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$ / 1 Las Yeg&s - September 1* 1943 V 18-6-2 The American City, 4?o fourth Avenue, Sew York City, St T, Attentions Mr* It S. foster* Engineering Editor Gentlemens Replying to your letter August 36th regarding statistics on water rates, population, etc* ticularly in the past eighteen months with eonstraction of the #164,000,000 Basic Magnesium Plant in this vici­nity. i show below a comparative statement' similar to the stageains clipping which you sent met in your publication. Is have made no increase in cur water rates although we have astandee water mains to 1146 new houses in Defense Housing Projects alone. facilities in the production field so that we now have a potential capacity of 12,000,000 gallons per day. During the month of July just past the consumption was 343,000,000 gallons or about 8,000,000 gallons per day. Our water is received from an artesian flow and we do not Our City has had a phenomenal growth par 7,500 Humber of Services 1,300 » served 33,000 4,358 ions 118 19 » hydrants Miles of water main * meters Hone 375 34 The remainder of the information is as shown ft has also been necessary to increase our