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4 I Las V ega s, H e v ., August 16, 1905. M r. E . G. T i l t o n , C h ie f E n g in e e r, Los A n g e le s , C a l. L e a r S i r : - in r e p ly to yours o f August 14th. Some time ago I issu ed d i r e c t in s t r u c t io n s i f w ater was turned o f f from ic e p la n t th a t p ro p er n o t ic e should he g iv e n ,to t h e .s u p e rin te n d e n t. In reg a rd to the w a ter b e in g turned o f f on August 12th, Mr. Branson was p la c e d in ch arge o f the p ip e li n e and was b e s t sajjuated to know when the w ater would be cu t o f f and to g iv e n o t ic e t o ft h e ic e company. I p a r t ic u ­l a r l y in s tr u c te d him to n o t i f y me i f tip was c a lle d away from the work and t o ld him th at as f a r as I was 7erned I would n o t con sen t to . . . fytvvwd - h is le a v in g the work u n t i l I was s a t i s f i e d th a t i t was p r o p e r ly f in is h e d . In s p it e o f t h is , on Magus t 12th he went in to Los A n g e le s . W ater S e r v ic e Poreman /As absent on the l i n e on bu siness Saturday and Sunday, August I2th/p,nd 13th, and n o th in g was known o f the m a tter u n t il h is retu rn Sunid y P.M. In reg a rd to g iv in g n o tic e . . „ \ ] f j m w r it in g th a t su pply is a b o iif /to be shut o f f , I w i l l do t h is in a l l cases where i t i s p ra ctica | | f e . I w i l l t r y and arrange' m atters so th a t i t w i l l be p r a c t ic a b le in a l l c a s e s . Yours tr u ly , S/iv/is iop E n gin eer