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©f meters in the City* which is now prohibited by the State lav. Ae you know, the "afcer Company for several year© has endeavored to get the state lav repealed in order that It might Install meters bat your State Legislature has refused to amend or repeal the lav, largely due to the indifference* If not opposition, of the Clark County delegation, there Is no doubt In my mind that the Installation of meters will result In a substantial saving of voter. Illustrative of that, I would like to refer briefly to the City of Tucson, Arizona, whiah has climatic conditions and water problems quite similar to the City of Las Vegas. "Prior to the 1930»b , the City of TUoeon did "not have meters. At that time, Its average water oonoumption was ©,600,000 gallons per day comparable to the then consumption of Las Vegas, by means cf the installation of meters, the City of Tucson re­duced the vater consumption to an average dally con­sumption of 4,000,000 gallons - a saving of approx­imately 27#* Based on the present average dally con­sumption in Las Vegas this year, this would result in a saving of approximately 2,800,000 gallons per day • (P. 108-109) Mr. Hugh Bfcamberger, Assistant Stats Engineer, testified as followss •Q. Have you any suggestions, Mr. Shamberger, as a vater engineer, as to how vater might be con­served in Las Vegas City? A. There could be considerable vater conserved, of course, if it were possible to install meters. Our office, as far back as 1944, at public meetings here, have recommended that the people sponsor a movement to repeal prohibitive legis­lation, as far as Las Vegas was concerned, in relation to meters* We said at that time that ve felt that Installation of meters might mean a saving during the summer of twenty to 2© per cent! that, of course. Is merely an estimate, and I would still use that figure." (V* 137) I think the above testimony of the respective engineers and men tfco are familiar with the operations of the Vater Company would clearly indicate that In their opinion the installation Of meters would greatly conserve the water in Las Vegas and tend to prevent unnecessary waste thereof.