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Utm ^effera: m Aug. S6, 1935. In view of' the fact that the cry for municipal ow­nership of water facilities has died down, and It is going to he oar responsibility to provide suffiel ent water for the city* I holier© the prop®1 solution for oar water problems here la to drill another well* % hare not yet had an ao~ cwrote estimate'node of the cost fjk drilling ouch a wall, hut based on the cost of the well drilled in 1986 it should ran between sir atf. Devon thousand dollars* Por the past three summera, m have been gjast "getting by*, and the additional w water which would be ami la bio fro® another well should take ©are of the demand during the summer months, prevent a revival of the rawftieipel ownership advocates, and in addi tion provide sufficient water to properly irrigate the Banch* 3e are at present earning approximately 1735 on our investment, in addition to paying mif*. of the cost of operating the water facilities west of the railroad track, and it would certainly be to car advantage' to oontinae this arrangement* If railroad company does not wish to incur the expense of m additional well, the cost could be borne by the has Vegas hand and later Ooisgmny, and sane croclltsd to our Capital Account, thereby reducing the percentage of our earning on investment. Oar Audi tor *s office is required to submit m annual report to the Nevada Public >ervlee Com­mission, Showing our operating expenses and revenues ani our investment and these reports are available to public inspection. I learn that on two different occasions, advocates of municipal o*?*nershtp here in Las Vegas have called on the Public Service Commission for copies of~ cue reports, and other data Tim reason I eaa bringing this a abject up at the pres­ent time is so that o ora id oration may be given to Including the cost of an add! t ionol well in the 1935 Budget* Yours very truly. lit'®R' ETTESOTnK Vice President*