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overcome the d iffe ren c e in elevation On account o f h a vin g no s to ra g e f a c i l i t i e s , we can e n jo y the use o f th e 2,845 to 3,200 g a llo n s p er m inute, d ir e c t flo w , o n ly when i t i s used as r a p id ly a s i t flo w s from th e s o u rc e . When t h is w a ter i s not used, i t o v e r flo w s from th e s e t t l i n g b a s in in t o Las Vegas Greek and may be used f o r i r r i g a t i n g p u rp oses. During p e rio d s o f h o t weather th e consumption by th e C ity o f Las Vegas, th e P a c i f i c F r u it E xpress Company and th e B a ilr o a d Company i s enormous, and when c o n s id e ra tio n is g iv e n t o s u p p lyin g th e H o te l Company w ith ap p roxim ately 550 g a llo n s p e r minute in a d d itio n t o s e r v in g O ld Town through a new 6 -in ch p ip e l i n e as proposed by the L ,V ,L , and W ,C o«, to g e th e r w ith th e normal grow th o f Las Vegas and th e B a ilr o a d f a c i l i t i e s , i t appears to me th a t s e rio u s c o n s id e ra tio n should now be g iv e n to th e c o n s tru c tio n o f a r e s e r v o ir in o rd e r th a t d u rin g p e rio d s o f r e l a t i v e l y sm all u se, such as between M idnight and 6:00 A«M, th e d ir e c t flo w may b e s to re d f o r use d u rin g th e p e a k -p e rio d between 3:00 ?«M. and 9:00 P,M , She t o t a l flo w from th e W e ll, in c lu d in g the w ater used and th a t w asted , in J u ly 1924 was found to b e 3,644 g a llo n s p e r minute, t h is decreased by March 1927 to 1,876 g a llo n s p e r minute and on May 12th was found to be 1,647 g a llo n s p e r m inute, w h ile on June 10th th e flo w was o n ly 1,435 g a llo n s p e r m inute, A c o n s id e ra b le p a r t o f th e d ecrease may be due to seasonal v a r ia t io n in flo w and annual sanding, alth ou gh the. h is t o r y o f p r a c t i c a l l y a l l th e a r te s ia n w e lls in t h is b e l t in d ic a te s th a t th e flo w in g e n e ra l i s d e c re a s in g . D uring the p a st two months the p ressu re in the main supply