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Hr, fiarpi 0Z June S j Lake Mead to the .SIS. plant, or about half-way to Lae tegas, constructed during tine war, oust in excess of fit® Million dollars, The directors of the Water District are agreed that the scheme will sot be prac­ticable from a financial standpoint unless they can acquire, either by negotiation or condemnation, the water distribution system of the Las Vega® Land and Water Co* , Their priest plan 'la to obtain about ? ten million gallons per day- from Lake.Mead which, added to our present artesian supply, will, they feel take oar® of the requirements in the Slstrlot tor the nest few years, While our- company has thus far maintained • an attitude of neutrality, considerable opposition to the plan has developed on the part of some of our local cl tissue because of the vagueness of the costs, the quality of the water from the lake, and a reluct- cMoe .t® permit water produced within the city limits to be. used outside the city limits to aupoly gssbli^; resorts on "The Strip* south of the city limits. So far as the tine dement Is concerned, the President of the Water Blstriot advised me at the meeting above referred to, that even at the best they would not be in a position to accomplish any- thing concrete for- about two years, although X’ assume they will wish to open negotiations with us after the feasibility survey is completed and if and when the bond issue is approved. A. ft* fblger oo - Hr, L. A, White, Mr, £» M, Kerrigan*