"There was quite a lot of liquor in Boulder City, hut it was an offense you could he removed from the reservation for. But that didn't keep it out. There was quite a bit of drunkeness in Boulder City not near as much as there was in Vegas, but there was some. The drinkers had liquor in their homes. "29 - Bruce Eaton "They built community very fast. In the neighborhood. I knew every single neighbor loved me. I knew that. And I could go to any home, knock on it any day. I was never... There wasn't such a thing as fear of a child being out, you know, and something happening to them. "30" Ila Clements-Davey The city fathers insisted on decorous and wholesome recreation within Boulder City, yet deputy sheriff and Six Companies enforcer "Bud" Bodell ran poker games. Clearly these games were sanctioned by the Bureau of Reclamation since the strict city manager, Sims Ely, turned a blind eye. Some suspected that Bodell and Six Companies took a cut. The soda fountain in the recreation hall became a popular spot for workers and their families.