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Mr, A. E. Stoddard ‘ Office of \ ( f t y ?) \r I \ h m i f Pff ID ,QC 1 K y54 I Eos A n geles, A p ril 9 , 1954 v * 1-733^ OmsSlf^) cos W. H, Hulalaer W. G. Perkins /Division Engi»v L. R, Haag ^ ( APi 12 1954 boot V. W, Smith *•" \ U. P. ft r Co Recommendation fear L&s Veg&s Land and Water \ios angeles y Company authority to construct at company expense v calif. approximately 86o LF o f 8M oast Iron water main and In sta ll pressure reducing valve in Qakey Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada, at an estimated cost o f #6,583*00, chargeable to Investment, Due to rapid expansion of home construction in area adjacent to Qakey Boulevard easterly o f 15th S treet, Las Vegas, Nevada, subse­quent to the summer o f 1953, i t is imperative that the water main pro­posed herein be constructed at the e a rlie st p ossible date sin ce the existin g water main serving th is area Is inadequate to serve this new development. Pressure reducing valve Is required to prevent excessive pressures during periods o f low draw -off easterly o f 15th S treet, Construction at Company expense is recommended sin ce no application has been received from adjacent property owners fo r construction o f th is proposed water main, which w ill con stitu te the connecting lin k between water main at 15th Street and the new development easterly o f Morning View Heights Subdivision and w ill also serve to increase pressure and water available to existin g homes as w ell as to new development east o f 15th Street* Recommended water main should be constructed as quickly as p ossib le In advance o f hot summer weather In order to avoid pu blic criticism . Approval o f the Las Vegas Valley Water D istrict under pro­vision s o f Section 13, paragraph (b) o f Agreement ®C*L,D. llj& 2 dated June 1, 1953, has been obtained. Mr, Bennett sees no le g a l ob jection . A. F. E. data Is attached to Mr. Perkins' copy. (Signed) WM. REINHARDT Wm. Reinhardt Mr, V. W, Smith: Two copies o f the estimate SHref /dp V i are attached.