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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 the© to sake the effort, and I haven't see© the© ©eke that effort, and I would like to see seme member of either the Water Company or the Hailroad sake an effort to alleviate the situa­tion* The City of las Vegas has gone out on a limb as far as we possibly can? we put on restrictions! we controlled wastage. We placed Pkoo pumps in these coolers. You realise that's con­serving water. I don't believe that anybody In this room can say that water wasn't conserved in If50. We had two officers, along with the Water Company, to conserve water! *e had the en­tire Police Department alertedf we had people appear In court for wasting water — one hundred people at first. Finally, co­operation was received from the people, end 1 know from observa­tion that water was conserved to the nth degree this past summer. The reason we have e shortage, even after conserving, is that this City is growing. You heard the Building Inspector's report. Bow can you keep up with a community when you don't grow yourself? 1 daresay the Water Company and the Union Pacific haven't had a bona fide plan for the future growth of Las Vegas slnee the establishment of the Water Company and the Union Pacific Hailroad. I asked for it and 1 still would like to see Las Vegas as one of the most rapid growing cities in the West, and despite the fact that the Water Company and the Union Pacific Hailroad can't go along with the growth, this City is going to go ahead, and as a member of this Beard, I am going to do everything in my power to make Las Vegas grow. We have to have facilities. The City Is under pressure too. We are trying