White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-25

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6. We found thirteen saloons in
Riepetown, and that the were being
conducted under conditions not in
compliance with the state and coun-
ty requirements. We earnestly
urge the county commissioners to al
low the sheriff deputy to look after
the conditions in Riepetown and at
the mines and to enforce the law.
and that the county pay the salary
of such deputy.
7. The water of Murry creek
is being polluted by the Troy laundry
through piping their waste water
into the stream, and by people liv-
ing near the stream dumping all
kinds of dirt and filth into it, We
urge the city council to take such
action as may be needed to abate
all such pollution, which is serious
menace to public health.
8. This grand jury condemns in
the most earnest manner the custom
prevailing at most public dances held
in Ely OF serving punch containing
alcoholic liquor We wish to call
this matter to the fathers and moth
ers who allow their boys and girls to
attend such dances, for. in our
! Judgment, habits may be formed
there which, sooner or later, may
lead to untold misery and crime.
o. The streets a Ely are now
and have been for some time in de-
plorable condition as respects clean
illness. 1t is understood that there
is an ordinance forbidding the willful
casting of rubbish and refuse into
the streets and against the inter
ference of free and unimpeded pass
age on the prescribed walks of the
city and yet both of the provisions
I plentfoned are openly and Hersistent-
! " violated ever day and have been
for several months. Very little or
no effort was made last fall to re-
move weeds from some of the streets
Of Ely. whereas it would have been
possible for a few men to have cut
down the weeds with scythes twice
during The growing season at a moe
crate cost.
The permitting of people to care
lessly throw ashes into the street or
into their own or adjoining yards
and the storing of inflamahle ma
terial back OF the stores is strongly
condemned, for both of these con
ditions are inviting fires every day.
/ We urge that something suitable be
done for the taxpayers to protect
their health and their property from
the conditions herein mentioned.
In the so-called restricted district
&c found conditions very bad. BOYS
several years under age frequent the
dance halls and saloons; rhe women
of the district are permitted to be
on the streets of Ely at all hours of
the dag and night: they visit and
occupy rooms over some of the sa-
looms and have rooms in different
parts of the city.
/ There is q city ordinance relating
10 the construction of a high board
fence about the restricted district of
/ Ely. We ask the city council to or
der tight board fence ten feet in
/ leight to be placed entirely around
any such district which now is or
may hereafter be.in Ely and that but
one entrance be provided Such a
, fence would make it possible to keep
out many BOYS who are now seen in
the district and would also make po-
lice surveillance much more effect
I've. We believe that the city off,
cials are to blame for allowing the
conditions to exist which are men,
/ toned In this section of our report,
and request that these officials take
such action as may be necessary to
correct these conditions.
H. IL was duly brought to the
attention OF the jury that the men
working in the open pits at Copper
Flat were employed more than eight
hours, and we were asked to inves-
tieate the condition. The jury did
spend considerable time in looking
into the case and we here report that
we have reason to believe that there
will be regulation OF the houre
upon satisfactory basis within a
reasonable time
! The grand iurv is about to adjourn
subject to call, and II will later use
its best efforts TO see that the recon-
mendations herein made have been
carried out
The Jury wishes TO evnress its an