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(continued) Vegas.s The water district, Campbell explained, is a nonprofit organization established by a vote of the people to bring in additional water from every possible source. If all runs smoothly and pipelines from Lake Mead are installed, the pity’s water supply should be increased by between eight and ten million gallons daily, the commissioners were j told. j For the past several months i a survey .of underground and i'other possible water facilities ; have been under study by the - Chicago, Illinois, engineering firm of Greely and Hansom A final report" "is, expected to be released in the near future, the water district officials said. The water district board i s operating under an appropriation of $10,000, but Campbell said that “except for $5,000 for a feasible report from the engineering company, our expenses have been nil.” To bring an adequate supplemental supply of water into Las j Vegas and environs will c o s t several million dollars,” it j was brought out at the j o i n t : meeting. To this estimate, Spencer Butterfield, treasurer of the water district,' commented: “To survive during the years to /come, we’ve got to h a v e : water regardless of th e, ist.”
