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Jan. 23, 192.0. 59-BP Mr. Walter K. Bracken, las Yegas, Nevada. Pear Sir:M if ^av® your letter of January 17th. in regard to repairs to mter line at Las Yogas. The wood pipe ordered is intended for the replacement of a like amount of vitrified pipe running westward from the west end of the concrete encased vitrified pipe. According to, the; plan this will extend to within 500 feet of the spring over which part it is intended to allow the plain vitrified pipe to remain, there being practically no pressure on that part of the line*. I have taken up with .Mr. Maguire the matter of .'replacing the concrete encased portion. The tile pipe was sold under guarantee to stand an Intermil working pressure of 30 lbs per square inch hut it failed under considerable less pressure. Hr. JSaguire, how- ever^ points oat that the line now been in service ns arly two years, and the concrete encased portion has passed through two winters without failure. He feels thalfthe line is composed of metals hot affected by time or chemicals, it is reasonable to supposeithat it will serve the purpose indefinitely. He states that the replacement of this portion with wood pipe will have no affect, upon the pressure, and that, while there are some leaks in the line, they are not .of sufficient seriousness to affect the pressure.- ]/ Mf'~• - Ifif - • '§§g|g| ' * Prices of materials, as well as the cost of labor, are not jso high, that unless there is danger of a failure which will seriously affect the water supply,'X feel that we should limit our replacement, §# actual necessities at present. There are about 2000 feet of the concrete encased pipe which, If replaced with wood 'staves, would involve an expense of about .'|5000* The portion of the wood/llne between, the Company water tank and the City water works, iaboht 1100 feet, which- -was installed several years ago, will have to ;be replaced within a short time, and Mr. Miguira seems to think that as this passes under all of the yard, it should when replaced be dope with east iron pipe. e will have to keep careful watch bn the condition of the line from now on, and, of course, if an emergency arises requiring replacement in other portions than the one where we ajre now contemplating, it will have to be taken up as an emergency measure* 111 | Si j mjS S N.d- / ? Yours very truly.