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n h ing present water situation at Lae Vegas, Just received. As* smiling copy of it to Mr. Jeffers, as requested. 1 quite agree with your conclusions that every effort should be male at next legislative session to have the present law repealed, so that we ©an place such consumers as the Sewell Grocery Company and others on rasters. is more or lets disturbing. It seems to m that fact alone presents one of the strongest arguments you can make with the city officials, newspaper sen, etc., as a reason and necessity for conserving water. It is to be regretted that the city officials did not see their way clear to adopt a sprinkling ordinance, regulating the irrigation of lawns, etc., to the early morning and late evening hours. This wo>ld afford some opportunity to build up the supply in the reservoir, which cannot be done now drain upon it. with the excessive I suggest you keep hammering away on the matter in Las Vegas, and $ am sure you are bound to get some results. If vre are unable to reasonably regulate the con­sumption of water, then it only means that the more there Is available, the greater the consumption per capita will be. We have submitted formal request to put down the new well but, of course, water from that source will not likely be available until late in the season. In the meantime, an sending your letter, with a copy of this one, to Sr. Bennett, so that he can have the benefit of your suggestions about getting the present ffev&da law changed or modified. he decrease in production of water at Las Vegas f* H. Knickerbocker GO - Mr. £. E. Bennett Please return letter from WRB. C. H. R. 2 5 1936