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. I# E. E. 8 JAN 15 0 A p p lica tion fo r Permit to appropriate water- Las Vegas A rtesian W e ll, $10217, $10218. Las Vegas, Nevada, Jan. 14, 1938. Mr. Walter R. Bracken: This is to advise that on the 29th day o f Decem­ber, 1937, the State Engineer approved our a p p lic a tio n to appropriate water from the new a rtesia n w e ll. The con­d itio n s o f each approval ares Actual con stru ction work sh a ll begin b e fo re June 1, 1938; P ro o f o f commencement o f work sh all be f i l e d b efo re July 1, 1938; Work must be completed b efo re June 1, 1940; P ro o f o f com pletion o f work s h a ll be f i l e d before July 1, 1940; A p p lica tion o f water to b e n e fic ia l use s h a ll be made before June 1, 1942; P ro o f o f a p p lic a tio n o f water to b e n e fic ia l use must be f i l e d on or b efo re July 1, 1942. The maps accompanying the a p p lic a tio n were f i l e d August 9, 1937. I I have prepared and enclose herewith form o f A f f i ­d a vit o f Commencement o f Work and form of A ffid a v it of Completion o f Work, which you can swear to and return to me, and I w i l l f i l e them w ith th e State Engineer, and no fu rth er p ro o fs w i l l have to be made on e ith e r o f these a p p li­cations th e r e a fte r u n t il the e a r ly part o f 1942. In the meantime, however, I suggest that measurements o f th e water flow in g from th is w e ll be made p e r io d ic a lly - say every s ix months-, so that we w i l l have the data a v a ila b le fo r supply­ing the f in a l p ro ofs, these measurements to be made in a d d ition to the monthly meter readings o f the municipal supply.