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continue our recent policy of extending distribution mains wherever re&scaaoj.e inducement offers, municipal ownership Is not likely to becone a pressing Issue. Neither the city nor ourselves would benefit from municipal ownership under existing conditions. (4) rfitL regerd to water from Lake Head by extension of the line no* being constructed to serve the magnesium plant, I think the subject should be gone into by Kr. Bracken with those active In the city’s affairs, tc deterrlne whether the city wants the lake water, If It should be piped to Las Vegas, combined with the product from our springs and wells, or desire to limit the use of the lake water to larger Industries, .n which latter event our mains need not be connected with the Lake Mead line. (5) estimates as tc the amount of water supplied to the LVLandVCo and also as to the amount sole by that company to Its customers should not oe resorted tc as has beer, done during the 12 year period reviewed. I recommend replacement of meters Nos. 2601, 25S4 and 7064 at Las Vegas wltn metera that will accurately measure the water. The responsibility for keeping meters In perfect operation should be flrmlv -la^*p™*r-e.s, sed^ upon the division superintendent of the LAASLRR. No more meter failures sr.ould be permitted. (6) No system is m effect for auditing the revenues accruing to tne LVLaniwCo, from water sold. This condition should be corrected promptly. The first step under a simple accounting plan would be to inventory tne service outlets snd assign an audit number to each The maintenance of these numbers would provide a running record of the sources of all water revenue and would be the base from which physical and office checks could be made at any time selected, hakln* tK block