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c m OF LAS VEGAS August 2h, 1948 OOP* Las Vegas Laud & Water Co. 401 South 2nd Street Las Vegas, Nevada Attentions Mr. Felger Gentlemen! This letter is in few days ago* line with our conversation of a Because of the tremendous values in the hotels and other structures on the “atrip* adjoining the City of Las Vegas on the South, and because the County of Clark does not furnish fire protection, and the further fact that these institutions were being penalized in their fire insurance rates and have been unable to get adequate coverage because they had no fire protection, the City of Las Vegas entered into a written agreement with the County of Clark some time ago, wherein the City of Las Vegas agreed to furnish standby service a distance of three miles on the Los Angeles highway ftoo r tahe fCeeo unoft y $2e5a0c,h0 0m,o ntahn*d these hotels, etc. pay this amount In making this arrangement, the City had to work out a deal with the City of North Las Vegas and the Army Airfield whereby they would come into Las Vegas with their equipment aton da sftiarned byo n fotrhe tLhoes CAintgye liens tHhieg hewvaeyn.t our equipment had to go I agree that this arrangement is not too satisfactory. While w® not obll^tod in gtny jB&iinGi* to furnish tills sorirloo to these people, we are almost obligated morally to give them assistance in the event they had a fire because of the values in these properties which do effect the economy of Las Vegas and contribute materially to the tax income of the County, Within a short distance of the City limits of Las Vegas we have the El Rancho Hotel and Village, the Club Bingo and the new Thunderbird Hotel and Radio Station Keno. these four proper­ties have a value of over three million dollars and are without fire protection, and while the City would answer a call if they htahdem a bufrinr.e, about all we could do would be to stand by and let ••X-*