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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 4 witnesses shows that whila tha Company fegd from tiff* to horeto-fftffi reported to yeup Honorable Commission * r e i t m for ropltoo* meat or depredation in tho m®m% of 2% figuring tho water fee111- tio* to have * useful lift of 50 years, it ha* bean determined d»r« lag reoeat |««r« by a*tool use and aaeesstry replacements, that in tha locality of Iff* Vegas, Xevada, tho eharaeter of tho toll and it* effect on tha facilities used, depreciation is A$, as tho water faailltias have a useful U f a of only 2$ years* Sea too tiffany of I*. y, : rew, linos 8 to 20, page 2$ of Transcript, as follows* **2 hava also sat ay a reserve far replacement in tha amount af 4J of this valuation, equalling $7,065.02. ft* Is that on tha considered U f a basis? A* Twenty-fiv# years, which Is tha average lifa of the major portion of thoss facilities, Xt is an average figure that seems to have bean adopted aa more or lass general in facilities of this type* Soma of these facilities mill not last that long, others will last longer* Per Ins tense, eaat iron pipe will prob­ably last longer, whereas wood stave will net last so long* ft* Xs that redwood¥ That will last pretty Xong* 4» That Is net ear experience In this soil* be have replaced linos laid aa lata aa 1918* Soil conditions hare are not good for preservation of redwood pipe line, particularly when they are exposed to the excessive temperatures ws have* a© have the same experience with, redwood lumber where It la .exposed to the excessive hast* The sen teens to burn the life out of it. !>©n*t get near tha life aa In Southern California; in feet, X have had redwood repleeed in throe yeera on bridge forte,* See also, Unas 20 to 25, pngs 27 of Transcript* . I *ft» These lines need, considerable repair from time to. time? iU They do* Some of those wood etav# lines have had to be completely replaced during Q. Mm the last IS years. much of that, wood stave line la ia use now? A There i* about 8,000 feat of it; 16* la diameter.F See testimony of £« T. Connolly, page £8, lines 20 to 28 of transcript, aa folios*; . — 8 *