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Mr. Guild -2- Mar. 31, 1942 is prevented. The cost thereof, including labor, and material, shall be a lien on the land on which said well is located and also any other land owned by him to which the water from said well is appurtenant; ". In connection with this particular statute, I might state that at the time of the hearing in connection with the application of the owners of the H.F.M.& M. tract for water service, it developed there were some fifteen small shallow wells in the tract. The State Engineer, who is a member of the Public Service Commission also, advised us that as soon as we had the pipe lines laid in this tract he would take the necessary steps to close down those wells. The Installation of these pipe lines was delayed on account of the time required by the City in condemning a strip of land for street purposes along which we were to lay our water mains, but I understand the condemnation proceedings are now completed and the mains are being laid. Although these are shallow wells, I think if we could get them closed we can then go to the State Engineer and request that he investigate other wells which are flowing in such a manner that the water is being wasted. With respect to the removal of the prohibition of the use of meters. We have endeavored to have this law repealed at many past sessions of the Legislature without success. The people of Sparks and Reno have always opposed the repeal of this law and we have never been able to overcome that opposition. However, I personally feel that with the situation now existing in Las Vegas we may have better luck at the coming session of the Legislature, and we will at least make another effort to have the law repealed or modified so that the Public Service Commission may, if in its opinion water is being wasted, permit the use of meters in such parts of the state where it is necessary to conserve water. You will recall that last fall the Commission instituted a general investigation of the activities of the L.V.L.& W., and I enclose herewith