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LOS AHGELE3, F e b ru a ry 2 4 , 1950 $ M r, Os o a r W» Bryant Coo - l r » wm. R e in h a r d t M r* A - 8* F o lg e r ) Z m d vised t h a t th e C i t y o f Las V ega s has r e c e n t ly annexed t o t h e c i t y t h r e e b lo c k s l y i n g e a s t e r l y o f 2 5 th s t r e e t and s o u t h e r ly o f V iew s t r e e t b etw een V ie w and P a rk S t r e e t s , and t h a t t h e C i t y i s p r o p o s in g t o ann e x a d d i t i o n a l t e r r i t o r y b etw een V iew s t r e e t and S te w a rt A ven u e, a a e x te n d e d . Z am a l s o a d v is e d t h a t i n th e p r e s e n t a n n e x a tio n , w hich Z b e l i e v e i s known a s " S u n r is e A c r e s * and upon w hich p r o p e r t y a s o h o o l has b een o r w i l l b e e r e c t e d , known a s th e "S u n r is e A c r e s S c h o o l* , a s t r i p o f la n d on th e w e s t s id e o f th e b lo c k s and a l s o th e e a s t e r l y o n e - h a lf o f 2 5 th S t r e e t , w hich i s a co u n ty r o a d , was n o t in c lu d e d i n t h e a n n e x a tio n p r o c e e d in g s , X presume th o s e p r o c e e d in g s h a v e b e en d o s e d , b u t Z am w o r r ie d abou t t h e p ro p o s e d a n n e x a tio n o f t h e p r o p e r t y n o r th o f V ie w S t r e e t , assum ing t h e y l e a v e a s im i l a r s t r i p o f C ounty p r o p e r t y unannexed* O r d i n a r i l y , a m u n ic ip a lit y can n o t annex p r o p e r t y o t h e r th a n c o n tig u o u s p r o p e r t y , a n d , a s you know , tide M a te r Company h as a lw a y s r e fu s e d t o s e r v e w a te r o u t s id e th e C i t y l i m i t s o f L a s V e g a s . Z w ould a p p r e c ia t e y o u r o p in io n a s t o w h eth er th e p a s t a n n e x a tio n was l e g a l , o r , i n o t h e r w o r d s , w h eth er u n der y o u r s t a t e la w s a m u n ic ip a lit y can an n ex nonc o n tig u o u s p r o p e r t y . Xou can r e a d i l y s e e t h a t i f t h is i s p o s s i b l e , someone c o u ld p u t on a s u b d iv is io n a cons id e r a b le d is t a n c e from th e p r e s e n t boundary l i n e s o f Las V e g a s , and t h e n , b e in g in t h e C i t y o f L a s V e g a s , demand t h a t we e x te n d o u r p ip e l i n e s t o s e r v e such subd i v i s i o n . P o s s ib ly I h ave been m is a d v is e d a s t o th e n a tu re o f th e p r e s e n t S u n rise A o r e s a n n e x a tio n , b u t I w is h you would d is c u s s t h i s m a tte r w it h Mr# F o lg e r * •**» i f ®y f a c t s a r e c o r r e c t , a d v is e whet h e r t h e C i t y has t h e p ow er t o annex iw»4s4ty.; Iguoua p r o p e r t y * 5 . £ * B en n ett " I r e t u r n y o u r map o f Las V egas r e v i s e d a s o f EEB IJP F eb ru a ry 1 3 , I9 6 0 .