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OFFICE MEMO Mr. Bracken: The meeting called by State Engineer was held this morning in City Hall, beginning at 10:00AM, on the protests of Las Vegas Land and later Co. and R. B. - Griffith concerning respective applications to drill additional wells. Those present were: Mr. Hugh Shamberger, Asst. State Engineer. ' Mr. Harry Jameson, Clark County Water Supr. Mr. E. E. Bennett, for LVL&W Co. Mr. L. A. McNamee, for LBL&W Go. Mr. A. M. Folger, for LVL&W Co. Mr. R. B. Griffith. Mr. Ryland Taylor, representing Mr. Griffith. Mr. F, A. Rathbun, -Sr. State Water Right Surveyor Mr. F. A. Rathbun, Jr. Shortly after the mseting was called to order by Mr. Shamberger, Attorneys MeNames and Taylor withdrew the protests on behalf of their respective clients, and in response to question Mr. Shamberger.stated both appli­cations would now be allowed. It was stated then that Mr. Filbey had filed an application to drill a well in the vicinity of Mr. Grif­fith’s holdings, whereupon Mr. Griffith brought up.the question of protesting any further drilling. He inquired of Mr. Shamberger how much water was now being taken out of the underground channel, to which Mr. Shamberger re­plied the study conducted by Messrs. Maxey of U. S. Geol- Igical Survey and Mr. Jameson of State Engineer’s Office indicated about 35 million gallons per day. Mr. Griffith inquired what the recharge rate was, in other words how close we were coming to the capacity of the underground channel,, to which Mr. Shamberger replied their studies had not yet been completed to the point where this could be definitely determined, but unquestionably the channel had not been holding its own since 1943, as it had pre­viously been doing since the 1930’s. Mr. Griffith then stated that a great many appli­cations had been granted in years past which were not at present in use but with the increased activity in the Valley no doubt a lot of these old approved applications would soon be placed to active use, and when that time