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Company ranch i s developed to such an exten t as to recruit® n ote water, i h i l e we c o n tro l the major supply o f w ater; namely, springs and w e ll, n everth eless, a d d itio n a l a rte s ia n w e lls oould be d r ille d a t any time and supply equal to th at owned by Water Company and R ailroad oould be obtained; in fa c t , i t i s under­stood one la r g e w ell a short distance north o f our property oould be purchased which, with one ox two new w e lls ousting $7,000 each, would make a v a ila b le a supply equal to that o f the R ailroad Company and Water Company. Mr* MeSamee i s making separate rep o rt coverin g le g a l fea tu res in vo lved ; however, i t i s my understanding meter ra te s can be placed in e f f e c t by g iv in g 30 days' n o tic e to the C ity o f la s Vegas and Mevada Public U t i l i t i e s Commission, and on the oth er hand i t w i l l be necessary to obtain approval a l l concerned fo r Increased ra te s recommended under statement So. 3. In accordance w ith recommendation made above fo r se rv ic e to a d d itio n s and su bdivision s, i t would be necessary to r e v is e agreement w ith Boulder Ba® Syndicate and the p o lic y o f p erm ittin g ou tside companies to develop exten sion s under su ita b le con tra ct with eater Company without expense to tbs l a t t e r appears to have approval. In connection with securing increased ra te s , we do net have actual record o f Water Company*• lo s s over a p eriod o f years} however, we have very good record fo r 1938 upon which proposed agreement between H all road and Water Company i s based, but should i t be necessary to su bstan tiate a l l claim s in d e t a il b efo re Pu blic U t i l i t i e s Commission, i t would be necessary to use R ailroad