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REVIEW-JOURNAL 7/20/50 WENDELL BUNKER - J6 T o By Bunker Friday The serious water shortage in Las Vegas is sehedt&ed. to be aired at tomorrow’s meeting of the city commission and Commis­sioner Wendell Bunker invited interested water us'eriyfco be^r esent sand 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 promises. 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 wete 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. r< n1p i .el ?iy)i 1?riIi)| 1I “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 tra-i gically.” 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. •o