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GARRISON DEMANDS WATER COMPANY EXPLAIN POLICIES Mayor Howell Garrison today called upon officials of the Las Vegas Land & Water company to clarify their position on water service for the 2,000 homes allo­cated Las Vegas to house magne­sium plant, workers, following re­ceipt of a report from Senator Berkeley L. Bunker, that Defense Plants Corporation had been ad­vised by. the utility that it‘would be unable to furnish water for more than 800 additional homes. The mayor declated the inform­ation given Defense Plants “ is; in direct opposition to that furnish­ed me oh the strength of which I answered a wire, from Sam II. Husbands to \the‘ effect that the public utilities; viz,, gas,- water, ?electric energy and: sewer- facili­ties: would be available for 2,000 additional homes,. if our applica­tion for sewers was ‘granted. This answer was . .authorized by the board of city coimnissioners. “I am requesting,’’ the mayor’s letter said, '‘an answer to the fo l­lowing questions from you by re­turn mail because I feel that it is my duty as mayor to clear, this matter up. It is o f• vital import­ance to the entire body of our citizens.” Question 1 • Is there water available in the underground artesian pool from which you derive water, for 2,000 additional homes in Las Vegas? Question 2 1 Are you willing and able to cooperate in making this addition­al water available so that these homes can be built? Question 3 If not, are you willing to sell out. your interest in the water system to the city so that a muni­cipal water system can be de­veloped? Coincident w ith . Mayor Garri­son’s action, Sewer Commission­er Pat Clark announced a tele­phone conference with Senator Bunker revealed that the Las Vegas sewer application held up in the Los Angeles office for Sev­eral weeks, ’had finally arrived in Washington this' morning and Would be. expedited as rapidly as possible, “I intend tb stay with the appli­cation until it’s finally approved, which I hope won’t be long,” the senator told Clark. With regard to the water situa­tion, Bunker quoted Defense Plants chief A. J. Husbands as stating in effect; “Your , city com- , mission has assured me there w ill be sufficient water available, and it’s up to them to provide it.”