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io H La s V egas La n d a n d W ater C ompany $*1 C . NUTT, P r e st., Los A n g e l e s , C a l . C . B A R R Y , a u d it o r , L o s A n g e le s , C a l . . H. COMSTOCK, Se c r e t a r y , Los A n g e l e s , C a l . . H. LEETE, T r e a s ., Los A n g e le s , C a l . O F F IC E S P A C I F I C E L E C T R IC B U IL D IN G L O S A N G E L E S , C A L . AND L A S V E G A S , N E V . F . A . W A T E R S , A G T . , L O S A N G E L E S , C A L . W . R . B R A C K E N , V IC E -P R E S . & A G T ., L A S V E G A S , N E V . This morning, with the Water Service Gang and our re - // p a ir man, we made a t e s t o f the new wat&r lin e . A l l va lves were opened up at th is end and the water wa^s slow ly turned in to the lin e , and as the same f i l l e d up andgashed out, the va lves were closed slow ly, to avoid any waiwr ^pressure whatsoever. From ouick ohservai'ionrone would almost he o f the opinion th at the lin e is beyond r e p a ir . From the va lve between the warehouses on Main S tre e t to the Jap shanties about 400 fe e t west o f the shop yard fen ce, there were 55 leaks, ranging from one-Quarter inch to two inches in diameter, and we could not a llo w the w ater to run lon ger than p o ssib ly 1 and l/S hour, as i t had flooded under a l l o f the tracks under which th e-p ip e lin e passes. I would very much lik e to have you come out here and make a personal in sp ection o f th is lin e , at your e a r lie s t convenience.