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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 CHAIHMMs The see ting will now come t© order. Pursuant to a request Bade by the City of Las Vegas, the Commission, ©a August 31, 1950, issued its Order to Show Cause in this matter. (The Chairman reads the Order to Show Cause on file herein,) MR. 0 Mil OS's Mr* Chairman, at this time X offer to you a Report of the Las Vegas City Engineer whieh will be Informative during this hearing. I will refer to It at various times, and X offer a copy to the Water Company. CHAIRMAB t You wish to offer this as an exhibit to be made part of the record? MR. GARMORS Later on, I will offer more exhibits, At thl$ time, X am handing it to you, and X will offer more later. CHAIRMAH} We will mark this for identification only. Report of the City Engineer is marked SEJCHIBIT I* for Identifies tlon. MR. CAHHCHi First, X would like to make a brief statement of the faets to acquaint the Commission with the situation that has brought on what we contend is our lack of adequate water in the City of Las Vegas. during the season of 1949, the summer season, it became apparent that there was not a sufficient water supply for numerous of tbs residents throughout the City of Las Vegas, in addition to the number of business houses— and myself, as City Attorney, and the City Commissioners were advised that some business houses in town were unable to secure water on theli floors, above the ground floor, and that residents throughout the City of Las Vegas were unable to secure water for domestic use,