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53 MINUTES OF MEETING OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE U S VEGAS VALLEY WATER DISTRICT On Friday, June 2, 1950, the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Las Vegas Valley Water District was reconvened at 135 South lith Street, City of Las Vegas, County of Clark, State of Nevada, at 7:30 P.M. The following Directors of the District were present: Thomas Campbell S. L. Butterfield John Bunch Harry Miller. E. 0. Underhill James Cashman William Coulthard Also attending the meeting was Howard F. Clark, Chief Engineer and General Manager of the Las Vegas Valley Water District. The minutes of the regular meeting of the Las Vegas Valley water District held on May 19, 1950, were read, and upon a motion made and seconded, were approved. After some discussion it was decided to delay for sixty days our application to the State Engineer for the withdrawal of water from Lake Mead. As a result of the recent election of officers it was necessary to prepare a new signature card which was done, and the card has been deposited with the Bank of Nevada and provides for authorized signatures on the District's account for the withdrawal of funds. Chief Engineer Howard F. Clark gave a very comprehensive report on his trip to Los Angeles and San Francisco, at which time he conferred with Mr. Reinhardt of the Las Vegas Land and Yiater Company and Mr. Bradford of General Services Administration. For further details as to the report, we refer to the files of Mr. Clark. Upon a motion made by Director E. 0. Underhill and seconded by Director John Bunch, and carried unanimously, the following bills were approved for payment: Motor Vehicle Department, application for exempt license plate .£0 Copeland Sign Service, lettering on car 9.00 Howard F. Clark, expenses of trip to Los Angeles and San Francisco 139.02 Howard F. Clark, miscellaneous expense 26.U3 Thomas A. Campbell, rental for office quarters covering the months of May and June, 1950 100.00 It was pointed out by President Thomas A. Campbell that the District had given approval to Mr. Clark for his trip to San Francisco and Los Angeles. In this instance, due to the shortage of time, the Directors were contacted by telephone. After a short discussion it was decided by the Directors present that no decision be made at present to retain a Fiscal Agent, and it would probably be at least sixty days before we would be in a position to further consider this move. Upon a motion by Director Harry Miller and seconded by JgsPresident S. L. Butterfield, and carried unanimously, C/IntHMl" was authorized to contact Attorney Leo F. McNamee in order to determine if Mr. McNamee would consider acting as attorney for the Las Vegas Valley Water District.