White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-06-24
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1t 8 prelty nanny 10 nave an at
torney ove in that chair when W,
want to ask questions said Council
man McKernan.
"A lot of the questions we coul,
answer ourselves" declared Mr.
West.
IF you will read your ordinance,
you will know as well as the cit,
attorney does" interiected Mr.. Lock
hart.
THE complications may he due t,
the mayors lack of tact" said Mr.
Tamblyn, after rejecting for several
minutes upon what Mr.. West had
said. Il take the position that the
majority OF the council has tried Il
usurp the powers of the mayor and
dictate to him. You said the pres
ent officers we're good enough and
tried to force thsm upon me against
my will. | don't know how much
diplomacy and tact ! should have
used, but l thought I had some
rights. | am not much of a fighter
but I'm willing to fight. I'm willing
to go to court for a precedent. In
The meantime work Is held up. |
do not feel that I am responsible ane
wuuld like TO get together, and I am
willing to meet with the councilmen
and try to. effect a settlement. / am
not hard boiled"
If | thought il would get US any
where spoke up Mr.. McKernan, we
could meet. but we tried IL before
and got nowhere. We think Mr..
Lookhart is city attorney until his
resignation is accepted"
Mayor Tamblyn repeated his pro-
posal 10 submit the dispute to the at
torney general.
Il think the attorney generals
opinion is already known In Ely"
said Mr.. West. who is attorney
general? What's his name?"
Mr.. Diskin." answered the mayor
At this point A. A. Marshall, n
spectator. bounded to his feet.
Cant you fix it up some way"
he half shouted. Better hold an
election and settle IL that way"
W. a hOii a lttdll tlEftlOI
after six months responded the
mayor.
Then c. A. Walker addressed the
mayor and council, suggesting that
the mayor could call a councilman to
the chair. step out OF the room and
let the council act upon the LoekLart
resignation without compromising
his position upon the Office being va
can't. The mayor then asked for the
views of Attorneys Zurich. Vargas
and Eddy in turn, and all conceded
with Mr.. Walker. Mr.. Lockhart in
terposed To say that there was no
motion before the council, but that
II there were the mayor could not
yacate the chair and 1t would be his
duty 10 put the motion.
Mr.. Tamblyn started TO rise and
asked Mr.. West 10 take the chair.
! explaining a he did so that /, was
the understanding that this one mat
ter alone should be acted upon. This
was a stop-gap 10 prevent the APP
pointment of a successor 10 Mr.. Lock
bart while Mr.. West was still In the
chair.
For the first time during his mem
bership I'm the council Mr.. West lost
his smile and flushed with indigna-
lion.
AS far as I'm concerned I'm no.
going TO take any chair or put any
motions. he said. with mach en-
phasls. 4 don't care to complieate
matters further don't care any
hing about who Is city attorney ol
sho is marshal. | have nothing
against Mr.. Eddy. but IL is a ques.
lion among the influential citizens a
o who Is best fitted for II.
Il have no personal feeling against
Mr.. Loekhart or Mr.. Jackson" SAID
Mayor Tamblyn. For several years
occupied the Office Of city clerk ane
never expected Mr.. Gallagher I,
appoint me. | stepped out as grace
FULLY as any officer evor did. At va
dous times thereafter I helped Mis-
pupid, the city clerk, giving all in
FORMATION in my power. and whei
Mr.. Gallagher was elected | don
mink | took our defeat in the man
Ter that II Is being taken now. Whei
Ae came In il was to the vietors be
ong the spoiis.'"
But now it's to the victor be