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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 agreed to do to because It was all we could do. At the sane time we attempted to gat sense kind of a commitment from the Water Company to Increase their water facilities. As ©f this date, nothing has been done In that regard, haring this stumor we had so Baity complaints that if we were in our offices* you could expect telephone calls any tine of the day criticising the shortage after the restrictions had been placed in effect. The situation got so, a Comalsslener or the layer couldn't walk down the street and sonsbody touched hia on the shoulder and askedtfhy we can't hare water to bathe and share and take a shower and water our lawns. We invested large suns in our gar­dens** we worked hard to keep then up." I can only conclude that there's e shortage of water. Xt isn't up to the City of las Vegas to engineer this water production) it's up to the water officials, whether it's the Water Company or the Ballroad. X feel there has been no attempt** and X can substantiate that — no attempt by them to increase the production facilities. The distribution system is me better than the production facilities are. We need more water, and Mr. Folger, Mr. Bennett, and Mr* Adamson appeared before our Beard and stated emphatically that they would not spend any more capital to increase their water production) they would not put in any water facilities. As a City Commissioner representing the City of las Vegas* this problem has become so acute that we are asking the Public Service Commission here today to share the responsibility that we have to the people of las Vegas, text summer we are going to