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CSD Dear Sirs On the 1931 assessment roll there appears to be assessed against South Nevada land and Development Company the sum of $££9*00, which appear© to have been levied upon its "Water Department as assessed by 'N.T.C.* There had never been any assessment levied against this company prior to the year 1903 on its Water Department, Water system or franchises. This pretended tax was not paid by South Nevada Land and Development Company and in the year 1934, the same was not advertised in the delinquent list. During the year 1934 Las Vegas land and Water Company acquired the water system of South Nevada Land and Development Company, stiioh at that time consisted only of some antiquated wooden pipes lines laid along the alleys in two blocks of the Wardie addition and immediately after acquiring same Las Vegas Land and Water Company abandoned this wooden pipe line and re-laid new cast iron pipe lines in its place. In the year 1934, there was assessed against South Nevada Land and Development Company the sum of #£30.00, levied upon the later Department as assessed by JJ.T.0. ‘This assessment should have been made against Las Vegas Land and Water Company as the latter Company was the owner of the premises at the time the assessment roll was made up. **? While Las Vegas Land and later Company has been advised that the assessment against the Water Department of South Nevada Land and Development Company is void in that it does not describe the property assessed, nevertheless it is will­ing to pay the 1934 taxes so attempted to be assessed against the same and hereby offers to compromise all taxes levied for the years 1933 and 1934, assessed against South Nevada Land and Development Company1® Water Department for the sum of #£30.00, plus $£*00 advertising* the amount of the 1934 taxes. This offer is made pursuant to Chapter 171 of the 1933 Statutes of Nevada*