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LC j Water Supply at Las Vegas: Las Yegas - A p ril 1st, 193 6. W 23-5-5 Mr. 3?. H. Knickerbocker, General Manager, Los Angeles, C aliforn ia. Dear S ir: The enclosed copy of le tt e r to the Mayor and City Commissioners concerning the condition of our water supply is self-explanatory, and to me presents a very alarming condition. I am on the anxious seat now, and undoubtedly w ill be fo r the rest of this Spring and Summer. We find that conditions at present are even more in tolerable than a year ago when we were requesting certain im­provements in the way of more water and another w ell in proximity to the springs. A large number of new homes are being constructed in Las Vegas and many more water connections have been in stalled in the past year. Each and every one of these, together with a l l others, are planting lawns, shrubbery, etc., and the drain on our water system is constantly increasing. I fu lly re a liz e that the per capita consumption is much more than it should be, but there seems to be no way of reducing this abnormal consumption. The infamous law passed a year or so ago prohibiting the use of water measuring devices in towns of over 4500 inhabitants places us in V