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Gate City Journal Supplement. NYSSA, OREGON JU LY 13, 1917. ORDINANCE NO. 175 > AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE USE OF WATER FROM THE NYSSA WATER WORKS FOR IRRIGATION OF LAWNS AND GARDENS DURING THE IRRI GATING SEASON OF 1917; FIX ING THE CHARGES THEREFOR; AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION HEREOF. THE PEOPLE OF NYSSA ORDAIN: SECTION 1. T ne users of w ater from the Nyssa W ater WorkH may use the same for irrigation of lawns and gar dens during the season of 1917, under the following regulations: Where the user of w ater for irriga tion of lawns or gardens uses w ater in a residence the rate shall be a mini mum charge of one dollar per month for residence use and in addition there to a charge shall be ma ie of $1.00 per one thousand square feet of surface of land irrigated tor the season, payable in monthly installments. W ater may be used for the irrigation of lawns and gardens tdl October 15th, 1917, for a charge of $1 00 ner one thousand square feet, or fraction there of, payable in monthly installments; provided, however, th at the minimum charge for the use of w ater for irriga tion shall be one dollar per month. W ater may be used for irrigation of lawns and gardens only through a gar den nozzle or garden sprinkler attach ed to a three fourths (J) inch hose or pipe W ater for irrigation purposes may be used only between the hours of 6 A M. till 10 A. VI , and between the hours of 5 P. M till 9 P. M. SECTION 3 If any person or persons shall use w ater for irrigation during the hqurs from 9 A. 'I iill 5 P. M , and or'from 9 P. M. till 6 A. M., or if any person or persons shall use water for irrigation purposes without using in connection therewith a garden nozzle or a garden sprinkler attached to a three-fourtns inch hose or pipe, he or they shall be deemed guilty of a mis demeanor, and upon conviction thereof in the Recorder’s Court shall be fined not to exceed five dollars, or imprison ed in the town jail not to exceed five days; and in addition to such line or jail sentence shall jn y all costs of prosecution. S ection 3. If any person or persons shall is<‘ w ater from the Nyssa W ater works for irrigation purposes in any manner or at any other time than in this ordinance irovided for, and such violation shall come to the attention of the Marshal, Superintendent of Streets and Public Improvements, or Pumps- ir.an, or other official of the town, he or they shall at once cause the w ater to be turned off at the premises where such violation occurs, and the same shall not again be turned on until the person or persons having so violated the provisions of this ordinance shall pay *o the town a tee of one dollar to have said w ater turned on, and such fee shall be in addition to any fine or jail sentence that may have been im posed under the provisions o ' Section 2 of this ordinance. SECTION 4. Inasmuch as it is deemed necessary that this ordinance is for the protection of the peace, in dth and safety of the citizens of Nyssa, and property nelonging to said citizens, an emergency is d -dared to exist an I this ordinance shall be in full f *ro and effect from and after the passage thereof by the Council and approval hy the Mayor. Passed by three-fourths tn • abers of toe Council July 12, 1917. Approved July 12, 1917. C. C WILSON, Mayor. A ttest: .1. BOYDELL, Recorder STATE OF OREGON, ! ; ss. County of Malheur. I hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was regularly pissed by the Council and appro-ed by the Mayor of Nyssa on Jub 12th. 1917, and filed in my office on said -late, and that I post ed a copy thereof as required bv law. [S e a l I .1. BOYDELL, Ri < order. OWYHEE § s> ^ «» « Ì Mr. and Mrs. John Thomas of On tario visited at the Newbill home Sun day. Mrs Reed and children of Cow Val ley returned home Wednesday after a week’s visit at the home of Mrs. Reed’s daughter, Mrs. Harry Tague. The new members added to the Red Cross organization this week are Mr. and Mrs. Newt Thompson, Messrs. W W. Smith, C. H. Reed and Noble Pul len. The Electric Power Co. are having lightning arresters put on the power line this week at intervals of afoul seven miles. Mrs. Nellie Newbill, Mrs. Minnie Martin and George Page went to On tario Wednesday. H. W altirs went to Omaha, Neb., Saturday with three carloads of lambs F. Klingback, T M. Lowe and Til Huffman went to Payette last week to Payette last week to consult with the Electric Power Co about having the power line extended to their ranche.- this fall. While not definitely settled, indications are that this will be done. Chas. Reed returned from the sheep camp Saturday and intends going or to Wallowa to help in the wheat har vest there soon. Mr. Buck, who has been visiting at the 0. Schweizer home, was joined by his wife and child and they all went to Ontario a few days ago. Extensive repairs have recently been made to the Owyhee dam at head w aters hy John BigP-w, Andy Hanson, R. R. Overstreet, Harry Tague and F. L. DeBord. The new dam was so well made that the Owyhee ditch was filled a little too full, which caused a break, near the Copeland place, which was re paired Wednesday, and the stream once more flows serenely on suppl- ing water to the many farm s of the vailey. Jam es Huffman returned home last week. George Schweizer lately lost four of his best horses on the range. The disease, whatever it is, seems baffling. It is feared it may be the same as the mysterious disease which is taking so many good horses around Echo Or. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Bussell and Mrs. Anna Glasscock went to Roswell Sat urday for cherries. They report grand looking crops over there but very op pressive heat, two men having been overcome by it that day. Mrs. Jam es Page returned Friday from Eugene City, Lane county Ore., where she has been visiting for the past month. Miss Marian Lowe returned to her home at “ The H erm itage,” near Mitchell Butte, last Saturday after an absence of three weess, spent at the Oregon Agricultural college at Corval lis, Oregon. W. D. Morey and daughter, Alma, of Cambridge, Idaho, and Mrs. Vivian Applegate, of Weiser, motored over Saturday in Mr. Morey’s Willys-Knight Ed Christensen, the popular painter car and spent the afternoon at the leaves for a two day fishing trip in the wilds of Idaho, Saturday. home of A. D. Morey. m % *
