Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, June 22, 1911 to February 7, 1922, lvc000001-313

Hodgens, Martin and Ireland we appointed to a committee for the purpose of investigating conditions in Odd Town, and directed to report at the next regular meeting. Upon motion of Commissioner Brickie, seconded by Commissioner Ireland, the following Preambles and Resolution were duly adopted: WHEREAS the City of Las Vegas was duly constituted as a municipal corporation within the County of Clark, State of Nevada under and by virtue of the provisions of Chapter 132 of the Session Laws of 1911, by an Act approved March 16, 1911, and WHEREAS, Las Vegas Land & Water Company is a corporation duly incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada, with its principal office and place of business in the City of Las Vegas County of Clark, State of Nevada, and WHEREAS the said Las Vegas Land & Water Company is now and for many years prior to the passage of this Resolution has been, engaged in the business, among other things, of supplying water for domestic, commercial and fire protection purposes within the City of Las Vegas under and by vir­tue of a franchise issued to said Company by the Board of County Commissioners of Clark County, Nevada prior to the incorporation of the said City of Las Vegas, and WHEREAS the pressure of the water so furnished to the City of Las Vegas for fire protec­tion purposes is wholly inadequate to furnish sufficient or any protection against fires occurring within said Las Vegas Townsite, which is included within the boundaries of said City of Las Vegas in this: (1) That the average pressure of water delivered for fire protection purposes does not ex­ceed a pressure of 20 lbs. at any of the fire hydrants, and much of the time there is a lesser pres­sure. (2) That the main conducting the water from the source of supply to the Townsite of Las Vegas is, and has remained for a long period of time in a bad state of repair, permitting numerous and large leakages, and a consequent diminution of the pressure which otherwise would be had were such main pat and kept in a state of good repair. (3) That the said Las Vegas Land & Water Company does not and for a long period of time has not allowed sufficient water to enter the service pipes within the limits of said Townsite of Las Vegas to maintain a pressure over said average of 20 lbs., but has arbitrarily cat off from the main, leading from the source of supply, to the said service pipes by means of valves and other wise, a large volume of water which otherwise would flow into the service pipes within said Townsite of Las Vegas and would increase the water pressure for fire, domestic and commercial purposes. (4) That the service pipes within said Townsite of Las Vegas are in a bad state of repair and will not permit of a water pressure sufficient for adequate fire protection, and have been in such bad state of repair far many years, and WHEREAS the pressure of the water so furnished to consumers within said Townsite of Las Vegas is wholly inadequate for the conduct of water daring the summer months to the second or other stories of buildings above the first story, for domestic, commercial or fire protection purposes for the reasons set forth in the last proceeding preamble, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Complaint be made by this Board on behalf of said City of Las Vegas to the Public Service Commission of the State of Nevada of the conditions existing with reference to the water service within said City of Las Vegas as here in above in the Preambles set forth with the request that investigation and action thereon be had by said Public Service Commission to remedy such conditions, which are hereby declared to be a menace to the safety, health comfort and convenience of the residents of the City of Las Vegas ,and a menace to the property situate within said City; that an emergency exists by reasons thereof which calls for immediate and effective action. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a certified copy of the foregoing Preambles and Resolution be forwarded by the Clerk of this Board to said Public Service Commission, and that the same be con­sidered a formal complaint, subject to amendment, modification, or to be supplemented, as said Public Service Commission may require.