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UTILITIES ENERGY USE than the previous year. For the second year, sales passed the one billion kilowatt-hour mark, a record high for the utililty. Dollar billings were $14,643,755, representing a 14.25 per cent increase. The number of customer accounts rose to 51,206, a 23 per cent growth figure. Sales in Kilowatt-hours YEAR 1962 YEAR 1961 INCREASE % OF INCREASE 1,088,049,1 37 mumiM Surplus .......... 134,089,997 210,247,243 - 76,157,246 Total................................. 10.33 MBBBM 14,643,755 $12,817,246 B&s^feilgg'^eaM Customer Accounts......... ....... 9,576 23.00 ELECTRIC ENERGY GROWTH RECORD BILUNGS KILOWATT-HOUR SALES $ 2,495,969 240,411,000 1954.......... 3,603,673 333,041,000 iEiMBBBBBMiiiM 466,i58,ooo li^MWWWWWBEl!^it924ia^Be^^^769:6Q4WQaa ItEBMWBMMBWWM 1 097,731,253 1962..........14,643,755 M^39?l 34 TELEPHONE SYSTEM Southern Nevada Telephone H^M^Sne^l 6 increase bringing the total number of phones in the county to 74,525. Revenue earned during the year amounted to $ 10,601,107, which represented a 20.3 per cent rise. The Southern revenue standing at $1 2,750,000. Boulder City. Total..... YEAR 1962 YEAR 1961 INCREASE % OF INCREASE HBBI99 ?√ßB9 2,085 2,000 85 4.25 mmm WKmM imsM 74,525 61,272 13,253 BKaiilM ?√ßniH ' $1,790,679 20.32 GROWTH RECORD BmBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBMMBBIIm 1955 ......................23,886 BEMWHBBBBBBHBBHBBBBBMBB^ BBBBBBBBBW111M 1958 .... ................ ............... . ....... ........ . .......40,051 1959 46,362 /?√ß BiBMWBBBBBBMBBMBBBHBBBBBillillB 1962 ......................72,399 indicated below. ^SSSSSSH YEAR 1962 YEAR 1961 Revenue .....-....$384,316 $305,442 Telephones in Service............ 410 366 SOURCES: Southern Nevada Telephone Co., Henderson Telephone Co., Moapa Valley Telephone Co. UTILITIES NATURAL GAS USAGE the continuing growth of the area. Following this same growth trend was the dollar volume, which rose first introduced into the Southern Nevada area by the Southwest Gas Corporation in 1954. YEAR lf||fB| HB^A^961 INCREASE % OF Ft. ................................ 17,341,551 15,676,653 ?√ßkbi 10.6 Dollar Volume ?√ß9?║g|g||||^E ?√ßBB ................................ 17,998 15,729 2,269 14.4 10-YEAR GROWTH RECORD SALES DOLLAR CUSTOMER~ J ?╟≤V' THOUSAND . ?╟Ñ ACCOUNTS CUBIC FT. 1953...... $ 536,739 ?√ßRH ?√ßHRR ^bhib 5,500 1,030,839 1955...... ................. 1,650,804 11,201 6,776,779 ' ?╟  1957...... ................. 3,280,693 IHl^B 6,241,275 ^?;l\|8WW?? BMBW ???√ß 1959...... ................. 5,865,952 12,957 10,545,673 1961...... 15,729 15,676,653 1962 ................. 9,734,824 SOURCE: Southwest Gas- WATER CONSUMPTION Meters, used on all services for the first time in 1959, continued to be effective in conserving water. Con- sumption increased in 1962 by 22.1 per cent, customer accounts by 22.9 per cent and billings by 23 per gallons of water. Served primarily by 15 wells with an average depth of 820 feet and three flowing springs, 16.1 per cent of the total usage, and a high Lake Mead usage of 34.5 per cent one month. The maximum YEAR 1962 YEAR 1961 INCREASE % OF INCREASE Consumption 1,811,000,000 22.1 Customer 3i11 mffiiS$SjjBB(lBBMBBBBBBIi^BBBBll^BI^BBBBl^^B^BI^KM^^^^^^^^B Customer Recounts -........... $ 1,999,436 13-YEAR RECORD OF WATER SALES AND CONSUMPTION CUSTOMER CONSUMPTION BILLING (Gallons) 1950., ...:..$ 216^4:- 3.45pRMQTQj0j(D| 1951.......... ....... 253,046 3,618,000,000 i.9?╜i BB^aiK 148 1953.: ....... 405,000 4,4|M)00,000 1954 " -5.182.0gCTM 19$plfei ....... 1,305?6 19 ^5',7|^ffi?╟╓000 MWBI 1,467,547 6,606,000,000 k957^?.. BBB>5a^98 . BpVfailDoo.ooo a9f58Xfe:.. ....... 1,504,130 7,448,000,000 1959;;., ... BBWiPI^H ^Bllllll^'000 1960:??:.. 1,460,965 7,562,000,000 1961 .......... lft25&_57Sj?· 8,20<$p3foo6' 1962,::.?.. .........1,999,436 10,011,000,000 SOURCE: Las Vegas Valley Water District. Page'Thirty-one,