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LAS VEGAS MORNING SUN 8-16-51 Water Shortage x Hits Vegas As 1 Pumps Are Down A critira! break in water ' pumps oil the Las Vegas Land f and W a t# Company supplying * -| water to Xas Vegas caused an urgent appeal laSt night to ' householders, r a n c h e r s and I 1 farmers, not to use sprinklers, 1 l garden hose, or water for irri- ' gabion puposes. The appeal— tantamount to an I | order- because the break may f ,! force water rationing throughout f | the city unless there is extreme 1 [ conservation, was made by W il-I liam Johnson, the utility’s man-1 ; ager. Johnson said crews are work- I ing to repair the damaged I ? facilities, and added, he would | •j make a public announcement | ? to restore normal use of water f | ? immediately aftejr repairs are | ; made, ! Break in the pumping facility I 1 caused a number of Westleigh I tract residents to complain t o ! city commissioners last night f that the residential area was | without water pressure. One hou#w ife described the | ; (ContiJiued on Page 2) Pumps (Continued from Page 1) lack of water in the tract as something that "goes on and off like our power system, and ex­plained that at least three young­sters in her family had to go l to bed last night “ without a bath.” The water pressure ditficulty brought up the controversial issue8 of water r a te l increases I sought by the Unioj| Pacific-owned ufflity and A M f sioners advised as i»an y resi I dents as. possible to flood Jhft | Public Service Commission with ^Com m issioner Williain Peccole observed that it has been the | city's contention the utility should not be granted increases until adequate water service is pro-vided, but added that the PSC would not consider the issue dur- II ing the current negotiations for I a rate Increase. i| _______ ,_ .j I! _____ S u n