyn promptly. The Jaw gives the
right Of appointment to the mayor
and places upon him the RESPONSE
bility for enforcing the laws. If
am to be held responsible I should
make the appointments, The right
TO reject my appointments rests on
two grounds alone, one being when
an %appointee is unqualified to fill the
office and the other when he is nc.
rally unfit. l am standing on my
rights"
Il suggest that if we can agree
YOU make temporary appointments
of anybody that You like suggested
Mr.. McKernan.
4 I'VE have no city attorney to at
tend to the right # way natter de-
'clared the mayor, and now that i.
is time to collect the licenses we have
no city marshal TO collect them and
get the ven We need a marshal
in order to hold a cleanup day.
Mr.. McKernan moved that .the
mayor name a temporary city attor-
ney and have power to fix the pay
which was carried.
City Engineer Boyle informed the
council that he had secured the sew
err right of way, settling that long
standing matter.
Mi. Walker told the members that
a foot bridge across the creek at the
Richmar had been carried away in
last years flood and the material
used by the city in building other
bridges. He offered if the city would
furnish the lumber at a cost of
S12.50 to furnish the work in erect
ing a new bridge, which was agreed
to.
Fungus in the creek there Mr..
Walker said was c~ndangering health
and he asked that the city either
flush it out with fire hose or remove
the rocks that had been placed in the
creek bottom, so that he could rake
it out. Fear of the cost Of water for
flushing appeared 10 interfere and
removing the rocks likewise was not
considered, so no action was taken.
Il feel that I have been too con-
spicuous in the council meetings.
said Mr.. West at this juncture, which
was prior to his various remarks
pom the Zurich complaints and the
city attorney appointment. 81 am
going to sit back and let the others
do their share. | am going to say
Yes and No and vote, like the 9TH
ers have been doing. The minutes
will show that it is West this and
West that and I'm going to do like
the others have been doing"
"Wha are we going to do about
collecting city licenses for this quar-
ter?' asked the mayor.
"Are you speaking to me?' asked
George Jackson, toward whom Mr.
Tamblyn happened to be looking ant
whom the mayor contends is M
longer marshal.
mo; not the council replied thu
mayor in a subdued tone.
81 make a motion that the cit.
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