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0a Lin© - February 18, 1950 LA-20-6 MAR 2 *9 & ® WM. R. (00 - Mr. Wm. Reinhardt - Los Angeles Mr. F. 0. Paulsen - S a lt Lake City Mr. S. R. M ille r * Omaha Mr. A. M. F o lg e r - Lae Vegas) With re fe re n c e to your l e t t e r February 9 to Mr. A. M. F o lg e r r e la t i v e to production and oomsumptlon o f w ater a t Las Vegas during the y e a r 1949. From statement attach ed to your l e t t e r i t appears th at there i s approxim ately a 5$ discrepancy in the w e ir measure as a g a in s t the w ater be in g metered to the L .V .L .& w .C o., p lu s r a i l ­road consumption. Question a r is e s as to whether o r not i t i s necessary tc have a c o rre c t measurement o f water a t the w e lls , o r whether the m etering to the L .V .L .A W.Co. i s adequate. I f meters are in c o rre c t, c e rt a in ly they should be te ste d and re p a ire d to in ­sure dependable measurements a t those p o in ts . there i s a ls o ths question o f estim ated cost o f meter­in g the eleven w e lls and two sp rin g s, estim ated a t $5650.00. I t appears that $1,000.00 to $1,500.00 worth o f w ater i s bein g wasted in taking the w e ir measurements, t h is saving alone would J u stify the expenditure o f $5,650.00. P le ase g iv e me a p r in t o f Las Vegas showing where i t i s proposed to i n s t a l l m eters, t h e ir s iz e and oapaolty; and the lo c a t io n , s iz e and oapaolty o f meters whieh are in se rv ic e a t th is time.