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T he L o s A n g e l e s & S a l t L a k e R a i l r o a d Com pany ow n s t h e l a n d a t L a s V e g a s , N ev a d a , o n w h ic h a r e l o c a t e d c e r t a i n s p r i n g s a n d v e i l s f r o m w h ic h t h e R a i l r o a d , a n d t h e L a s V e g a s Land a n d W a te r Com pany o b t a i n t h e i r w a t e r s u p p l y . S i n c e m o re w a t e r w a s a v a i l a b l e t h a n t h e R a i l r o a d c o u l d b e n e f i c i a l l y u s e , t h e W a te r C om pany i n 1 9 2 1 f i l e d o n 7 * 6 2 s e c o n d f e e t s a d t h e R a i l r o a d o n 2 * 5 s e c o n d f e e t . T he R a i l r o a d a l s o ow ns t h e im p r o v e m e n ts a t t h e s o u r c e o f s u p p l y a n d p i p e l i n e s e x t e n d i n g f r o m t h e s o u r c e t o v a r i o u s r a i l r o a d f a c i l i t i e s an d t o c o n n e c t i o n s w i t h d i s t r i b u t i o n l i n e s ow n ed b y t h e W a t e r C om pany. U n d er a n a g r e e m e n t d a t e d M a rch 2 2 , 1 9 2 1 , t h e R a i l r o a d f u r n i s h e d w a t e r t o t h e W a te r Com pany a t a r a t e o f 9 2 0 0 p e r m on th * S i n c e t h a t a m ou n t d i d n o t f u l l y c o m p e n s a te t h e R a i l r o a d f o r t h e u s e o f i t s f a c i l i t i e s , a new a g r e e m en t w as made e f f e c t i v e A p r i l 1 , 1 9 2 9 , p r o v i d i n g t h a t t h e W a t e r Com pany -w o u ld p a y m o n th ly r e n t a l r e p r e s e n t i n g i t s p r o p o r t i o n ( b a s e d o n t h e r e l a t i v e a m ou n ts o f w a t e r u s e d ) o f c o s t o f m a in t e n a n c e an d o p e r a t i o n o f t h e R a i l r o a d 's f a c i l i t i e s u s e d i n co a m o n , p l u s c a r r y i n g o h a r g e s consisting o f interest a t 6% p e r annum o n c o s t o f t h e f a c i l i t i e s a n d t a x e s a n d d e p r e c i a t i o n thereon. In view of the joint o w n e r s h ip o f the w a t e r r i g h t s , t h e c o n t r a c t d o e s n o t p r o v i d e f o r charging the W a te r Company for w a t e r f u r n i s h e d . R a i l r o a d ow n ed f a c i l i t i e s , d e s c r i b e d i n t h e 1 9 2 9 a g r e e m e n t a s u s e d i n oommon . ( a p p r o x im a t e c o s t - $ 1 7 7 , 1 5 0 ) , w e r e a s f o l l o w s i ( 1 ) S p r i n g h o u s e a t L a s V e g a s B i g S p r i n g . ( 2 ) 1 2 " c o n c r e t e p i p e l i n e f r o m s p r i n g h o u s e t o s e t t l i n g b a s i n # 1 . ' ( 3 ) S p r i n g h o u s e a t L a s V e g a s L i t t l e S p r i n g . (A ) 1 2 " C.I. p i p e l i n e fr o m s p r i n g h o u s e t o s e t t l i n g b a s i n # 1 . ( 5 ) S e t t l i n g b a s i n # 1 . (6 ) Well #1. (7) 24" wood s t a v e pipe line from s e t t l i n g b a s i n #1 t o R e s e r v o i r #1 ( S u b s e q u e n t l y r e p l a c e d w i t h C . I . p i p e ) * (8) Reservoir #1, ( 9) 16" wood s t a v e p i p e line from R e s e r v o i r # 1 t o R a i l r o a d 's s h o p g r o u n d s - ( S u b s e q u e n t l y r e p l a c e d with C.I. p i p e l i n e i n new l o c a t i o n — S e e I t e m 14 below). ( 1 0 ) 2 4 " C . I . pipe l i n e fr o m R e s e r v o i r # 1 t o s h o p g r o u n d s . ( 1 1 ) 1 6 " " w n « c o n n e c t i o n w i t h p i p e l i n e t o s h o p g r o u n d s t o c o n n e c t i o n w i t h W a te r C o m p a n y 's p i p e l i n e i n C la r k S t . Since the 1929 agreement was made, additional facilities d e s c r i b e d b e llo w h a v e b e e n installed by the Railroad at approximate cost of $596,OOOj (12) Well #2. (13) 12" pipe line from Well #2 to settling basin #1* (14) 16" C . I . pipe line from Reservoir #1 to connection with W a te r C o m p a n y 's pipe line at Ogden Ave. (Replacing wood s t a v e p i p e l i n e f r o m R e s e r v o i r #1 to shop grounds - Item 9 above); (15) Well #3. (16) 12" pipe line from Well it3 to settling basin #1. (17) Well #4. (17A) Improvements at Middle Spring. (18) 12" and 20" pipe line from Well #4 to settling basin #2 and 20" pipe line from latter to Reservoir #1. (19) Well #5. ? 1 | H H (20) 10" pipe line from Well ^5 to connection with pipe line to settling basin it 1 . (21) Well it6 .