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Los Angeles, July 18, 1934* Omaha Omaha and On Line Salt Lake Orig WMJ, copy HCM Oma & O/L, BHP. During past few days, has been extreme shortage water at Las Vegas, necessitating for first time in several years pumping eight hours per day emergency well in shop grounds to supply railroad requirements. Matter has been handled vigorously with City authorities, newspapers and other interests with view to curtailing use water during extreme hot weather. As result these efforts and at our request, City Council last night adopted emergency ordinance restricting watering lawns, gardens, etc. to period 6:00 PM to midnight; collection and re-use of water used for cooling and refrigerating systems thru installation sumps, instead of permitting water to waste into sewers and cesspools; such ordinance to be effective during months June, July and August SSS61ISS I? I each year and providing for penalty covering violations. * Application will be filed with Utilities Commission for supplementary rate covering heavy water users as a measure of curtailing usage, and we are putting on a man for approx. 30 days to police situation in City to make certain residents literally observing emergency ordinance. As result our handling as above, we have during past 24 hours gained 2-1/2 feet in reservoir and 22 inches in settling basin. Situation will be closely followed, and in event any additional facilities required to develop increased water supply, will advise Ik promptly. K-21 F H 1 I 12 n 1 M J - B C M - B H P -