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Los Angeles, October 20, 1949 Mr. L* A. Barnes, Asst, to General Manager of Properties, Omaha, Nebraska Referring to oar recent discussion while at Las Vegas, concerning accounting procedure used in connection V pwiipteh raetp Llaasc eVmeegnats ;of wood stave pipe lines with cast iron \ P ? ments in oRuerv ifielwe so,f wvhariicohu sw hiwloer k ionrcdoemrplse taen,d Aiunddiictaotre’ s thset atWe­accounting was handled on a betterment basis, the current \ Ocopesrt atoif ngw oEoxdp estnasvees . pipe replaced and labor being charged ^t o:7/ \p) / 1 ||H | i W. 0. 393, approved January, 1940, authorised 1 (exclusive of work performed for account of City), the re-; placement of 5354 ft. of wood stave pipe with oast iron atlX estimated cost oft y 5354 IP of New Cast Iron Pipe, Cost at current prices of wood stave pipe retired, Labor Likewise, W. 0. 416, approved March, ment of 27,270 ft. of wood stave and cast iron pipe at estimated cost of; 27,270 ft. of New Cast Iron Pipe, Cost at current prices of wood stave and wrought iron Labor,pipe retired, $ 8 640 * I 5 860 5 860 8 900 f 2' T 80 $T4‘ 76&1 1941, authorised repis wrought iron pipe witl1 Investment n Expenses $35 950 $ M 26 200 26 200 32 500 f ” ? 750 While we have no record showing the accounting under these authorIsations, the 1940 and 1941 Carry-Over Statements would indicate the final accounting was substantially as authorised. Further, in explanation of excessive cost of Maintenance during April and November, 1940, supplements at­tached to Form 7 for those months state the increases of $14,054 and $10,233 were due to expense of replacement of