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Mr. Montgomery recommended! 1 * D r illin g o f a d d itio n a l w e lla . 2. In s ta lla tio n o f a d d itio n a l pumps on e x is tin g w e lls . 3* In s ta lla tio n o f la r g e r booster pumps on e x is tin g transmission lin e s , k. Construction o f a d d itio n a l transmission lin e s from the production f i e l d to the downtown area. 5. Present storage capacity be increased, a l l o f which improvements, Mr. Montgomery estimated could, in his opinion, be constructed a t a cost o f approximately |4oo,QQG, He fu rth er sta ted that In event the D is t r ic t took over operation May 1, 1953, i t would be unable to complete the improvements in time to meet the 1953 peak summer demand. Mr, Campbell sta ted , i f the supplemental supply is to be a v a ila b le f o r next summer, the Union P a c ific would have to make, the i n i t i a l expenditure f o r which the Union P a c ific would be reimbursed under the D is t r ic t 1a proposal o f August 25, 1952, i f the purchase was consuroated. fh® Board asked i f the Union P a c ific was w illin g to make the expenditure necessary to make a v a ila b le s u ffic ie n t water to meet the a n ticip a ted increased demand next summer, and when I advised th at I was not prepared to answer the question, Commissionera Pecoole and Bunker requested that C ity Attorney Cannon, demand that the Public S ervice Commission set an e a rly date fo r fu rth e r con sideration o f the matter o f adequate water supply. ! , H. Johnson