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of certain easements, was discussed and upon motion made by V ic e President Butterfield, seconded by Director Cashman, and unanimously carried, the following resolution was adopted and ordered entered upon the minutes of the meeting, and copies sent to members and officials of the Colorado River Commission: The Board of Directors of Las Vegas V alle y Water District D O ES HEREBY RESOLVE as follows: That the progress which is being made by Las Vegas V a lle y Water District in the matter of acquiring the water facility at Henderson as part o f project to provide an increased quantity of water to the residents of Southern Nevada, is, in great part, due to the untiring devotion and persistent attention of the members and officers of the Colorado River Comm ission, and That the calling of an emergency meeting of the Colorado River Commission to sign and expedite the delivery of an Amendatory Agreement to an Ajp-eement for the delivery of water and the conveyance of certain easements was beyond the call of duty, THEREFORE, the Directors o f Las Vegas V a lle y Water District instruct the Secretary to deliver to each of the members and officers of the Colorado River Commission a copy o f this Resolution, and spread a copy thereof upon the minutes of this regular meeting, as a token of appreciation by the Directors of the assistance ren­dered by the Colorado River Comm ission. The President was then asked by the Directors to write Commissioner Frank Strong a special letter transmitting a copy of the Resolution, thanking him for his personal efforts in the matter. The bill of J. M . Montgomery & C o ., In c., Consulting Engineers, Los Angeles, amounting to $1978 for engineering services and expenses during June, 1951, was then discussed. O n motion of Director M ille r, seconded by Director Underhill and unanimously carried, the Treasurer was instructed to prepare a check for $1000.00 now as part payment on Invoice N o . 2 from J. M . Montgomery & C o ., In c ., and that a letter accompany the check calling attention to the very low bank balance of the District at the present time. The following bills were authorized paid.on motion of V ic e President Butterfield, seconded by Director Bunch, and unanimously passed: Vegas Trim Shop - auto seat cover Campbell.Realty Com pany, stenographic service, and telephone calls Howard F. Clark, salary 1/2 July J. M . Montgomery & C o ., In c ., on account $ 17.50 114.06 300.00 1.000.00 $1,431.56 Commissioner Rex Jarrett then withdrew from die meeting, thanking the Directors for the invitation to be present, and assuring them that he wanted to work.along the lines for better water service to the residents of the C ity of Las Vegas. The Directors then discussed the current peak demands being made on Las Vegas Land and Water Company for water. Possible means of curtailing wastage of water were analyzed.