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    Homes recently completed and thos e under construction are high Glass rest fiances, located on large l o t s , most of which are be­ing land soaped, and w ill require large additional qmn t it le s of water. In addition to th is, many homes In the older residential district, not previously having lawns, are w being planted, and there appears to be a gonerfd feel tn g of civic pride In beautifying th eir places, a l l of which adds to an already excessive demand, She additional w e ll, of constructed, should produce approx-ila t e ly as much as present artesian w e ll, and would take eare o f ?fuiure reqniraments as w e ll as provide continued operation o f the ranch, which r e lie v e the coastr.nt &p re Version o f a s u ffic ie n t o v e r fl o-? fo r the aeons a d v is a b le , ^his would rn tsr shortage- during: summer months, and provide ndequ&to fir © p ro te c tio n . In view of the ©cta-p srativsly small additional investment req u ired , and the hone f i t s to be derived, it Item vQTtlu seem that the expand! litre should be wade, g, Eenewing pip© lin e # Iks p ip e lin e from settlin g beads to re se rv o ir, and from reservoir to a point shsvn on attached p rist where pipe lin e crosses old lonopah Highway, is in deplorable condition and should b« replaced at once, -liere can be so question but that it should h® replaced by east iron pipe. -he present wooden line appears to have been haded by an axe at one point, shot through with a .22 b u lle t at another, burnt is several places and is exposed to vandalism or accidental brush fir e s at any time. It w ill be noted from attached print that the proposed plan contemplates laying of new lin e from old fonopah Highway on a different alignment than present l i r e so that it w ill enter the city six blocks north o f present entr­ance. th is w ill provide better distribution and equalisation o f