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Las Vegas Evening Review-Journal January 27, 1942. WATER SUPPLY FOR VEGAS SHOWS RIG i GAIN IN DECADE The-water available to the city of Las Vegas through the Las Vegas Land and Water company increased, over a 10-year period from 1931 when 650,000,000 gal­lons were available to 1941 when 2,331,404,065 . gallons were avail­able, according to figures re­leased ' by the local water com­pany officials. Pour expansion projects are under way at- present by the • water company, according. to Walter R. Bracken, special rep-’ resentative of the president of the Union Pacific in Nevada ,and. vice president of the water com­pany, and A1 Folger, superin­tendent of the Company here. The expansions are: Vega Verde addition, south of Charleston boulevard, with 2,700 feet of cast iron pipe to serve the large num­ber of new homes being con­structed there; Beckley subdivi­sion, which Contractor Guy Mathis has almost filled with new homes; Biltmore addition on North Main street, where 100 flew homes are under construc­tion;. and Huntridge addition, south of Charleston boulevard, where it is planned 500 hew houses will be built, On June 30, 1941, well number 5 was completed to a depth of 492 feet. A perforated liner was installed and -the casing ce­mented at top so its production could - be confined in under­ground: a channel '.When not : ac­tually required in the city. Pro­duction is 529;416 gallons per day and pumps are; now being in­stalled to augment this produc­tion; . On July 10, 1941, Well number 6 was completed to .a depth of 500 .feet, the'inside arrangement being similar to number 5, so production could be conserved. Ipitial production is 468,504 gal­lons per day, and puiflps are also being installed on this well. Plans are now under way for additional wells. Commencing in April and being completed in December, a program of water main renewals was inaugurated to keep ahead of development and increased population, Folger said. As a re­sult, 29,683. .feet . of cast iron mains Were installed within the city, to complete the cast iron system. At the same time all service lines in alleys were re­placed, and fire hydrants reset on larger- diameter mains to af­ford better fire protection. Comparative statistictt~trrr me- water supply areas follows: Annual available production: 1931, 650,000,000 gallons; 1941, 2,331,404,065 gallons. Number of service connections: 1931, 1590; 1941, 2458. Transmission mains (from source to city): 1931, 21,145 feet (Redwood stave); 1941, 26,305 feet (10 inch to 24 inch diam­eter, all cast iron): • Distribution mains (Within city) : s 1931, 90,948 feet (mostly redwood); 1941, 102,414 feet (all cast'iron). ? Source: 1931, in previous years, 2 springs-and 1 well; 1941, today, 2, springs., and 6 wells, - pumps, power lines; 2 more wells being drilled. nl r< b t} ei w fr cj I n .r< n II