The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-01-04
COUNCIL DISCUSSES
MUNICIPAL MATTERS

At regular meeting of the City
Council last night several questions
were brought up for discussion. After
report of the clerk that the bonds Of
the chief of police and night watch
man had been approved and filed, Mr..
English. formerly an employe at the
Palace Bar, was promised license
to open a soft-drink parlor in the
room used as an oil company office,
In Bridge street. using the soft
drinks left in the stock of the Palace
Bar. He desired to keep the Palace
Bar room. but upon advice by Mr..
Brandon, who explained that. even
though only soft drinks were served,
the effect upon passing school chill
dren might not be satisfactory. Mr..
English agreed to take the first-men-
toned place
Chief of Police Nelson brought up
the question of curfew for keeping
children off the streets at late hours
and keeping minors away from gam
bling places. Nothing definite was
decided, IL being the opinion OF some
that il should be up to proprietors of
pool rooms and gambling rooms to
keep these youths out. II seemed to
be general thought that partition
should separate pool tables from card
tables, and that boys should not be
permitted to watch gambling.
Mr. Nelson also stated that he had
been receiving complaints about loose
dogs. The Council agreed with Mr..
Nelson that he should study with
the Mayor The ordinance concerning
this question. and that they should
publish a notice to all owners of dogs
warning them against allowing their
animals to run loose. and that licenses
would be sold for the same. Provis-
ion also will be made for dog pound.
This discussion led to the subject
of stray burros and horses. and when
Councilman Hoskifis told how he en-
joyed hearing the bells jingling on
some OF these animals. those present
thought IL would be very good plan
TO put bells on all stray burros and
drive them up near Mr. Hoskins'
place. as some of the others had not
telt the same pleasure in the nearness
of these wanderers. The joke ap-
peared to be on Hoskins-but he wa
joking. too.
There was some difference in opin-
ion as to whether the Council should
take any action in closing percentage
gambling games. A plan for charg
ing seat rental as a compensation for
those who run these places. as is done
at Reno. met with some favor; but 3
few present were of opinion that thi
charge would not be sufficient. The
Constable stated he had gone to the
different gambling houses in this city
and warned them that there would be
no more "rake-offs" allowed.
Ell Gilman. superintendent OF the
Water q Light Company. placed be
fore the Council the question OF al
electric street-light switch across thf
river. which had not been giving sat
isfaction. This switch Is supposed to
be controlled by clock, but the LAT
ter has not been doing its duty. and
Gilman declared he had been oblige
to cross the bridge each night to turr
these lights on. He suggested tha
the night watehman add this task 4
his duties The question of putin
IN another transformer was brough
up but nothing definite was agreed o.
Mayor Brandon renewed the que
tion OF rental for hydrants, which ha
been discussed many times before az
Council meetings. II was unanimously
agreed that he should write again 10
the Public Service Commission and
see II satisfactory agreement could
not he reached. II was the under