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'Mr* defter* ## May 20, 1948 vehemently to the stata Engineer, both personally ana la writing. Without going Into details, the present status of our campaign on tbla FUbjset is that the state © m e t a l s elate they eannet step the well drilling unless they hold a public hearing in eaeh ease* we are nee handling through the State Beard of Health. Ml| obJeat in Mentioning the above is the thought that the ap plication of eater rate# should be left in the hande of tho loeal offiae, as a general policy, subject to appro* al ef tha Aud­itor in eaeh ease, for example, in the ease of the "Chief Antal* the owner installed his own water line froa mat neareet aaia, toss 850 feet, without east to the Ceapany, and eeasideretlen should be given this in applying the rate under the schedule* It is unfortunate that the bull ef these houses were added at a tine when our forces were tied up with worn orders, new eenaeetieae, water nain extensions into Defense Henning Pro­jects a m incidental extraordinary wort that always aeeoapaalee a *booa* teen, and I aa grateful for the assistance rendered us by the Accounting Deportments eh*eh. ft shall, of course, een-tlnue these sheets, and X might say that avaa alnee the Auditor1 * cheek we haws plated up a zstaber of new houses under construction. The Accounting Department hae in the pact Made periodical surprise checks on our monthly report ef services and eolleetlens, In addition to sheets ty traveling auditer, but this is the first