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(continued) Vegas.s The water district, Campbell explained, is a non­profit organization established by a vote of the people to bring in additional water from every possible source. If all runs smoothly and pipe­lines from Lake Mead are in­stalled, the pity’s water supply should be increased by between eight and ten million gallons daily, the commissioners were j told. j For the past several months i a survey .of underground and i'other possible water facilities ; have been under study by the - Chicago, Illinois, engineering firm of Greely and Hansom A final report" "is, expected to be released in the near future, the water district officials said. The water district board i s operating under an appropria­tion of $10,000, but Campbell said that “except for $5,000 for a feasible report from the en­gineering company, our expen­ses have been nil.” To bring an adequate supple­mental supply of water into Las j Vegas and environs will c o s t several million dollars,” it j was brought out at the j o i n t : meeting. To this estimate, Spen­cer Butterfield, treasurer of the water district,' commented: “To survive during the years to /come, we’ve got to h a v e : water regardless of th e, ist.”