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1 7 r Los Angeles - December 23, 1954 9215-3 -- =- « cc-W.O. 5294 DEE.C E24 1954 8 - Mr. Calvin M. Cory - Las Vegas ) f § Referring to Mr. Gory*s letter of December 16, 1954 and attached form, "Proof of Commencement of Work" which is to be filed with the Office of the State Engineer of Nevada on or be­fore January $, 1955 in connection with the transfer of water rights and the construction of additional facilities under our Work Order 5294: No doubt you may wish to complete the form in its entirety from the following information and arrange for execution thereof: 1. Expended: Work Order 5294 provides for expenditure of $119306.00 Property Investment and $2694.00___ Operating Expenses, total $122000.00 while $$1072.13 Property Investment and $14557*73 Operating Expenses, total $95629.$6 has been expended as of November 30, 1954. These amounts include the costs of test pump-ings , cleanings, surging, etc. of present well. 2. Improvements provided under W.O. 5294* Drilling 16" water well $00 ft. deep and in­stalling 520 G.P.M. electrically operated pumping equipment and pumphouse west of enginehouse, erecting 300,000 gallon steel water storage tank on 100 ft. steel tower north of enginehouse; installing 520 G.P.M. elec, operated booster pump at enginehouse well and 312 ft. of 10", 2130 ft. of $", 144 ft. of 6". 352 ft. of 4” and 720 ft. of 2", l£" and 1" water pipe lines. Replacing 96 ft. of 6" cast iron pipe with 96 ft. of $" cast iron pipe. Retiring 995 ft. of miscellaneous sizes of water pip® lines in various parts of terminal at Las Vegas, Nevada. 3. Work Order 5294 covering above improvements was started June 1, 1953, except that no work has been performed on the new well. m V. W. Smith