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Las 7«g'aa - March 28 th, 1936. W 23-5-5 Hob* L. X>, Arnett, Mayor of La® Vegas. C ity . Members erf the S o a r! o f C ity Commissioners. Gentlemen: I t is r e s p e c tfu lly submit ted th at the time o f year has a rriv e d when prompt con sid eration should be g iven to the adoption o f methods to conserve the water supply, on which there is always a severe drain during the hot sru-mwx months. Shis l e t t e r @0X2*1 examln&ti on made at 2:45 developed th at no water whatever »A'illw a y . ePS T! the prompted by the fa c t that a per-ocli th is afternoon was coning from the 0*£i roserv water produced by the w e ll the c i t y , end in I t * This mans that a l l o f the dtl.i1i.LQ3 and springs portion is the surplus? in the re s e rv o ir to f i l l is being used in being drawn from the needs. I t is indeed e a r ly in the year fo r a condition o f th is kind to p r e v a il, or*? is & warring of -lint can be - expected when the hot months are here. Of course, a la r g e p o rtio n o f m ts r la being used at th is time o f year on lawns, tr e e s , flo w ers and shrr.be, and a irx c lent year Quite & la rg o number o f v e ry fin e horns h&va been erected, p articu larly in the south p o rtio n o f the c it y , a l l of which w ill require a supply of water over and above the to tal re ­quirements furnished in previous years. e aye as anxious as the owners themselves to see that a su fficien t supply of water is available to keep the city green and beau tifu l, as in past years* Appreciating the fa c t that an ordinance must be published fo r th irty day® before i t is effective, we are at this time asking that consideration be given to the enactment of an ordinance to prohibit heedless mote of water during the summer months. Sufficien t water ia pro­duced to adequately supply a l l normal needs, but i t is