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    Ltr fr Boraellinl Co March 25, 19&9 point raised in our preliminary verbal discussions relative to proceeding under the same typo of contract effected by your company for t o extension of water mains and construction of a distributing aysten in the Huntridge Tract several years ago, to witf That Momelltni Construction Company enter into a contract with the has Veg&s Land & Water Company to advance sufficient money to cover the cost of malting the extension and Installation of water mains hereby applied for, the money so advanced to be refunded to Mojaelllni Construction Company by you;: Immediately' upon verified completion and oomwpatmp of the dwelling construction upon the lots In tbs Paradise Village Tract, It Is our understanding, based on the verbal statements made to the undersigned, that whereas the type of contract herein ap­plied for represents & variation from the basis Buie 9-A pro­mulgated by t o Hev&d* Public Utilities Commission, such a Variation was officially authorised and sanctioned by the Bewada Public Utilities Commission to meet wartime emergency housing conditions in the Las Vegas area, and say again be invoked upon the recommendation of your company and the making of a proper showing by the undersigned. In the latter respect it is our fixes contention and one which we shall undertake to vigorously advance if ppportunity is afforded that we &re entitled to the same consideration for the Paradise Village Tract as was given to t o Huntridge Tract Developers, At that time a special rule was Invoked by the Bcvada Public Utilities Commission to meet emergency housing conditions during wartime. Bow m equally acute scarcity of let priced dwellings needed by veterans and others exists In the Las Vegas area, Bomelllni Construction Company has been encouraged by various public agencies to arrange t o necessary financing, P, H. A* insured, to undertake the 200-slngle family dwelling project to assist in meeting this acute shortage. Therefore, we respectfully request that the necessary steps be taken immediately by your company to obtain from the sewada Public Utilities Commission the necessary approval to enter Into the con tract called for in this application Instead of following the provisions of Rule 9~A, COPY -2 - COPY /s/ Howard S, milarns / % / Howard B, Williams