The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-05-20

der consideration was that of bonfires
being built contrary to the city ordi-
nance. The members agreed that
matters such as this should not re-
quire consideration by them. as proper
officers are employed to see that the
ordinances are enforced; that persons
guilty of infractions should be ar
rested and fined.
Mayor Brandon announced that he
would act in the capacity of city at
torney, II it is satisfactory to the other
members. The mayor stated he would
act without compensation, that the
money so saved could be used for
some civic improvement. The sug-
gestion was well taken and will be
acted upon at the recessed meeting
next Monday night.
Then came the big idea of the ses-
sion, propounded by Mayor Brandon
He thought that if each member of the
council would take individual charge
or certain departments of the city
workings greater efficiency could be
obtained. For instance. one council
man to have charge of streets, alleys
and sidewalks, with power to act in
small details; another member to
oversee city lighting and take up all
water questions; the third to have
charge of sewers and the fire depart
ment-every activity of city govern
ment in time to be under one or
another of the councilmen, to be
responsible head from whom intelli-
gent reports could be secured. The
suggestion met with instantaneous
favor and will be worked out later.
City problems had been taken up
with heads of other cities. including
Improvement of the streets of Winnie
mucca. Suggestions were numerous
such as scarifying to a powder,
spreading new gravel, sprinkling and
rolling it, and going back in a few
days to cut down ridges. 1t had been
learned that the cost of hard-sur-
facing eight blocks of Bridge street
would cost $4,000 Another sugges-
tion was that Bridge street be macad-
amized for width of thirty feet in
the center of the street, filing in the
rest later. after work of guttering had
been accomplished and the city in bet
ter financial condition to pay for the
work.
The matter of property owners OBJ
legations to lay sidewalks and put in
cutters was brought up. 1t is pre-
dicted the council will be firm in this
respect and that sidewalks are going
to be laid. One suggestion was that
the city haul gravel and sand for con-
crete free to property owners desir-
ing TO put in sidewalks. This idea
was greatly favored. 1t was under
stood that property owners will have
to pay at least half the amount spent
for sidewalks and cutters fronting
their holdings.
A practice which meets with dis
favor by the new council is that of
hauling garbage and rubbish of indi-
viduals with the city truck and done
by city employees. 1t was thought that
the cost of three men and the mainte-
nance of the truck does not justify
the service rendered. The complaint
that householders and others dump
refuse in alleys and on streets and
that IL they are to be clean the city
must take it away was met with
statement that there is an ordinance
against such dumping and that 1t will
be enforced They estimated the cost
to the city of hauling individuals rub
bish would be $4,000 per year. Besides.
II was said, the practice is not fair