The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-07-12
BALL GAME At 800
O'CLOCK TOMORROW

Tomorrow afternoon at three O'Clock
the Battle Mountain team and the To-
cal nine will cross bats at Recreation
Park in this city. The lineup of the
Winnemucca stars, which is printed
below is undoubtedly one of the fast
est aggregations in this state, but.
nevertheless. Battle Mountain advices
tell of a wonderful Improvement in
their team and they are confident that
the outcome will be in their favor. A
large number of fans will accompany
the visitors, to do their Bit" and they
also claim to have Zine" all their
own. OF course there is a possibility
that the neighboring team might
stage a comeback" but we will
string with Winnemucca, if we do
lose. Following is the lineup of the
local nine:
Erkine, short-stop; Christen, first
base; Huffaker, catcher; Arant, CEN
ter field; Bell, second base; Cava-
naugh, right field; Hoskins, third
base; Burns, pitcher; Travers, left
field.
Sounds about the same as the
"Marseillaise" did to Alsace-Lorraine
after forty years.
view of all the conditions and of the
fact that the charge tor lighting and
power in Winnemucca under present
rates is as high as that charged by
companies operating in other COM
munities under similar conditions, and
that to RAISE the rates wollf invite
competition and duplication Of service,
which wna,d be detrimental alike to
the company and the citizens, the
commission is of the opinion that the
increase in rates for this service
should 1ot be made at this time.
5. Coming now to consideration
the commission show that, while the
electric department shows a profit,
which could be increased by changes
and economies in operation, the water
department shows a substantial loss
in revenue, due to increased cost of
operation and to furnishing service to
the city for fire protection, for which
no charge is made.
6. Winnemucca is the only town in
the state, served by privately owned
water company. where hydrant serv-
ice for fire protection is given without
charge. The charges for this service
range, in various towns, from $3.50 to
$500 per hydrant per month, accord
ing to conditions and cost of render
ing the service.
Z. The commission is of the opin-
ion that fire protection is a valuable
and. in fact. an indispensable service,
and that it is a proper charge to be
made against all property within the
city, the same as is made for sanitary
and police protection. This can be ac-
complished by very little increase in
the annual tax rate and. therefore,
distributing the cost without casting
the burden upon small consumers by
carrying higher rates for water sery-
ice, which would otherwise be neces-
sary.
8. In this behalf. we believe rate
of $500 per hydrant per month, or the
same as that charged by the Elko
Water Company, operating under SIM
liar conditions. will be just and rea-
sonable, with the understanding that
the Winnemucca Water and Light
Company shall be required to inn
prove it's reservoirs. mains and con-
nections where necessary so as to in
sure an adequate pressure and supply
of water for fire protection.
8. The question of the adequacy of
the fire protection and the improve
ments which will be required to bring
about a reasonably adequate standard
for the city of Winnemucca, will be
promptly determined by a joint sur
vey of the situation by the commits
sion's engineer and a member OF the