The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-06-22
CITY COUNCIL TRANSACTED
BUSINESS LAST NIGHT

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was apparently too sincere for the
councilmen to overlook and the
council voted to provide the needed
cash.
New Sprinkler Tank
A proposition was submitted by
Harry Warren to furnish a steel
tank for the sprinkling truck of
1850 gallons capacity. The tank
has been used by Warren for sew
eral years as reservoir for oil
burned in a furnace and is at pres
ent buried under eleven feet of
earth. Warren agrees to dig the
ground away from the tank and sell
it to the city for thirty-five per cent
less than the tank would now cost
in San Francisco. 1t was decided
to look into the matter further as
to dimensions and weight, to make
sure the tank will go on the truck,
and if the proposition then appears
advisable the city will buy the tank.
The desire for a new tank is based
on economy, it being estimated that
large tank would save the city a
large sum in street sprinkling work
because of dispensing with the ne
cessity of stopping to refill the tank
with every block sprinkled.
To Widen Baud Street
DR.. A. A. Wendell appeared be-
fore the council with a request that
a survey be made to widen Baud
street from Second to Fourth to the
proper width. In some instances
property owners are on the street
to the extent of fifteen feet and it
is the proposal that this condition
be remedied. DIR. G. U. Hall had
also requested, through DR.. Wendell,
that the street line be established
and with Ernest Brown had agreed
to move fences back to the proper
line. 1t was explained that certain
other property owners will be in
jured by the widening of the street,
even though they have no right to
occupy street ground, and it is the
proposal of the council to deed five
feet of street ground to all prop
erty owners affected, it being ex-
planned that at certain stages of the
city's growth people had built on
street ground unknowingly. Sur
veyor R. E. Tilden was instructed to
run the proper street line and the
matter of deciding the five feet to
owners is to be further considred.
Shone's Wages Increased
A communication was received
from Police Judge Tom Shone stat
ing that he could no longer afford
to devote the time required for po-
lice court business for his present
salary of $25 per month. 1t was
the opinion of the council that the
position does require great deal
more time than formerly and that
recently enacted ordinances will
serve to further increase the work.
1t was also stated that fines paid
now amount to a much larger sum
than formerly. So it was voted that
effective July /, Shone's salary shall
be $50 per month.
High School Sidewalk
Mayor Brandon announced that
he expects to have details completed
for the concrete sidewalk on East
Fourth street from Bridge to the
high school within the next few
days and that work will then start.
1t is his desire to secure consent of
all property owners involved with
out mourning the expense of enact
ing an ordinance compelling them
to do the work. This has been ac-
complished in all but one instance.
Many Want Sidewalks
In addition to those previously
announced as DESTROYS Of installing
sidewalks, it was said last night that
applications have also been received
from Ed Smith and also from China
men who desire walk in front of
the joss house in Baud street. 1t
has been suggested that the city
adopt an ordinance stating specifica-
tons for sidewalks, because as the
matter now stands any sort of mix
tllre may he used To tho auantunl