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Pater Supply at Las Yagas: las Yogas - April 1st, 1936* if 23-5*5 Mr# fm H* Knickerbocker, General Manager, loa *%g«l0 S, Oaltfcenia# Dear Sir: The or el oae& copy of letter to the Mayor and City Commissioners concerning the condition of o w water supply is self-explanatory, and to m presents a very alarming condition. I am on the anxious seat now, find undoubtedly will be for the rest of this Spring and Summer, W© find that conditions at present are even mar© intolerable than a year ago when we were requesting certain im­provements in the m y of more water find another well In proximity to the springs. A large number of new homes are being constructed In las Vegas and many more water connections have been installed In the past year. Bach and. every one o** those, together with'all others, are planting lawns, shrubbery, etc,, and the drain on our water system Is constantly increasing. : I fully realise that the per capita consumption is much more than it should be. Put there ? aeons to be no way.o f reducing this abnormal consumption* ?he Infamous law passed a year or so ago prohibiting the use of water measuring devices In towns of over 4500 inhabitants places us in