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(Confidential) Bear Fred t Enclosed is a dipping from the Las Vegas "Evening Review-Journal0 and also editorial comment, with regard to the City of las Yogas going into the water and power business. Please note that the news item states rit m s not the idea to launch the City into any program of municipal ownership*, hut the editorial indicates the amendment is *intended Into the water and power business *• to put the city ment under m yF ort o shoamrea msso ntthhse pwaastte,r ctohmepraen yh,a sw hbiecehn ac amqeu ietot mliogvhet­about the time we requested the City Commissioners to place cer­tain restrictions on the waste of water during the temporary shortage last July, Two of those most active in this campaign are members of the City Commission, Messrs. Arnett sad Marble, both local businessmen. Arnett is owner of a drug store and* saloon here, and with the assistance of Mr. Marble, who is the bookkeeper for the lord Agonoy in las Vegas, defeated that por­tion of the local ordinance which we had requested to prohibit the running of water through a cooler and thence to waste; Mr. Arnett ted these coolers in his drug-stare and saloon. Incidentally, Mr. C0ey attended this meeting with us, and is familiar with what transpired there and will possibly lgeifvte byeofuo rhei s thvei emwese toinn gs awmea,s aesv erh.e became so disgusted that he ate with us toB ecparuesvee nto f thteh e waOsittey Cofo mwmaitsesri,o nw’es rfaeicleunrtel y tho adc odorpaewrn­up through our legal Department a bill which was in possession of one of our Assemblymen at Carson City to be introduced, amende ing Section 13 concerning Public Utilities, whereby we would be permitted to install meters on business houses and industries. However, prior to the introduction'Of this bill, the entire City Commission visited me while in Carson City on matters pertaining to the rraim limit Bill, and assured me while up there that if this bill were withdrawn they -would immediately place in effect such ordinance for sprinkling or other waste of water that there would be no need of metering water to control it. They and our Assemblyman up there had incited the Washoe delegation to such an extent against this bill that it looked as though it would posi­tively be defeated, so I agreed with them to withdraw the bill itfe ctthieoyn woof ulodu,r waast eprr omsiusppeldy,. passT hitsh,e Ic ibteyl ioervdei,n anwciel l fboer dtohnee parto­a very early meeting of the City Commissioners. I*as Vegas - March 12th, 1935,