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Las Vegas Evening Review-Journal January~j37, 1943. Z l j L - i p i fefftce teGK'. ’ NO WATER SUPPLY FOB VEGAS SHOWS BIG GAIN IN DECADE The water1 available to the city of Las VegaS through the Las Vegas Land and Water company increased oyer a 10-year period from 1931 when 650,000,000 gal­lons were available to 1941 when 2,331,404,065 gallons were avail­able, according to figures re­leased by the. local water com­pany officials. Four expansion projects are under way at present by the water company, according, to Walter R. Bracken, special rep­resentative of the president of the Union Pacific in Nevada,and vice president o f the water com­p l y . and A1 Folger, superin­tendent of ; the, company- here. The expansions are: Vega Verde addition, south of Charleston boulevard, with 2,700 feet of cast iron pipe to serve the large num­ber of new homes being con­structed there; Beckley subdivi- • sion, which Contractor Guy Mathis has almost filled 'with new homes; Biltmote addition on North Main street, where 100 new homes are under construc­tion; and Huntridge addition, South of Charleston boulevard, Where it is planned 500 new ...houses will be built. On June 30, 1941, well number 5 w as. completed to a depth of 492 feet,1. A perforated liner wap-installed and the: easing ce\- meoted at top so .its production\ could be confined - in- under­ground channel when not ac­tually required in the city. Pro­duction- is 520,416 gallons per day and pumps are. now being in­stalled to augment this produc­tion'. . On July 10, 1941; well number 6 whs completed to a depth Of 500 feet,: the - inside arrangement being similar to number 5, so production could be conserved. Initial production is 468,504 gal­lons per day, and pumps are also being installed oh this -well.... Plans are now under way for -additional wells. Commencing in- April and being completed in December, a program of water main renewals was: inaugurated to keep ahead of development and increased population, Fplger said. As a re­sult, 29,683 feet - of cast iron mains were installed within the city, to complete the cast- iron system. At the , same time all service, lines in alleys were re­placed, and fire hydrants reset on larger diameter mains to af­ford better fire protection. Comparative; statistics; on the water supply, are as follows: Annual available oroduction: 1931, 650,000,000 gallons; 1941, 2,331,404,065 gallons. Number of service connections: 1931, 1590; 1941, 2453. Transmission mains ( f r o m source to city): 1931, 21,145 feet (Redwood stave); 1941, 26,305 feet (10 inch to 24 inch diam­eter, all cast iron), i ?i Distribution ? mains , ('within city ): 1931, 90,948 feet (mostly redwood) ; 1941, 102,414 feet (all cast" iron). Source;: 1931, in previous years; 2 springs and 1 well; 1941,-today; 2 springs, arid 6 wells, pumps, power lines; 2 more wells being drilled. J X b j 29 ' 4