White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-07-22
HICKEY W|THORAWS OFFER TO
ASSIST IN OPENING HIGHWAY

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weeks meeting indorsed the Zurich
demand for reinstatement of shift
trains, General Manager Hickey has
retaliated by withdrawing an offer
made during the Gallagher regime
to assist in opening the grade for
the Lincoln highway into the west
side of Ely to eliminate the UNDER
pass which has been designated as a
death trap
| Councilman j. w. Russell explain.
ed that the railway company had Of
fered to furnish the use of steam
shovel, to do the drilling and blasting
and remove the rock at the south
! side of the track, between the viaduct
! and the lower end of the proposed
! excavation near First street, in case
of grade crossing being adopted.
which plan of crossing has been
adopted by the state highway board.
At Friday nights meeting of tho
council what at first appeared to BIO
sort of a cryptic letter from Mr..
Hickey was read 1t set forth that
an offer made by him to Mayor Gal
lagher i'll February had not been ac-
cepted and now that would be with
drawn. Not knowing the nature o:
the offer Mayor Tamblyn searched
the files and could find no such letter
or any letter from Mr.. Hickey writ
ten at any time during the Gallagher
administration. When the present
letter was read to the council Mr.
Russell instantly recalled the whole
circumstance, explaining about the
offer in detail. Mr. Russell showed
Indignation as he spoke.
Il don't believe Mr.. Hickey IS do
ing the square thing he declared
with emphasis.
C. c. Caperton informed the coun-
ell that the offer had been left to the
consideration of the state highway
engineer, and as he understood 1t it
was still pending and not really at
present in the hands OF the city. as
the engineer had not reported it
back *
1T looks to me like sour grapes
because the council indorsed the com
plant demanding shift trains said
Mr.. Eddy.
The delay in accepting the Offer, ii
was explained, was wholly through
not having heard from the highway
engineer. it being held to be = fair
inference that the Endorsement Of the
shift train complaint was the direct
inspiration of the Hickey letter The
state in turn could not be blamed, as
the government is slow to accept an
overpass crossing, giving it long CON
sideration before acting and avoid
ing It wherever possible.
"Under unfinished business ! wish
to call the attention OF the council to
the unsatisfactory condition as TO the
city marshal, and ] will again offer
the name of Mr.. Caperton for that
Office, said Mayor Tamblyn.
Since there is not a full board
present would not like to take any
action tonight" responded Mr.. Rus
sell. The reference was to the ah-
sence of Councilman Fred r. West.
who spent the week at Salt Lake
Very we'll then. Let it go until
there is a full attendance answered
the mayor
Councilman McKernan held his
peace.
Previously the mayor advised the
council formally that under the au-
thority Of the motion made at the
last meeting he had employed c. A
Eddy as acting city attorney at the
regular salary Of $75 a month. On
motion Of Mr.. Mckernan thig ar.
rangement was ratified.
Mayor Tamblyn reported that Mr.
Eddy had prepared a contract with
Ingwald Johnson for the construction
of a sewer in district No. S, which
had been signed, the bond approved
and the contractor had gone to work
But all the requirements OF the
law had not been .conformed to. as l.
was required that notice be pub
lished for two weeks to give object
ors a chance to protest This was Or
dered
A. j. Stevens, who owns two lots
in lot IT, objected to a double as
sessment. which appeared inevitable
under the form OF the tax. He was
willing to pay the regular amount.
although he would not connect with
the sewer until he built new house.
Mr.. McKernan thought even that was
excessive, it amounting to $240. This
will be gone over by City Engineer
Boyle, Mr. Eddy, Mr.. McKernan and
Mr.. Stevens, reporting at the next
council meeting. Mr.. McKernar also
owns lots in lot II and thinks his
own assessment should be sufficient
for that area. Mr.. Stevens ground
Is a garden and as such has no rela-
tion to the sewer.
Mr.. Eddy reported complaint
from DR.. Owens that DR.. Bowdle,
Mrs. Bowdle and another East Ely
doctor, who was not named. were
practicing In Ely and that they
should be compelled to pay for a
license. It was set forth that Ely
licenses were collected from the TrOv