The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-06-06
COUNCIL PASSED
V0LSTEAD LAWS
Ordinance Passed Will Give City
Officials Authoriy Over the
Bootleg and Drug Evils
In Winnemucea

The outstanding feature OF the
city council meeting held last night
was the passage of what is generally
known as "the little Volsted law"
which will give city officials practi-
cally the same power to enforce
liquor and drug laws here as is
given to federal officers, the en-
forcing provisions being even more
broad than in the case of the fed
eral law. A companion measure,
giving the city police judge power
to issue search warrants, may be
passed later. The ordinance passed
last night is quiet lengthy and will
be published in full in the next
issue of this newspaper, publication
today being postponed because OF
pressure of large amount of news
matter. In short, the new law pro-
vides that it shall be unlawful to
transport, sell, or give away any
drugs or intoxicating liquors, as
same are prohibited by federal and
state laws, and penalty for violation
is set as Imprisonment from ten
days to six months or a fine of from
500 to $500, or both such fine and
Imprisonment. 1t also provides that
no traps for destruction of evidence
shall be maintained. The ordinance
was passed by unanimous vote of
the council, all members being pres
ent.
Discussion of plans for sidewalk
laying consumed considerable time
last night. A test of the cost of
such work has been made in the
laying of a sidewalk in front of the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. A. I.
Orr in East Third street. 1t was
announced that the actual cost to
the contractors, Anderson & Nc
Shee, was twenty cents per square
foot. These contractors are to lay
the sidewalk from Bridge street to
the high school along East Fourth
street at a cost of twenty-five cents
per square foot, and it is said that
the latter project will entail consid-
erably more grading and filling than
was the case at the Orr home.
This brought out that there has
been some misunderstanding as to
why the bid of L. E. Sewers, at a
lower figure, had not been consid-
cred, and it was stated that his bid
had not been submitted in proper
form, was not accompanied by a
check to guarantee proper perform
ance of the contract, and made no
mention of living up to specifica-
tions called for by the city.
That there is to be considerable
laying of sidewalks this summer was
also brought out by the application
of Perry G. Carlson, j. ID Minor,
Mrs. L. Cooney and F. J. Button
for sand and gravel for the purpose.
1t was said that people who want
sand and gravel, which is furnished
free by the city for sidewalk laying,
should make application week or
ten days in advance of actual needs,
as it is not always possible to make
immediate delivery.
Street lighting has been placed in
the hands of Councilman E. P.
Sites and he is making arrange
ments for new lights at the corners
of Third and Fifth streets at the
intersection of Pavilion street.
A resolution was passed authoriz-
ing the clerk to make application
for the city's share of county road
funds.
A letter of thanks to the city
councilmen and mayor was received
from the high school faculty and
student body for assistance given
in getting Scott field ready for the
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