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W M . R. JAN 3 1951 L a s V e g a s R e v ie w -J o u r n a l - December 3 1 , 1950 U n it Offer to Buy System ? _____ - - * i-> etrwKr CARSON 'CrmIrT»TY»v , INCnteoavtf. Dec. #0 ®HP) _Governor Vail Pittman finM today fiae Nevada Colorado iflsser ocaaairbission bad taken an-der -advisement an application by the Las Vegas water district for purchase of the entire water system Basic Magnesium plant. In addition the Las Vegas Wa­ter district applied for Bin annual 43,000 acre-feet of water from Lake Mead. Governor Pittman said, it was doubtful the commission would take favorable action an the re­quest- considered by mast mem­bers ©f the commission to toe’ too large at the present time. A formal request tram fire Na­vy at San,Diego for s w sur­plus Davis Dam power was re­jected by the commission. The river board was consider­ing a request for Information on the suitability of Basic for na­tural gas, pumped in on a con-itemplated New Mexico-Las Ve-j gas line. j Although it was not yet formal, 'the CRC took a dim view on a joint application by Edison Com­pany and fire ictty o f Los Armeies for a conference with Nevada, and Arizona representatives to discuss compensation for pro­perty, Property involved, trans­mission power lines built by E d­ison for future Nevada use (al­ready a reality) was ren d ers idle during th£ waiting period, Edison company said. The state engineer s office, iwas investigating, at the request of the river board, a petitian by residents of Mesquite and Bunk- ' erylile to investigate diverting water from Virgin river to east­ern Nevada for the bureau of JAN 3 1951 L . C . C .