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\ overcome the difference in elevation* On account o f having no storage f a c i l i t i e s , we can enjoy the use o f the 2,045 to 3,200 gallons per minute, d irect flow , only when It is used as rapidly as i t floss© from the source* When th is water i s not used, i t overflows from the s e ttlin g basin in to Las Vegas Creek and may be used fo r irrig a tin g purposes* During periods o f hot weather the consumption by the City o f Las Vegas, the P a cific Fruit Express Company and the Railroad Company is enormous, and when consideration is given to supplying the Hotel Company with approximately 550 gallons per minute in addition to serving Old Town through a new 6~lnch pipe lin e as proposed by the L*V*L* and W«Co*» together with the normal growth o f Las Vegas and the Railroad f a c i l i t i e s , it appears to me that serious consideration should now be given to the construction o f a reservoir in order that during periods o f re la tiv e ly small use, such as between Midnight and 6:00 A«m« the direct flow may be stored fo r use during the peak~period between 3:00 P*M« and 9:00 P*H* The tota l flow from the Well, Including the water used and that wasted, in July 1924 was found to be 3,644 gallons per minute, th is decreased by March 1927 to 1,876 gallons per minute and on Hay 12th was found to be 1,647 gallons per minute, while on June 10th the flow was only 1,435 gallons per minute* A considerable part o f the decrease may be duo to seasonal variation in flow and annual sanding, although the history o f p ra ctica lly a ll the artesian wells in th is b e lt indicates that the flow in general is decreasing. During the past two months the pressure in the main supply