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F orm 7 3 6 3 S T A N D A R D 11-24-1000 U N IO N P A C IF IC S Y S T E M UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY , OREGON SHORT LINE RAILROAD COMPANY OREGON-WASHINGTON RAILROAD & NAVIGATION COMPANY LOS ANGELES & SALT LAKE RAILROAD COMPANY THE ST. JOSEPH & GRAND ISLAND RAILWAY COMPANY W m . M. BARR, CONSULTING CHEMIST O M A H A , N E B . , A p r i l 1 4 # 1 9 2 5 , SUBJECT: Budget Item 98 - W.G. 4707. Mr. S’. H. .Knickerbocker, Gen. Mgr., LA&SL m Co., Los Angeles C e lif. Bear S ir: Referring to your le tt e rs of March 18th and 30th with estimate o f work to be done under Budget Item 98, on Las Vegas water supply: The estimate shown here is considerably in excess of the budget item owing to operating expense work amounting to #11,995. The settlin g basin with f i l t e r fo r water softener, amounting to 13330 was recommended by me and your plans and estimates are en tirely in accord with my idea fo r th is work. Under costs of new parts to replace parts retired , you have a store expense o f #1493. X believe th is is excessive as th is material would be ordered direct and delivered to the job and i t is my under* standing that \% is allowed to the store on this kind of m aterial. It is my understanding that the estimate which you have submitted covers replacement o f old pipe line that was called fo r under Budget Item 228, approved September 18, 1923 and which was not completed. I f th is is true, a l l o f the work shown in the drawings meets with my approval and has my recommendation. 1 do not quite understand why some of th is work should be carried over into the new budget item inasmuch as the work had been previously approved and work order issued* I may not be quite c le a r on th is but in any case 1 would recommend the replacement o f the old V.C* pipe by wood stave pipe on account o f the d iffic u lt ie s experienced in the past with th is pipe and would also recommend the 24s wood stave pipe called fo r at the upper end o f the lin e , in order to reduce losses in pressure due to fric tio n . Mr. Calvin may wish to submit the work order to me fo r approval a ft e r i t has been submitted. Yours truly,