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Los Angeles, September 10, 1928. 20-6-1 Mr, F. H. £niokarbocker: Please refer to your file 085-355 regarding proposed contract between the Bailroad Company and the Las Yegas Land and Water Company covering one of water facilities owned by the Bailroad Company, existing contract being covered by Audit Ho, 2850-A, extended to September 30, 1923. Subsequent to Installation of meters authorized under Work Order 7392, monthly record has been kept of water used by both the Bailroad Company and the Las Yegas Land and Water Company, To date we have record of nine months’ water consumption and in order to arrive at amount used daring 1928 estimate has been made covering consumption during the last four months of the year, giving consideration to meter readings taken daring Leo ember 1927. On September 5th and 6th, 1928 careful measurement was made of the water flowing from the Springs and the well, at which time it was found that the total water available for use at Las Yefeas amounted to 8.964 cubic feet per second, or 4,023 gallons per minute, which compares with 7.12 cubic feet per second, or 3,195 gallons per minute available February 9. The increase in flow results from well having discharged approx-
