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Mi's Knickerbocker: April 2, 1936, The number of gallons 3ho’<» above ie taken from meter readings made by B&ilroad employee ©aoh month, and refers to the amount of water delivered to tho Las Vegas Land and ater Company for use in the city. Following is a comparative statement of the total water produced during these periods, which inoludes the portion delivered to the city, the portion consumed in rail­road operations and the surplus running down Las Ve&as creek during the winter months, as shown by weir measurements taken in duly 1931 and June 1935 respectively: 1931 1935 .•after produced 2,128,378,145 1,766.955,320 The weir measurements showed a production of 5,831,173 gallons per day in July'1931, and 4,895,768 gallons per day in June 1935, which included the Big Spring and ' it tie *%ring, in each in stfalnocwe .from the well, The monthly charge for '‘Bent of Pips Line” paid by the Water Company to the Bailroad company, is based on the percentage of water delivered to the %ter company. In 1928 our monthly payments on this account were.$200,00; In 1929 this was increased to #975,00 per month, and in 1935 -farther increased to $1476*99 per month. In the first three months of the current year, up to date, we have installed 27 new service connections, prin­cipally to new homes being constructed in the 3©uth and s/ar&ie Additions, and the construction of a large number of additional homes is contemplated. Ton will note the 27 new services installed so far this year brings the total up to 1913 services, an increase of 20 per cent over 1931, but the total water pro­duced has decreased about a million gallons per day. Tours very truly; w Vice President.