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? - 25- connections and 500 fe e t o f £4" cast iro n lin e connecting to e x is tin g 1611 wood sta ve lin e pending a u th orizat ion fo r second year program. Second year program covers con struction o f 7600 f e e t o f £4" cast iron main from end o f £4” lin e above r e ­fe rre d t o , to 16" cast iron lin e in the shop grounds. The o r ig in a l main pipe lin e had a cap acity o f ap­proxim ately 3900 gallon s per minute which was not s u ffic ie n t to maintain the supply fo r R ailroad and C ity use during the summer months. The £4" lin e , i f authorized, w i l l have a ca­p a city o f 9000 gallon s per minute and, w ith a £,500,000 s to r ­age to draw from, n eith er the C ity o f Las Vegas nor the H a il-road Company should have d i f f i c u l t y in securing ample water under ordinary con dition s. Hecent approval o f Colorado R iver p ro je c t by both the United States Senate and House o f Representatives w i l l resu lt in considerable a c t i v i t y at Las Vegas, and no doubt water requirements w i l l m a te ria lly in crease. As a matter o f in form ation , there is set fo r th below statement f o r period 19£8 showing t o t a l water a v a ila b le from springs and a rte s ia n w e ll, the amount used by R ailroad Company and the C ity o f Las Vegas, and the amount a v a ila b le fo r ir r ig a t io n on Company Ranch: