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Ait Office Memorandum January 2k, 1942. After investigation at Las Vegas, in conference with Superintendent Folger of the Water Co., and the McNeil Housing Co., the following appears to be a fair estimate of the additional demand to be made upon the Water Co. for residential developments during the summer of 194-2: McNeil Housing Co. 500 houses approved by F.H.A. 60 * now under contract. Will build in units of about 60 as purchasers are in sight. Anticipated by fall - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2*10 Biltmore Subdivision (on land recently acquired from LVL&W C o .) 100 now under contract. Will build additional as demand occurs and F.H.A. approval secured. Could expand to 400. Probable this year - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 200 Grandview - Probable this year - - - - - - - - 125 For Manganese employes (est.) - - - - - - - - - loo Miscellaneous - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 275 940 The above provides for a total of 9*^0 houses to be completed by the end of September, and when it is considered that the McNeil Construction Co. holds a contract with Basic Magnesium for the immediate construction of 610 houses on the Magnesium Go. property in the vicinity of Hoyson (which houses will be furnished with chlorinated water from the Magnesium Co.'s Lake Mead pipe line) it provides for a total of 1,750 (1)
