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April 17# 1950 f 23- l - B i§3§* E. V, Cr&gin Mayor ft Lac Yogas las Yaga#, Ifevada Otar Kr, Cragin: In reviewing the olty ordnances prohibiting tha waste of water in Las Yegee, attention v&i directed to Ordinance # 211 follows: f See. 3* reading a« •The uaa of vatar from any vatar ayataa balonging to any publio utility for tha purpose of sprinkling, irrigating or watering lawns, tree*. hedges, gardens or tha ground la hereby prohibited between the hour# of 8100 AM mid p i PH, and botvssn tho hours of 8:00 PM and tho following day at 5:00 AM. 9 Moat paopla prefer to sprinkle their lawns in tha evening hours and tha rsstriotion be- tween the hours of 8:00 PM and 5:00 Am night work a hardship on people working a flight shift, it la reapaotfully suggested that the ordinance be amended to prohibit sprinkling lawne botwoon tha hours of t 9:00 AM and d:oo PM Midnight and 5:00 AM fhia would give everyone an opportunity to sprinkle their lawne at convenient hour* and would ala# par- alt full reservoirs with whieh to eupply them. There le no neod for those reetrletlone during the winter month*, and if the sprinkling restrictions were made effestive from yune let to September IJth that should be emfflelent.
