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Take Step to Bring Lake W ater Into Vegas Valley \ m u -Hy/rut’J • orn*L ppPst „ , , . §1 The fim concrete-step toward bringing Lake Mead water into the Las Vegas valley, was taken late Friday afternoon when the water district officials, headed by Harry E. Miller, chairman of khe board, signed a contract for a feasibility survey with a noted llllt e l___I Chicago firm of engineers. The engineering company, | Greeley and Hansen, will make [the Survey, Which is expected to |be completed within 120 days of I the starting date, to determine ?costs and problems of building Ian aqueduct between Las Vegas ?valley points and the lake, an ap- 1 proximate distance Of 30 miles. Kenneth V. Hill, representative I of the company which is engaged in similar projects in several , large, cities of the United States, reported the work would be started on the Vegas valley sur- ! v e v within the next week. Miller, who signed the contract along with S. L. Butterfield, sec­retary, said initial plans called Ifor a supply of 10,000,000 gallons I a day from Lake Mead when the I project finally is completed, to I assure adequate water for the {rapidly growing city. Provisions Ifor the resort hotel “strip,” the Icounty airport, the tJ. S. air force [base and'North Las Vegas were ^ (included in the estimated needs, Miller said. The lake water will be in addi­ction to the current Las Vegas supply from artesian wells, Miller pointed out. He said the water [district also was looking forward I to the day when enough Lake [Mead water would be available Ifor irrigation purposes and that I future plans were being made to I that end. A total of 17 outstanding en­gineering firms, all experts in hydraulic and sanitary projects ; such as this, were asked for bids I on the Lake Mead aqueduct,, with 1 Hansen and Greeley finally being selected by the water district (ContinvesUaia-Bttge 2) lake Sfeur ? | (Continual From Page 1) ' |members-as most capable, with a record of successful operations of ’ the same-nature in a large num- j her of other cities and towns of : the country as well as the Pan­ama Canal and Canada. The Las Vegas water district, f whose members include Miller as President, Tom Campbell, vice- ? president; Butterfield, secretary I and James Cashman, Otto Under-1 ‘ hill and John Bunch as board ' members?, was voted into exist- * erice last October after b ein g' actively discussed by civic-mind- ' ed city planners since as far back ? as 1944. Formation of the water district f was first authorized by statute in the state legislature in 1947 and approved by the people during the October elections last year. ? During the early part of this' i", year the state l e g i s l a t u r e strengthened the statute to make possible the sale of bonds to cover the cqstotttlfijproject. ,