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Water Supply* las Vegas: las Vegas - Jane B4th, 1935* if 23*3*5 Mr* F * H* JOalckerboelcer, General ISanager, lea Angeles* California, Dear Sir* ^Referring to Mr* Jeffers telegram 8*22 of June 21st, which 1 dictated to Mr* Fiah over telephone and also ray reply 3*22, corrected by him and Mr* Bennett, copies of both. being herewith enclosed: After many personal interviews with both the Mayor and individual members of the City Commissi on, I wrote them under date of June 15th as per enclosed copy, later, at the request of the Mayor, I famished then with water neasureraents from each of our sources, ard am also enclosing copy of this exchange, fhe only result of our urgent request fen: a city ordinance to stop waste of water, was a "resolution” whioh was passed June 22nd, as outlined in newspaper clipping which is also enclosed, This "resolution" is one of the most asslnine that an intelligent board of commissioners oould pass, and is entirely the brain-child if the new city attorney, who is without doubt very antagonistic to both the railroad and water C a sp a r.y interests here in lag Vegas, lave not received any further wire in reply to ray 8*22 frora Mr# Jeffers, and will keep you advised of any other wires or requests frora Omaha* the water situation at the present time is some­what better than during the fore part of June, and we are now Just about holding our own* however, this is not due to any cooperation we are receiving frora the flay or or City Com* mission, but is due rather to the response of the people them­selves to our appeal to help save water, which is published tri-weekly in the local paper, and copy of which I sent you with ray letter of June 11th,