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O i l Water Getting Better As It Worsens the water shortage in ?*fa:L4s Vegas was growing worse !V ,itivftti the breakdown of one of i the largest producing wells, it W^s also getting better as the 'js - ' i transfer $8,593,157.93 for sale I n of p ie water bonds was deliver-ed «o Thomas Campbell, presi-dent of the water district, yes- V utetday. '^Sle of th e w a t e r bonds took '? place yesterday at the offices o t y e Jeffries Banknote com- ‘ ’ panyl in Los Angeles, and the money was delivered to Camp- S d tS & X o that he could proceed fWjthfche purchase of the Las "Vegas Land and W ater com' ? ? ? m i • i|HRR •3n(4/ftf£Ki C a l i f o r n i a B a n k fv wnufu WM§M 11 i i mm. M kIBHHBbw *6 20 II VATrf* O | «:;?* . t e 6 9 3 1 $ 7 w S f r r s L h H I F K S O H E . 0 H I ? H M I ? — P “T"'"'™'"-— h Ah D COLD CASH — Las Vegas Valley W ater district officials were pleased to see the h a r d , <idd cash for the purchase of the Las Vegas water s y s t e m a r r i v e in their offices yes- S y . yhe check was delivered following the completion of the sale of water bonds. pany, which is currently owned by the Unipn Pacific Railroad. Purchase price of the water sys­tem is $3% million. The breakdown of the large water pump yesterday further hampered the critical water situation in Las Vegas, and residents have been asked to cooperate during the crisis by using only what water is neces­sary, and to refrain from water­ing lawns and yards for the next few days. L. R. Maag, of the Las Vegas Land and W ater company, said the parts to repair the pump have been ordered from Los Angeles and the repair job is expected to be completed by to­morrow. W ith the repair of Hie pump tomorrow, Maag said, residents may water their lawns and jng the hours d f £ a*m.**irid | 6 p.m. The $8,700,000 bond issue was 1 sold by the district on April 28 } to a nationwide syndicate of in vestment bankers at competi tive bidding. At that time an initial pay- I ment of $200,000 was deposited, | and a check for the balance was I delivered yesterday. Transfer of the funds to the I ;I-3 g Vegas Valley water district | ypsfbfday marked the culmina- I t'ipp l)f a ten-year campaign ! !^lfg|Sk by civic officials inli .Stkitrfern Nevada to finance a • supplementary water su pp$ ifrdrrr Lake Mead. . ; ip ie bond issue was voted on gij&6rnber 30 of last year to •fimAce the construction of' 'a pipe line to bring Lake Mead water into Las Vegas and fto pUrehase the facilities of th» Las: Vegas Land and Water com- * pany. Completion of the transfero4, tKelwater system to the Las, Vegas Valley W ater district' exacted within the nextHSlx dajffi, Campbells said.