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% (P erson al) Los Angeles, June 10th, 1935. Mr. W. R. Bracken: R eplying to your l e t t e r o f June 6th, f i l e W 23-5, and r e fe r r in g to our telephone con versation Saturday about the water s itu a tio n a t Las Vegas: The remedy f o r th is s itu a tio n w i l l not be obtained through in cu rrin g expense f o r in creasin g the supply o f water to take care o f the c i t y 's requirem ents. So lon g as the excessive and u n ju s tifia b le misuse o f water continues by the resid en ts o f Las Vegas, we can expect a seasonal shortage whenever there is a lon g hot s p e ll, such as the one o f the past week or ten days. ?;hen the d a ily consumption o f water per ca p ita aggregates between 550 and 600 g a llo n s , I think you w i l l agree that i s an a lto g e th e r unwarranted misuse o f w ater, which would not happen i f the consumers were paying f o r i t on a meter b a sis. F. H. Knickerbocker C. T-t. b , JUN 101935
