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ifSSi- 7»~ PftH Water Votef Questions Answered (E ditor’s note: B elieving ! th ere are m any questions about j the proposed w ater district | w hich the public w ill w ant | 1 answered in order to vote in ­telligently at the election, O cto- jj her 19, the R eview -Journal is running a question ^and answer j quiz giving answers to som e questions already apparent, j A ny. voter is Invited to send in ] his question and an answer j w ill be provided.) /\ \ I t Question -— What has caused • the sudden shortage of water in ; Las- Vegas'valley? -Answer There is-no “sudden 'j shortage” . The expanded' popu- ] •lation ol the local area has been ; using || tremendous amount of ( water and 'the table has been j going down steadily; Unless an additional source of ‘ water - is., found, then there wijl be a “ sud­den shortage” and probably 4 complete lack of sufficient water to supply , even the -present popu- ? lation.' h A — ‘ ^ Question — Does the formation of the water,district mean that water meters will be. installed .oh the lines? i ; V | i Answer - |—- ?-> Absolutely ' not. There is a state law-which pro­hibits - the installation of meters in1-cities the size of Reno and LaS Vegas and this law is not likely to be changed at any time | in the future. j . Question Is the Las Vegas ; Land and Water company willing to sell its system in the city of ' Las Vegas to the water district f if formed? V Answer—- ©eorge F. Ashby, ? president of the Union Pacific railroad, of ? which. the land and water company is a subsidiary, | has pledged -the company’s co-operation in every possible way ( and Ashby is in favor of the for­mation of the water district. | Water VoteH Questions | Answered ;j I (E ditor’s note: B elieving j \ there are m any questions about the proposed w ater district [ w hich the public w ill w ant an- ; sw ered in order to vote intelli- j , gently at the election, O ctober ; \. 19, the R eview -Journal is ru n- ! J ning a question and answer. ;jj [? quiz giving answers to some I [ questions already apparent. 1 Any voter is invited to send in his question and an answer § | w ill be provided.) Question— Is there any dan- j ger that the Las Vegas arte­sian w ater supply w ill be dissipated in the near future? jj Answer—Definitely. Water e x -1 perts have pointed out that the ; water is being drawn out o f the ' ground faster than-it is being replaced by natural m^ans and,-l unless the use of water is cur- 1 tailed drastically, the water ta- j ble will go down much m ore; rapidly than in the past. It has f> been the history of artesian wa- J ter. belts that sooner or later the,j supply is diminished and, evynt- j ually completely dissipated and,| at the present time,, the Las Ve- .j gas area is in the first phase cf,;i water failure in that the water • supply from the wells in the,; valley is diminishing and, sooner • or later,.,there will be.no water, left in these wells., #