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Press release about proposed expenditures from bond issue, Clark County, Nevada, 1953

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1953

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News announcement release of the Las Vegas Valley Water District's spending plans for money raised from a $8,700,000 bond issue. The list was compiled by the district consulting engineer, James M. Montgomery and included improvement projects and their estimated cost. A document which detailed the voter registration process for the bond election is referenced below.

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hln000694

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Box 14 Folder W26 File No. 1 Sale of LVL&W Co. to Water District Through February 3, 1954
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hln000694. Union Pacific Railroad Collection, 1828-1995. MS-00397. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1gx47t8j

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News Announcement Release - Item No. 2 PROPOSED EXPENDITURES FROM $8,700,000 BOND ISSUE Based on Estimated Cost of Proposed Improvements (Compiled by James M. Montgomery, District Consulting Engineer) 1. 30-Million gallon reservoir in West Las Vegas........................................$ 710,000 2. 1 1/2-Million gallon reservoir at Manganese Ores........................................85,000 3. Control building at Manganese Ores..........................................................53,500 4. Booster pumping station on U. S. Highway 95...............................197,000 5. Pipeline from Manganese Ores to 30-Million gallon reservoir................1,661,500 6. Pipeline from Fremont Street to 30-Million gallon reservoir via Charleston Boulevard..................................................................................292,000 7. Miscellaneous improvements to production facilities................................133,000 8. New water wells............................................................................................68,000 9. Improvements to increase capacity of 40-inch pipeline from Lake Mead to Henderson..........................................................................620,000 10. Miscellaneous additional transmission pipelines........................................555,000 11. Miscellaneous additional improvements to distribution system................632,000 12. TOTAL ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COST............................................$5,007,000 13. Contingencies................................................................................................262,000 14. Purchase of existing water system from Union Pacific R. R....................2,500,000 15. Acquisition of sites, rights-of-way, easements, etc................................50,000 16. TOTAL ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION COSTS $7,819,000 17. Total incidental expenses, including return of loans from county, working capital, engineering, legal and miscellaneous......................535,000 18. TOTAL ESTIMATED COST OF PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS..................$8,354,000 19. Cash Reserve required to cover estimated bond interest during construction and for six months thereafter............................................346,000 20. TOTAL AMOUNT OF PROPOSED BOND ISSUE......................................$8,700,000