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Las Vegas, Nevada Evening Review-Journal Sept. 26, 1944. 1C of c < ’ Develops. Plans for the development | program within the city adminis- : tration were outlined today' at the chamber of (commerce meet-1 ing by Clifford Petrie, planning j engineer for the city at the regu- t I lar meeting at El Rancho: Vegas j ' this noon. Petrie, pinch-hitting for City’ Manager C. C. McCall, paid high ; tribute to the city manager and reported to the membership of ’ ' the chamber of commerce that. ? the city was getting the most for , its money under the city man- 1 agement form of government. The planning engineer ex-j. plained the city manager form of government and how it had i added to the efficiency of the [ government by channelling all the business of the city through I the one office. He explained also the recent­ly formed League of Nevada 1 cities and outlined the benefits | which might be expected from this organization. He said that unity among the various munici­pal governments in the state would result and that legisja- tion, beneficial to all communi- ! ties could be expected. He outlined the program of j the league, declaring that the main objectives were: i 1—Tax equalization and ad- < justment of assessments which | 1 wofild set up a method of equal taxes for all communities, 2— Changes in the budget laws, which would be of great value to all cities in the state, and, 3— A refund to the cities on the state gas tax for the rehabili- . tation of streets within the cities. He also declared that the prime ? requisite for expansion of Las Vegas was water and then traced the itudy that was being made for the possible purchase of the BMI water system, and also the formation of the municipal authority, which were reported last week by the Review-Jour­nal.