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Mr. J e ffe r s : #S Aug. E6. 1955. more than Wfs o f th e bond is s u e , basing th is fig u r e on the p rop ortion o f taxes we mow pay* 9e a ls o discussed the p o s s ib ilit y o f a la r g e xmcov-ered a u x ilia r y r e s e r v o ir , to draw from during the summer months. A fte r fu r th e r e o s e id e ra tio n . i t la dou btfu l th a t such am a u x ilia r y r e s e r v o ir would be o f any a ssista n ce a ft e r the f i r s t h a lf o f Ju ly, and the 3 ta te H ealth department would probably req u ire a c h lo rin a tio n and f i l t e r i n g p la n t, fh is would re q u ire an a d d itio n a l investm ent fo r con stru ction o f a p la n t, and coat o f i t s op era tion . du rin g the past summer, the I»as Vegas Banoh, com-p ris in g about 750 a e re s , owned b y the I»VI»&i Co*, has had no w ater from the la s Vegas creek fo r ir r ig a t io n purposes, a l­though the le a s e req u ire s d e liv e r y o f 100 inches a t a l l tim es, du rin g the summer, the le s s e e has done h is ir r ig a t in g from the w ater d e liv e re d on the Banoh from the e it y sewage d isp o sa l p la n t. Shis ^aneh pays us f 8,000 per year r e n ta l, which Is approxim ately 10$ o f i t s assessed v a lu a tio n . I t is e s s e n tia l th at we keep the Banoh. to take eare o f surplus water during the w in ter months, and I t would be much to our advantage to be ab le to fa m is h s u ffic ie n t w ater fo r proper c u ltiv a tio n during the summer months so we oou ld continue to r e c e iv e the revenue in r e n ta l, She p rin c ip a l source o f earn in gs o f the Ranch is from d a iry produ cts, the le s s e e having about 100 d a iry cows on feed in the pastu re a t a l l tim es, the m ilk from which Is disposed o f lo c a lly In Las Vegas. He has been hav­in g a g rea t deal o f d if f ic u lt y th is summer, due to la ck o f w ater not on ly fo r ir r ig a t io n , but a ls o fo r h is s to c k , taking care o f h is m ilk house, and fo r dom estic purposes. during the past yea r, the C ity A dm in istration has refu sed t o cooperate w ith us by passing an or dinam e to regu­la t e the use and p ro h ib it waste o f w a ter. tinder th ese con­d itio n s we have been unable to p ro te c t o u rselves, as the S tate law p ro h ib its use o f m eters, “h ile i t is q u ite p ossib le we m y be ab le to obtain some a ssista n ce from the C ity Commission during the coming summer and the year th e r e a fte r , we should be ab le to produce s u ffic ie n t water to avoid op eratin g the pump In th e r a ilro a d yard and a ls o to p rovid e fo r fu rth e r in crease In the pop u lation o f the c it y .