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Las Vegas Age July 35, 1941 l»as- Vegas, Nevada Friday, July 25, 1941 Water Inspector Reviews Activities Ernest Greenhagen recently ap­pointed to serve one-half time as city water inspector and one-half time as investigator for the police department, speaks in very com­plimentary terms of the manner in which his efforts to conserve water and at the same time im­prove conditions in the city have been received by the geenral pub­lic. Mr. Greenhagen states that all whom he has interviewed in the line of his duty have been kind and considerate and have shown every desire to cooperate in the problems he has presented. . Mr. Greenhagen calls attention to the fact that in the water situ­ation there is much to be consider­ed besides the mere waste of wa­ter, although the necessity for con­serving by all proper means' the underground water resources which provide such a perfect sup­ply of pure water to the city is the paramount issue. The officer has some interesting comments to make, some of which have not been apparent to the cas­ual observer. There are several important things to be considered in connection with water conser­vation. . Among them are these minor, yet very important things to be considered: The use of superfluous water in cooling systems, especially those in private homes, often creates so much humidity in the air forced into the homes as to defeat the ob­ject of the installating— cooling. The surplus water, in the ma­jority of cases, is allowed to run unchecked onto the ground, creat-i ing unsightly mud holes. Surplus water allowed to spread over the ground for any consider- ^ able period ruins the soil by bring- | ing alkaline solutions to the sur- B face. Seeping water injures pavement j. and concrete sidewalks. { An excess of water provides a , breeding place for mosquitoes, , from which Las Vegas has long . been almost entirely free. . There may be other minor dis- . advantages in constantly running L water such as damage to founda- ’ tions of buildings, seepage into i cellars and basements, t , In his capacity as a member of i the police department, Officer Greenhagen is inspecting casinos, i bars and all places where minors are sometimes seen in violation of 1 the law. \ In this matter the officer states v he finds the proprietors of all cas­inos, bars and places where slot ; machines are placed to be most I cooperative. It is stated that the ; great majority of proprietors do not want children about, because ? it is not only a violation of law, but a disturbing factor among adults who are induling in a bit of mild sport. He states that he plans to pros-j ecute a campaign of investigation ' I which will ultimately cover every j ! place in the city and hopes the ! j same spirit of cooperation which he has observed will continue. ?