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m Kr. Harmon; #2 duly 10, Xt35. A new Mayor and Ooaastssioners wore elected this year, and wheel there were indications early in dune that the cater situation would become acute if waste was not checked, we asked them to protect the city’s water supply with an ordinance si liar to the one passed last year. So action was taken on our various verbal requests, end one evening we secured automobiles and drove the Mayor and some o f th e ^osm asetoners up to the well and springs and let them see for themselves how rapidly the water level was dropping in the reservoir* the only result we got was a "resolution", copy of which Is attached, stating in effect that the water situation is *our baby* and if we can’t handle the matter to turn it over to the Sity. X night say to yen, confidentially, that the ac­tions of the board appear to be more or less directed by the new City Attorney, Mr. Saylor, who has an idea that the utilities in las Vegas should be municipally owned, although it is not known where the supply of water for such purpose would come from, as the wells now belonging to the City would not furnish one tenth of the supply now being used, It ap­pears that he is using this situation to force the issue, regardless of what hardships m y be caused to the people later on by a lack of water* In addition to the normal supply flowing from the well said springs, which is ample f m a city of twice our population if pr operly used, the flow is being augmented by operation of the pump in the railroad yards* twenty-four hours per day, and this produces an additional 1,008,000 gallons daily* In response to our newspaper advertising, the people in general have extended their whole-hearted co­operation in reducing waste, but the civic-minded people of the community naturally feed somewhat discouraged in their efforts to conserve the supply when they lock over into their neighbor's yard and see a hose running full blast all day long. When they call at the office and complain of such unfairness, there is nothing we can do; there is no