The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-08-05
HAY FEVER CAUSE
Of COUNCIL ACTION

Members of the Hay-Fever Sufferers
waited on the City Council last night
to induce the councilmen to pass an
ordinance requiring the cleaning up
and eradication of weeds in Winnie
mucca. Such a measure had been in
troduced at the meeting previous. but
was voted down as "one of those or
dinances which will never be en-
forced" The committee appearing
last night was there to present the
other side.
They said they were of opinion that
hay fever is caused solely by growing
of weeds and placed the blame square
ly on the variety known as the Rus
sian Thistle. They claimed that the
Russian variety commences Towering
the first of July and the victims sniffle
until the weed goes to seed in the fall
They were firmly convinced that from
ten to fifteen per cent of people re-
siding here are afflicted with the dis
ease If the Russian Thistle is eradi-
Gated they are sure hay fever. will
disappear
In justice to all, one committeeman
pleaded, besides the benefit of clean
town, an ordinance declaring weeds a
nuisance should be passed and en-
forced. He was willing to donate fifty
dollars year, if necessary. to help
eradicate the offending plants. He
also thought that if they were torn
from the ground before seeding time
1t would not require more than three
years to entirely eradicate them.
The first speaker quoted expert
ences of other sections of the nation
with hay fever He said that at San
Antonio the cause was put upon what
was known as the ragweed. Action
there by the city council similar to
that asked here resulted in decreased
suffering in the short space of five
weeks.
Another of the hay fever committee
snuffled that he thought the weeds
should be cleaned up before the first
of next June and kept clean up. He
had worked on his own property for
few minutes every other Saturday
this summer and the weeds now have
practically disappeared, he said. He
thought that if the city would hire one
man next spring to dig up weeds, ex-
clusively, in the streets and alleys,
and see to it that property owners
obeyed the proposed ordinance that
the difficulty could be overcome far
cheaper than it now costs to send out
a crew of men in the fall to do the
work, because the man delegated to
destroy weeds could dig them up while
they are small.
Afterwards members of the city
council expressed opinions indicating
they are in favor of passing an anti
weed ordinance. So it was decided to
revise the one already drawn to in
clude designation of other nuisances,
such as ill-smelling barns. 1t is to be
submitted at the next meeting and will
probably be passed.
Sidewalks to Be Put In
City Engineer Tilden was instructed
today, because of action taken by the
city council last night, to prepare
specifications for sidewalks across
streets and alleys in Fourth street
from Baud to the high school building,
and also for sidewalks on the north
and south Bridge street crossings
from First to Fourth street. He will
report these figures, together with
estimates for sidewalks on the bridge
crossing Humboldt river. at the next
meeting of the council.
Providing the cost is not too great
bids will be advertised for all of the
work, the city to furnish the sand
and gravel. Also at the next meeting
the council will regulate sidewalk
widths for East Fourth street and for
Bridge street from Fourth to the
bridge and will then notify property
owners to lay sidewalks. The main
idea is to make sure sidewalks will be