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Los A n geles, August 27, Mr. J. L . H « U Mr. J . M. Anderson Mr. Mark Wiseman Saoh year ay o f f l e e i s re q u ire d to fu rn is h tb s A u ditor a statement showing tha aaount o f a s t e r produced a t Las Vegas and d is t r ib u t io n o f saae to the Lea Vegas Land H Water Company, so ld to ou tside p a r t ie s , used by the R ailro ad Company, and d iv e rte d to the Ranch. This atateaen t a ls o g iv es the c o st o f o p e ra tin g and a a ln ta ln in g our w ater system at Las Vegas, and the lnereased v a lu a tio n aeoount work re rfo ra e d under Work O rder a u th o rity . We have had co n sid e ra b le d i f f i c u l t y in d evelop in g c o rre c t in form ation on w ater produced and d is t r ib u t io n o f th is water, as w e ll a s d etem ittin g the cost o f malnten&noe and op eration o f w ater system. We are now advised by the A u d itor th at he w i l l prepare a monthly statement from Inform ation rep orted on la b o r and m a te ria l documents coverin g a } l expenditures in cu rred in connection w ith theee w ater f a c i l i t i e s . This statement le to be forwarded to me f o r app roval o r acceptance, and returned to the A uditor where the in form ation w i l l be accumulated fo r use a t tha end o f the year f o r the annual statement. E ffe c tiv e a t once, a l l concerned should be In stru cted th at whenever any expenses a re Incurred in connection with m ain tain in g, renewing and re p a ir in g tha j o in t ly used w ater s t a t io n f a c i l i t i e s , that a comprehensive d e s c rip tio n o f the work performed should be sta te d on a l l source documents, la b o r d is t r ib u t io n s , m aterial r e q u is it io n s , e tc . to enable p ro p e r accounting and c o rre c t cost statement bein g made th e re o f Robdrt Edwards, assign ed as w ater ten der a t Las Vegas, should be re q u ired to fu rn ish a monthly statement showing the aaount o f w ater produced d u rin g the month se p a ra te ly f r o * each w a ll and s p rin g , then in d ic a te d is p o s it io n o f t h is water by showing the number o f g a llo n s d e liv e re d through meters to the Las Vegas Land & W ater Company, d e liv e re d to o u tsid e rs through meters, the w ater used by the R ailro ad Company, and the amount flo w in g to the Ranch. The t o t a l amount disposed o f should balan ce w ith the t o t a l amount produced each month. This statement should be fu rn ish ed to me in d u p lic a te as promptly a f t e r the f i r s t o f the month as p o s s ib le . 20-334-1 (ee - Mr. 0. M. Stayner Mr. Geo. W ilson H r. Frank S tro n g )'