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LAS VEGAS VALLEY AS V E G A S , N E V A D A Wednesday, July 19, 1950 LAS VEGAS MORNING SUN 3 City Board Slated To Take Action On Watering Protests ji The board of city commission-!?, p s is scheduled to act Friday | an the increasing number of if protests to the ban on daytime wktfering. of lawns, it was re- j. ported yesterday. City Manager Chester Shelley said that his office as well as ' those of board members have been beseiged in recent days by homeowners protesting the Cur­rent regulations which prompts citizens to begin lawn waterings at 6 p. m. He said that because the residents are required - to confine their lawn watering to the evening hours or those in the early morning, water pres­sure. in every section of the city drops far below, normal. Last week, the city commis­sioners directed Shelley to study remedies which will stop the av­alanche of complaints and report back at the meeting this week. Although the Las VegaS Land and Water Co. warded off direct action. a month ago to lift the watering ban, which was in the Works on account of complaints, it Was indicated yesterday that definite action will be taken Fri­day to ease or remove the reg­ulation on lawn sprinkling dur­ing the day. liD LV Z&- K Xo - R<wt cW 'J Serious Wafer Shortage To Be Aired By Bunker Frida' The serious water shortage in Las Vegas is scheduled to aired at tomorrow’s meeting of the city commission and Commis­sioner Wendell Bunker invited interested water users to be present and join in the discussion. Bunker said today he was “ tired acting as a front for the water company” in trying to ex­plain away the water shortage, and that he would have “ plenty to say for the record” at tomor­row’s meeting concerning the situation. “ The poeple of Las Vegas are not going to listen to any more promise's. That’s all they’ve been getting — promises but very lit­tle water,” Bunker declared.. . “ It’s absolutely tragic the way lawns are going to ruin this sum­mer because there isn’t enough water to go around and because of the ridiculous restrictions put on use,” he continued. “ We were promised last sum­mer this wouldn’t happen again! It’s worse this year than in 1949, and it will be worse next year if we don’t do something about it. Unless we’re assured a work­able plan will be put into effect which will relieve the situation by ’ next-year, I’m in favor of the city taking over the utility and I’m deadly serious. “ The city’s getting the blame for all this because we’re the ones who are passing the ordin­ances and sending out our po­licemen to harass pepole who only are desperately trying to save the lawns they’ve spent years working on. I think the blame should be placed where it belongs. The water company has fallen down on the job tra­gically.” Bunker said he hoped the city could work out a plan for Chang­ing the hours --of , watering to make them more workable and satisfactory, and would propose a motion to carry out that pro­gram. The meeting will be held in the city commissioner chambers in .the. city hall starting at 3 o’ clock and Bunker said the public would ? be welcome to attend. ? WENDELL BUNKER si cs JQ ^ 'd , 13'