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    KS& t Hi SB It!* . ^"S I I me following i tfpcn potion of ; ©eGended % 0oia8iB«lc»eyr^.r.^^—.— -~ Fremribles isttl: Resolution we duly a&optadi Whereas, ttiti flip ©f S| Vegan duly constituted as § municipal . ? within the County of Clark, State of Kevada sand by virtue of the provisions of Chapter 132 of the Session Imm of 1911* by an Act approved Kerch Id* 1911* and ? iherftagt Lae Vega® lend & Water Company i» a corporation duly incorporated under the law® of the State of Mevnda, with It1© prlnoi County pax of fide and plate of business in the City of la® f Clark, State of Nevada#and Whereas, the ©aid ha® Vega® land & Water Otstfranar ie now, an® for many yec we prior to the engaged in the , m passage of*’>. Sesolnilon ha® been* engaged in the HffiHfl! awns othdr thing®, of supplying water for domestle* ? eoasaeroial end fire protection purposes within ??the City of fSsS Vega® under and by virtue of it franchise issued to ©aid' Govp&ry by': the Board of County Commie ©loner® of Clark € musty, Kevada pri or to the incorporation of the aaid City b"; ?' ft lift' • '; -y.:l||lllllill Whereas, the pressure of the water so furnished to the City of is|t Vegas” for fir# protection purpose® i® wholly inade­quate to furnish mtftmmt' &t any protection against fire® ©oeurring within ©aid -I*mVega,® fownslte* which. ie included within the boundaries of eaid City of Lm V®ga©* in thiei Vl) 'That -the 'average pressure :#J? ^water delivered for fire ? protection • purpose® doe® not exceed a pressure of lra8S»aaiSiifcyi?tis&i .ac4 w«* that the m.ln eonduoting. the Water from - the source of ? supply to the Towns!t@ of la® Vegas ie, fS»d has remained for a long period of tine in a had state of repair* pfejvd.tting numerous and large leakage®, end a consequent diminution of the pressure srfbdch otherwise would he had were such sain put and kept in a state of good repair* that the said Imm Vega® land ft Water Company and for a long period of time has not* allowed sufficient water to enter the service pipe® within the limSto of eilii Towns!te if las V®g%® to maintain a pressure over ©aid average of 20 lbs* hut bm arbitrarily cut off from the tsda* loading iron the spare* ©f supply, to the ©aid eorvlcc pipe® ty' jnean® of valve® and other- ;ft- H & largo volume of water which otherwise would flow into the service pipe® within said fewneiie ©f fe® Vega®* and would increase the water pr««»ur® for fire* d«e«tlc Mid ofHswieroial purpose® III (4) Thai if I service pipe® within ©fluid Vega® are in a had state of repair of a water preesure sufficient'for fownsitc and will sdequat# utrnte of. to tection,and have hc«n In such had many year®* and-. Ihsrea®, the preseure of the water «© furnished sumem within said fownsite of la® Vega® 1® wholly for the conduct of water during the wester month® or other atarie® of buildings above the first story, domestic* oowercial or fire protection purpose® for set forth in the last preceding preamble* WWffCiSaSlWSi^ SI It H3SSSfSS' that Ooosplnint he made Board on behalf of said City of la© fegm® to the Ruhlio Of la® isot.pej fire pro- repair for to con- inadequate the second* for the reason® by this Service P onwdscion of the State of IIevade, of the condition© existing with reference to the water service within said City of Vegas a® hereinabove in. the Preambles set forth* with the reques that investigation and action thereon be had by said Public erviee Commission to remedy such conditions* which are hereby declared to convenience menace exists action, I : Bl be of a menace to Bit safety, health* comfort and the resident® of the City of las Vega®, end the property situate within said City* that an emergen reason thereof which call® for immediate and effective it mmmm that Ifi a certified copy of the