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L a s V e g a s l a n d a n d w a t e r • « • S T O D D A R D . * » s » i O E K t , o w a h a . « e i i . J . S E I T Z , v i c e . P S E i» . . OMA HA . M * , , WM. S E I . N H A R D T , V I C t - P R E , . . L OJ A N G L E S . C A L . H . J O H N B G N , S E C R E T A R Y . L OS A N S E L E S . C A L . - W A T T B A I . A S S i S T AMT S E C R E T A R Y , OMA HA , H E R R , B A C H M A N , A S S I S T A HT S E C R E T A R Y . OMA HA . HES S ? S U T T O N . A U D I T O R . OMA HA . N E S R . B U R f t i . T R E A S U R E R , OMA HA , H E R R . M . S A T E S . A S E H T . L O S 4 H O E L E S , C A L . Is* Angel rn, California Bovoabsr 1 3 , 1953 W M . R NOV 13 1953 Addition® and B ett am ents t® the Lag Lm& System Bear M:r, C a sp b eli; I have y e w l e t t e r «f f e w t e ?t& ©a ths g lo w a o b ja et, @s4 I think there a re a few natter® which shahid be cleared up is saa&setian with the proposal contained in W l e t t e r . A« I read year l e t t e r , yea i i w d e sire t hsA three M ds fe# f o r a l l con tracts covering add itions mA "m%tersest® , the ©»gt ©f which the Water D is t r ic t I s o b lig a ted to g;%y the ©atetaadiag con tract be** twees the Water D is t r i c t , the B a ilro a d s, arid the Water Ossspsay* Tou w i l l r e c a ll th at the con tract provides that we s h a ll secure the approval e f the Water D is t r ic t f o r a l l expenditures exceeding $2,©00*90 fo r ®&eh in ­d ivid u a l jo b . I t weald mm unnecessary t® secure three bids f o r s a a ll jsb e when we are not required, under the 0 0 atract, to secure the approval o f the D is t r ic t fo r such expenditures*. Shore i s another s itu a tio n ia connection with the practical operation e f the Water Company in work o f th is nature. As you knew, soae o f the la r g e r su M ivid ers have p referred to lay their own p ip e line®, e ith e r th r o n g a su b sid ia ry con tractin g e-ssps©^ o r through go®* o u tsid e co n tracto r. In those instances i t ha® i||s| is# practice heretofore for then to submit th e ir plans and th e ir ©©atrnotor51® to Mr* bfeag, idae than reviews th e ir e s tlx a ts s and aak«$ up M e own estia&t® based ®a the specification® shown in the con tract so submitted to hi** If |m c o n tra c to r's fig u r e i s lower than Mr, Haag’ ® estiaaie, w« aocs^pt the eo»~ t r a c t o r 's fig u re (su b ject to the approval o f the District) and enter into a contract under Bale 9 f o r the eu stosery refund based ©a that contract p r ic e . I f , on the other hand, the c o n tr a c to r's fig u r e s are higher than the e stin a te s aade by Mr. Maag, wo enter in to a Sale f ©entrant providing f o r refunds based on Mr* Maag's e stis& te . In view e f the d o s e a f f i l i a t i o n , in aa®y in sta n ce s, between the subdividers and the c e a tra e to r, which a f f i l i a t i o n i s probably a Mr, WkoB&g A, Campbell Das Teg&s T a lle y Water D is t r ic t 900 South 5th S tre e t D®« Togas, leva&a coMWCiW'- to It 10 30 RH ’53 L. It, xamxmxmafgf. C T 1 M 0 C C N C 9 A L t t A K A f t e L A S V £ S A § . N E f . C . M . C O R Y L A * V E € A $ , « :;g v .