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Mr* F* H. Knickerbocker - 2 ' 4/22/27 At the present time there is available in the pipe line for us© at Las Vegas 2540 0* P.H* or 3,558,000 gallons per day, and flowing from the springs down the creek there is 1369 0.P.M. or 1,971,000 gal­lons per day, which is available for Irrigation purposes* Approximately one-half of the amount flowing down the creek can foe diverted into the f pip© line with a reasonable expenditure* ©1© quantity of water used at Las Vegas is so enormous that an estimate of its distribution is not Much more than a guess5 however, a preliminary analysis has been mad® of the situation with the following results: dais* Per day Percent Osed by LVL and w Company 2,820,000 77*15 Other Purposes 838.000 22*85 Wqter Available for Use 3,658,000 100, The annual charges upon the main pipe line including the facil­ities at the well and spring amount to #7859*17, which divided in ac­cordance with the above percentages indicates that the LVL and W Company should pay annually #6056*84 or approximately #500.00 per month for fee use of our facilities, ifeiCfo figure compares with the #200*00 per month flat rate stipulated in Contract Audit Ho. 2850-A. If it is desired to prepare a new contract at the present time in lieu of old contract which expired October 1, 1926, the information requested by Mr. Molarne© April 4 can be furnished using the above esti­mated rat© of #500.00 per month until such time as actual measurement has bean made as recommended below* It Is my opinion that we should at once instaL1 meters and