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(BQC-Mr. A. X. Stoddard Mr. V. H. M i l t t t ) l«» Calif. M m 2 9 * 1 9 5 3 lit* Seward f* Clark, Chief Engineer and Natagor* k t T < p « T alley »a te r 135 tanth &ih S treet, lM f « p i | Herada Seer Sr* Clark* 1 «• vary sorry to tar* delayed w ta | t» 9* your latter of ! » 3rd regarding tta natter of negotiations for Jta portaoo* of tta la* Tegne lota and. Water Conpany ta le r ntilittee in the City of 1*0 Togae. «W* delay %»* sensed by wy taelretodlseaeawi th Union FaelflO executives »*• Of tta «na*tioa* herlngte do with tta problea of whether wo a&rold begin exploring tta peesibilitiee of o negotiated tele or whether wo ehonld allow tta tatter to go to ootaeo* nation. J&|jj ta il# no I c ^ U lx a i to yon on yovr wleit to ny offioo there are taay eeaeiatang r e a m why ootaetaatton woold t a p w f o - able both from tta water eompway viewpoint and froa that of tta ta ty d istrict, it tao now taen decided that i f yonaad tan ******** Board are agreeable to that procedure we are prepared to *U rt discussions looking to the aonopUdawat of n negotiated ealo. Xt «ta& otan to ae that tta w et orderly »«w*taro for p w t o e ^ ^ t a ta m rta ta %a that wo fir s t prepare a dotaliod Inventory of tta fa ta litie s which art neoeeaary for th# operation of tta tater m a n y . » io l nr ventory oonld then be presented to yon for meh d ta e lM a# JtaMdta* see f it h take, taring agreed npett on inventory, tta tatter of getting together weald ooen to taro been p n p n o ta reoy naterially. W .' M j JUN 3 0 1950