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Union Pacific SI Co. Tega# Crock-Insanitary Conditions •January SI, 1947 - g fed Werner fire Chop* It is felt that these improvements will probably clear up this area and greatly reduce the hazard at these two points. However, it would be appreciated If the lailroad Company and its subaid- iary, the Las Togas Land Is Water Company would give consideration to other cleaning of this creek, with possible use of Gunite on these banks and on the bottom of the stream in order to improve both the health angle and the appearanee of the Creek. Cue t© the rapid development; around the oity park area, the so- called "Jungle® has moved further east and is now settled in back of the 0td !?anoh» On December 22, 1945, one of the old shacks in this area caught fire and caused the death of Peter Orr from bums received* The entire area around and in which the "Jungle” is being developed is becoming a very definite fire hazard to the area and also a hazard to the lives of the poor unfortunates who make their homes on a squatter basis in these "Jungles** Congregation of these so-called unfortunate characters in this particular are® has caused considerable complaint from the Parent-Teaohers Assn, and other oitizens because of the proximity of the "Jungle" to the Worth linih Street School* It would be most appreoiated if your Company could see fit to clear and level this land to a point where it would no longer be servi­ceable to the transients of the "jungle"* Any cooperation that you can lend this administration in cleaning up the insanitary and undesirable features will be most appreciated. Very truly yours, CITY OF LAS VISAS f• I® Fennessy, City Manager* TEF/fcd Enclosure