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Las Vegas - June 10, 1953 Mr, H*. Johnson - Los Angeles oc - Wm, Reinhardt R|,1 L|,| ABdaatmess on Mr, Lfewreaos G. Chambers, Eight of say Agent for the S$*t« of Nevada, tep&rtraent of highways, w&s in my offloe yesterday die-cussing the question of elimination of curvature on North Fifth Street in the vicinity of the Las Vegas tench and tended me the following data which I am sending you herewith, (1) Agreement and Partial Helene# of Lease which was prepared by the State of Nevada for signatures of Lillie f* Stewart, terl Leavitt, william Udell S evert and 0, to* wiiaoat, which, upon execution, would release*the Laa Vegas tend and Later Company fro® lease of that portion of the tes Vegas Ranch now covered by lease to the above named parties. The areas to toe released are shown <m saps listed below, {2) Two prints which X have numbered 1 and 2 , tooth entitled, ‘•Sketch showing right-of-way to to® acquired from Las fegae tend and teter Company, Clark County, SR 6B, approved by dames L. tellaoe* Jr, Rlght-of-Way Engineer and dated June 1953 at Cars on City, Nevada, # These prints show tn pink color the area of land within the limits of the tea Vegas Ranch to which the State hopes? to acquire title in connection' with the straightening of North Fifth street and which is also covered toy Agreement written toy the State as out­lined under Item l, Referring to print which X have numbered **1% Mr, Chambers has an understanding with Mr, vileox that the store Indicated on the print is owned toy M m and wishes us to confirm this under­standing since Mr. Wilcox tea agreed with the flat# to remove his building for & certain set figure. I presume you are able to confirm the fact that this store building is not owned toy the Las Vegas tend and Water Co, You will also not® that Mr, Chambers tea Indicated in pencil on both prints the position of land now occupied toy the present highway which will toe relinquished toy the State to adjacent pro­perty owners lit event highway is relocated* If plans now under consideration by the State are carried out, Mr, Chambers advised that re-location of facilities Involved in the construction of the highway In the new location, such m culverts, pip® lines, etc,,, will be relocated at the expense of the State Highway Department and that the tee Vegas tend and Veter Co, will not toe called upon to bear any expense In connection with such work.