White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-07-15

the deadlock over the dppOlutlNe CITY
offices, the city council Monday night
had some real lively times. The Ju-
rich petitions were indorsed easily
but the deadlock affair is where 1t
started. Councilman Vests promise
in the previous meeting to settle the
dispute and break up this deadlock
was passed over without a mention
of that phase of the subject by him
or by the others. What he had IN
mind is still mystery.
Mr.. Zurich presented his request
close after the assembling of the
meeting. The council was proceed
ing under the heading of commun1-
cations when he said he wished to
present a verbal communication and
went over the ground previously
gone over, setting forth that the Ely
Light and Power Company was
charging excessive rates and the Ne
vada Northern Railway Company had
refused to reestablish shift trains, to
which Ely was entitled, The county
commissioners had indorsed the COM
plants, which he was asking the
council to do and would follow that
by asking the state to participate.
These allied companies, which were
taking their wealth from eastern Ne
vada, were discriminating against 1T,
it making no difference which town,
whether it be Ely, Phoebe or Las We
gas. The principle involved was that
these companies owe duty to the
state which is giving them their
wealth, and are not here to despoll
it and to ignore it. The Endorsement
was to cost the city nothing so far as
could be seen at present, but event.
ually the aid of the city's legal de-
partment, which is under salary,
would be desirable.
II am in favor of going on record
in support of the complaints filed
by Mr.. Jurich," said Mayor Tamblyn
in opening the discussion within the
council 1.-The light rates in Ely are
higher than any other place in the
state. Formerly when we had the
shift trains there was a greater
measure of business prosperity In
Ely. There were from 100 to 200
men residing in Ely who. were rid
ing on those trains, with a payroll
from which our city benefited. And
there is another side to the question.
The company claims it is not fighting
Ely, but I think it is sIt is deny
ing men the privilege of owning
their homes. The company owns all
the ground at McGill and Ruth and
an empIoye cannot buy. To allow
them to do so would make for better
citizenship. 1 think the company
owes something to this part of the
state. 1t is entitled to something in
return for it's investments ard the
place is entitled to something also.
/ believe that we should indorse
these complaints and give what as
sistance we can to Mr.. Zurich in his
fight, for which he receives no re-
muneration and stands a chance to
gain nothing more than the rest Of
us in monetary way.
II am already on record as having
Endorsed these complaints, said
Councilman ]. w. Russell. (which l
did prior to May 4. 1 think it is our
duty to give Mr.. Zurich our support.
c. A. Walker asked Mr.. Zurich if
it were not true that the copper
company had promised to reduce its
rate to the light company so that it
in turn could make lower rates to
the people of Ely, on condition that
a previous request for shift trains be
waived.
II think you're dead right" re-
piled Mr.. Zurich. "The company
said if we would not insist upon the
shift trains during the shutdown,
$4,000 would be expended in wages,
and that the light rate, then standing
at II 1-2 cents, would be reduced.
Instead of that the rate was put up
to 30 cents and later reduced to
II 1-2 cents, where it stands today.
1t is up to us to fight and if the busi-
ness men won't do it I will"
II move the complaint be in
dorsed.' said Councilman McKernan.
second the MOTION" said Mr..
Russell
On viva voce vote Messrs. Nc
Herman and Russell voted aye and
Mr.. West did not vote.
That ended the argument for the
time being, it being altogether one
sided as to the merits of the COM
plant, but it came up again two or
three times during the meeting and
was still going ut full speed ahead
when adjournment brought it to g
premature close. Mayor Tamblyn
called attention to the delay in draw
ing up sewer contracts and conclud-
ing the right of way matter for the
east end of the Aultman street paw
ing, saying that there was no city at
torney and one was imperatively
needed, whereat he was directed to
make temporary selection of one
for this work.
81 hope to have the aid of the at