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Las Vegas Review Journal-June B, 1950 Water Restrictions Reports that the "city commissioners m ight rescind- their ac-i tion restricting lawn watering to I certain hours of the day and ; night d u r i n g the summer months because of pressure problem s-aren’t so. ”, Within the next two weeks, principal complainers of low pressure in the Fourteenth street addition need w o rry no more, at least according to A1 Folger, manager of the Las Vegas Land and Water company, who appeared before the city fathers yesterday and explained the situation. New water pipe lines, extend-l ing along Stewart street from E le ve n ttrto Nineteenth streets, w ill soon relieve the pressure problem, Folger told the board. In view of his statement; the city ? commissionerr decided to retain the present lawn watering restrictions between the hours of 5 A M and 9 A m and between 6 P M and midnight. "Folger tuict the board that only' 20 percent of water consumption is used indoors with the remaining 80 percent obviously going to water; lawns. He said eleven m illion gallons of water were used by local con-i sumers last month. -o-w : w ; j . JUN 121951
