Since the Union Pacific maintenance crew had not fixed the leaks in the pipeline, and the level in the reservoir was five feet and falling, Bracken had dispatched men to repair the pipeline.
Telegram informing that the Las Vegas Land and Water Company crew repaired 108 holes in their main pipeline and gained a foot of water in the reservoir overnight.
Bracken was asking the Las Vegas Land and Water Company to disallow payment to the person who should have repaired the leaking pipeline but didn't. The spraying pipeline severely hampered their credibility in the public eye when asking for conservation from citizens.