Attorney Oscar W. Bryan referring to the state engineer's denial of Jack Wollenzein's application to drill a well. The official ruling is referenced below.
The water district waived the restriction on the railroad furnishing Las Vegas residents from their shop well until they had the capacity to do so themselves, and Cunningham advised that this arrangement continue as long as needed.
The Water District advised that they did not have the facilities to supply enough water to Las Vegas and would not object to the Union Pacific Railroad providing water from its shop well.
Larkin had discovered that some people and businesses between Las Vegas and Lake Mead were being supplied with water from the railroad shop well. They needed to be advised that they now needed to make arrangements with the water district for their water.
Telegram stating that the railroad should stop selling water to outside businesses and tell their former customers that they needed to get their water from the water district.