Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-03-17
LACK OF SPR|NKL|NG
SPO|LS ROAD WORK
DUST REPLACES SECTION THAT
WAS FORMERLY SMOOTH
SURFACED CEMENT

Through righteousness in not us
ing the street sprinkler TO harden the
surface, the county commissioners
have made mess of the Improve
ments" to lower Main street. For
considerable distance the roadway
was covered with waste rock from
the dumps and a surface of sand was
placed over il. II this had been at
tended with sprinkling, the sand
would have been carried into the
creyices and have cemented the whole
formation, but, this important feature
being neglected, the sand is finding
its way into the eyes of pedestrians
and into business houses in the form
Of dust, leaving the jagged rocks ex-
posed TO gladden. the heart of the
dealer in and repairer of automobile
tires Similar work is now being
done on the upper stretches of the
main business street
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issue to construct cattle bridge
across the Truckee river was passed
by the assembly.
Dewar's bill to place members OF
the state police on salary of $26
a month was killed in the assembly
yesterday afternoon after it had ere
ated a heated discussion Only IS
votes were cast in favor Of the bill.
In explaining the measure. Dewar
said he believed it would place the
state police on pay roll in ratio
to the value OF their services.
The assembly passed the substitute
bill offered in lieu of the measure
appropriating $4,000 for the Stubs
house on the university grounds yes
terday afternoon. The bill passed
provides for the purchase of the in
terest the Stubs estate holds in the
house. amounting to little more
han $4,000 The Washoe delegation
with the exception of Geraghty, IA
vored the bill appropriating $4,000
with which to purchase the house.
Plan Increase Appropriation
A substitute for the general appro
I priation bill was introduced in the
senate this morning. The bill would
Increase the general appropriations
from $S4s,O00 to $9O7,74O. the in
creases covering the university pub
tic service department and the Tono
pah and Virginia City schools o
mines
The bill appropriating $4,000 to b
used by the state university regent
to secure the use of a farm nea
Reno in connection with the work O
the agricultural college was passe
: in the senate yesterday. There wer
= five votes against it, 1t is planne
: to secure the d. C. Wheeler ranc
:. on the Virginia road south of Rem
y President Hendrick addressed tn
othdtt WI the mtdSuIt, SdylHB vi
work of the agricultural college woul
= be greatly hampered in case it di
not have suitable piece of land o
which to operate. He said the un
. versity had an opportunity to get th
. use of the farm by paying per Ger
for the next two years on the pu
chase price.
= Senator Huskey's bill preventin
. sale of trout less than Is inches
:" length was laid on the table in II
senate yesterday and unless sufficier
- strength can be mustered to dispos
= of an amendment adopted on motto
. of Senator Kendall II probably wi
die there. The Kendall amendmel
" destroyed the intent Of the bill |
- making the prohibitiye length OF
'e trout seven inches. This is exact
;" the same as the present law an
y Senator Huskey said in moving
I" table the measure that 1t destroye
its effect