Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-01-15
MCW|LLAMS MAKES
CITY WATER REPORT
County Surveyor Reports
Plans For Las Vegas NUM-
cipal Water System

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County Surveyor j. T. McWill-
Jams yesterday prepared the fol-
lowing report to Mayor Hesse on
the water situation:
+ Some months ago the citizens
/ of the original townsite of Las
/ Vegas petitioned the state of Ne
vada public service commission
of our state of Nevada to devise a
reasonable means to supply said
original townsite of Las Vegas
with water for domestic house
i supply. Had the petitioners end
ed their petition right there the
solution of the problem would
have been simple and easy to
solve.
They inserted a clause, or para
graph, requesting protection from
fire which placed the petition in
different light.
The Hon. Robert A Allen, state
engineer of our state answered
the petition by asking me to make
a report on the solving of the
problem, and | am now fully pre-
pared to make a preliminary re-
port to said state of Nevada
public service commission.
In order to make a! clear report
as I interpret our lays, it will be
necessary for your honorable
board to closely scrutinize and
Examine into what I have done
in the matter.
Now then gentlemen let us go
to it roughshod, and take the bull
by the horns:
l first called upon, in writing,
the Las Vegas Land & Water Co.,
to learn when the agent of said
Las Vegas Land & Water Co.,
was approached on the subject.
He stated that water could be
had from either the Las Vegas
springs, the new we'll, or any
other point to the westerly end
of the said original townsite of
Las Vegas.
In proof of this | will state
that Mr.. Gilbert, storekeeper, call,
led on me to give my time to
make a survey to ascertain the
necessary lengths of water mains
that would be required. I gave
the time. and felt, and really
know that l was throwing the
time away and was also i'll at
the time as l have been for
months since.
l make special mention of the
above two paragraphs to clearly
demonstrate that so called old
town (original townsite of Las
Vegas could, not look for or
receive any help whatever from
the Las Vegas Land & Water
Co., in the way of an adequate
water supply.
Gentlemen 1 will digress a MON.
ent and state that during 1894
and Immediately thereafter l had
come at my own expense to look
over the possibilities for a future
myself in what has since become
Clark county. Another real-honest
to-goodness surveyor had inform
ed me of the real opportunities.
He is buried in Dedamar, New.
! took my chances and am not
at all sorry for it.
Now to our problem of water
work for old town. l solicited
prices of land in the proven ar
tesian belt of Las Vegas valley
which would furnish an adequate
supply and while doing so dis
covered or confirmed former
impression, that the territory lay
ing to the northwest of our city
of today would furnish all of our
city Of today and one several
times as large, with both domestic
water for house use and also
full fire protection for our homes.
Today l had three members of
our city council to view this
northwestern part Of our city and
all on land within our city bound
ary limits. I showed them the
IWickman well supply 65 miners
inches of water according to a
state official, and it looked it
to me.
One miners inch equals 1922
gallons per minute. Sixty-five
miners inches will supply a trifle
lover 1921 gallons per diem to
each citizen of a town of 10000
population and also adequate fire
protection. Gentlemen please fl
gure it out for yourselves.
The City of Los Angeles crit.
icized former Mayor Fred Eaten
for taking the bull by the horns
for going out and taking options
on water bearing land in Owens
river valley These same citizens
just like sheep. now laud Fred
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