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Show WHEN THE WATER 18 LOW. Last night tne city reservoirs bad been reduced to less than five feet of water. This is looked upon as the danger point as It represents less than 20 per cent of the reserve when the reservoirs are full The heavy drain on the water supply sup-ply has forced the city authorities to Idsue an order limiting the time of lawn sprinkling to an hour in the morning The now regulations should be strict ly observed by everyone There should be no water hogs at this time. An hours sprinkling of the lawns will be ample to keep thcr.i green With cooler weather, which Is to be expected within a week, the water crisis will be ended and then the restrictions will be less exact ing. The emergency pipe line has been connected with the large power line in the canyon, but the city is not draw ing on that source of supply as the water In the wooden conduit Is stag nant during the inactivity of the elec trie plant at the mouth of the can-on. can-on. In case of fire though, the valves would be opened. The emcr gency line Is a safeguard against a shortage during a conflagration, and its construction is a commendable a , on the part of the city administration |