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? 6 - e x is t s . At Rock S p rin g s , where th e s e th in g s a re attended to prom ptly due t o m eterage, n in e ty p er cent o f com plaints in v e s tig a te d are due to le a k s in la v a t o r ie s causing e x c e s s iv e b i l l s . W h ile p resen t C ity A d m in is tra tio n was e le c te d on a "M u n icip al Ownership Program” we have been advised th a t th ey have changed t h e i r a t t it u d e toward th e Water Company, alth ou gh s t i l l a n ta g o n is tic toward th e L ig h t * Power Company. This i s no doubt due t o th e p o s s i b i l i t y o f s e cu rin g cheap power w ith in th e near fu tu re from B oulder Dam. T h e ir a t t it u d e toward th e W ater Company is tempered somewhat by th e fa c t th a t Governmental loa n s f o r th e purchase o f M unicipal p la n ts e r e not as r e a d ily a v a ila b le as in th e p a s t, and by th e la ck o f any adequate source o f w a ter supply. This change in p o lic y i s su b stan tiated by passage o f Ordinance above r e fe r r e d t o . Mr. K n ic k e rb o c k e r's l e t t e r shows revenue o f L . V. L. & W. Co. as h avin g in creased 1931 to 1935 3 5 -9$ , w h ile consumption in creased during th e same p e rio d 39*9$* This i s t r u e , but i t w i l l be noted from fig u r e s shown below th a t th e g r e a te r p a rt o f in c re a s e in revenue occurred 1931 to 1932. T h is in c re a s e i s due in p art t o in c re a s e in number o f consumers and in p a rt to in ­c re a s e in r a t e s , w h ile th e r e has been a constant in c re a s e in consumption o f w a ter each y e a r. No. ir Revenue i G allons i Consumers In c . R eceived In c. Furnished In c . 1931 1590 $38,005.11 650,000,000 1932 1801 13.2 8 50,887.45 33.9 756,919,000 16.5 1933 1837 2.00 50,865.91 i 814,096,600 7 .5 1934 1883 2.50 51,690.98 1.6 8 76 , 933,000 7.7 1935 1886 - 51,664.02 - 907,437,300 3 .5 T h is continued in c re a s e i n consumption i s common to a l l f l a t r a t e systems and w i l l have to be curbed, in a d d itio n to p ro v id in g an in crea sed source o f supply. We wish t o commend Mr. Bracken and h is fo r c e f o r th e co u rte s y and co­o p e r a tio n extended d u rin g th e p ro g re s s o f t h is exam ination.