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sj Mr. Johnson Officers and Directors THOMAS A. CAMPBELL PRESIDENT SPEIsfcER L. BUTTERFIELD VICE PRESIDENT WILLIAM COULTHARD SECY.-TREAS. HARRY E. MILLER E. OTTO UNDERHILL JAMES CASHMAN JOHN BUNCH LAS VEGAS VALLEY WATER DISTRICT 900 SOUTH 5TH STREET LAS VEGAS, NEVADA Telephone 5920 HOWARD F. CLARK CHIEF ENGINEER AND MANAGER P. O. BOX 1448 June XX, 1951. XCU FILE S»2i05s O’Melveny & Myers, 433 Jouth Spring street, Los Angeles 13# California. Frank Hamilton; Dear Mr, Hamilton; We are sending you a printed copy ©f the Las Vegas Code under separate cover, taken fro® the files of the office, the City Charter is embodied therein. the County (GXark County) has no charter, hut has a series of Ordinances which constitute their rules of government. In the index of these Ordinances there is nothing concerning utilities, sales of utilities, etc. therefore, the County seen not to be involved in the sale of the local water utility. X had a conference with Mayor Baker this morning* tod after relating the conversation to President Campbell of the lAstrict, he has asked, me to cover the same cement in. a letter to you. It appears that the former Mayor Cragln left a list of unfinished business for the new Mayor, and on this was a note that the City of Las Vegas was in actuality a party to the sale of the utility! that there was nothing in the City Charter concerning a transfer of a local water utility, but that in the Permit under which the land and Mates* Company operates in Las Vegas, thers is a clause stating that the land and Water Company my not dispose of its holdings without ths approval of the City Commissioners (or whatever governing body exists), this reference to a Permit caused me to call at the local office of the Land and Water Company, finding the Acting- Manager Johnson was in Los Angeles until Wednesday, June 13| the officer in charge of the office temporarily, Mr. hippie, Immediately contacted Mr. Johnson at the Los Angelas office, and reported to ae by telephone that Mr. Johnson had not so far run across my such a clause in the Permit, but was still in search of any references in the Permit that covered the approval of the City Commissioners to any proposed sale ( in behalf of assuring the citisens that service, etc., would not be Impaired by the proposed sale). Since asst of the vital records of the Land and Jeter company are presumably in the Los Angeles office, & telephone call from you would no doubt hasten the clearing of this sudden introduction of the City into the approaching negotiations. lours very truly, Howard ?, Clark