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\ GARRISON DEMANDS WATER COMP AN? EXPLAIN POLICIES Mayor Howell Garrison today called upon, officials of the Las Veghs Land & Water company to clarify their position on water j (Service for the 2,000 homes allo- i rated Las Vegas to house magne- ! sium plant workers, following re-, ceipt of a report from Senator Berkeley L. Bunker, that Defense Plants Corporation had been ad- .. vised by the utility that it would 1-be., unable to furnish water for more-thaw 800 additional homes.» i-r The mayor declared the inform­ation given Defense Plants “is in direct opposition to that furnish- ! ed me on the strength of which I answered a- wire.' from Sam H. 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 l .'answer; was | authorized by the board of.city commissioners. WATER COMPANY OFFICIALS REPLY Denying they had ever told Defense Plants Corporation representatives “or anyone else” the local water company Would be unable to furnish water for more than 800 addi­tional homes in Las Vegas, Walter R. Bracken and A1 Fol- ger, officials of the Las Vegas Land Water' Company, is­sued the .following' statement in answer to the letter sub­mitted them this afternoon by Mayor Howell Garrison: “The Las Vegas Land and Water Company has previously advised representatives of the city, the F.H.A., the Defense Plants Corporation, and all others concerned, both verbal­ly and through the press, that it is in a position to furnish water for 800 additional houses immediately; that steps are how being taken to develop additional water for the, com­ing summer to supply a total- of 1300- additional homes; and that if it. is anticipated that more than, this number will materialize tests will be con­ducted and geologists employ­ed to determine the amount of water that can be developed from, the underground channel; “The, water company has never failed to keep pace with the development of the city and will continue to cooperate in every Way toward the growth of a greater Las Vegas.” , “I am requesting,” the mayor’s letter said, “an answer to the fol­lowing questions, from you by re­turn mail because: I feel that it is my duty as mayor to clear this matter up.' It is of vital import­ance to the entire body4 of our citizens.” Question 1 Is there: water available in the underground artesian pool from which you derive water for 2,0.00 additional, homes; .in Las Vegas?: Question 2 ’Are you willing and able to cooperate in making this, addition-/ al water available; so that these homes can be built? Question 3 If not, are.you willing, to sell ' out your interest, 'in. the water Las Vegas, Nevada, Evening Review-Journal, January 7, 1943. ; a < 1 system to the city so that a muni­cipal water system can be' de­veloped? . Coincident with 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 sev-.. era! weeks, had finally arrived in Washington this morning - and ??would be expedited as rapidly as possible. “I intend'to 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 com­mission has assured me there will be'.sufficient water available, and it’s up to them to provide it,”