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l o s Angeles, Gal* Aug* 13, 191V. F i l e . 613 Las Vegas Pipe L in e . Repair to Leaks* i l l * . Okas. Paulson 6553 Sunset B lvd. Los Angeles, Gal* Bear S ir : R e fe rrin g to our oo Jrversati on which r e la te s to r e o s ir in g leak s in the 16" Pipe S in e which you r e c e n tly con­structed f o r th is Company a t Lap Vegas, Beva&a. I t is understood /that you w i l l , a t once, put on a fo rc e o f men to re p a ir these le a k s . I w i l l asign an in sp ector to th is work and as each le a k is opened, i t w i l l be inspected by your foreman and our in spector ana i f i t i s determined th at the leak is caused by fa u lty con stru ction , you w i l l bear the whole coat o f rep a irin g th at p a rtic u la r le a k . I f , on the other hand, i t i s decided the lea k has been caused by settlem en t, con tra ction , or. by some cause over which you had no c o n tro l, the cast w i l l be borne by viie R a il­road Company* Any lea k , no m atter how sm all, which develops when the pipe is subjected to f u l l pressure, must be repaired a t th is tim e. Chief Engineer