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Sr# Jeffers: #s Aug. 26, 1935. raoro than 50;S of the bona Issue, basing this figure on the proportion of taxes we new pay* *1 also dlsouosed the possibility of a large uneov- ered auxiliary reservoir, to draw from during the summer months. After further con aiders t ion, it is doubtful that peh an auxiliary reservoir would be of any assistance after the first half of July and the State Health Apartment would probably require a chlorination and filtering plant. This would require an additional investment for construction of a plant, and coat of its operation. during the past sunrer, the las ^egaa Ranch, comprising about 7SO acres, owned by the M Co., has had no water from the las »egas creek for irrigation purposes, al- thou^x the lea?,® requires delivery of 100 inches at all tinea. Our tog the summer, the lessee has done his irrigating from the water delivered on the Ranch from the city sewage disposal plant. This Ranch pays us #2,000 per year rental, which is approximately Wm of its assessed valuation. It is essential .'IMi to take care of surplus water during th® winter months, end it would be much to our advantage to be able to furnish sufficient water for proper cultivation during the summer months so we could continue to receive the revenue in rental. The principal source of earnings of the Ranch is fro® dairy products, the lessee having ©bout 100 4f.? ?ows 0Ti f0®a ir) pasture at all times, the milk from which Is disposed of locally in Xus Togas. lie has been having a great deal of difficulty this summer, due to lock of water not only for Irrigation, but also or his stock, taking care of his milk house, and for domestic purposes. During the past year, the City Administration has refused to cooperate with us by passing an ordinance to regulate the use and prohibit waste of water, Under these conditions we have been unable to protect ourselves, as the dtato law prohibits use of meters, *hlle it la quite possible we may be able to obtain some assistance from the City Commission during the coming summer and the year thereafter, we should be able to produce sufficient water to avoid operating the pump in the railroad yard end also to provide for further increase in the population of the city.