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Newspaper clipping from unknown source reminding readers of the city ordinance forbidding the waste of water.
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hln000740. Union Pacific Railroad Collection, 1828-1995. MS-00397. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d19022g10
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Water Waste IS Prohibited By Law Numerous complaints ore being received at the police station regarding lawns being allowed to o v e r f l o w into the street, undermining the oil bound pavement, creating mud-holes and breeding places for mosquitoes. CITY ORDINANCE DECLARES THE FOLLOWING TO BE UNLAWFUL: "Permitting a hydrant to leak, or permitting water to drain from a person's premises into any street, alley or road." A uniformed officer has been assigned to police the residential and business districts for violations of this ordinance. Your co-operation is requested to keep water from overflowing into the streets and gutters. Harry E. Miller CHIEF OF POLICE