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May 11, 1953 Mrs. Helen Gaveilavioh Chairman, Indian Committee Clark County Council of Social Agencies Box 392 Las Vegas, Nevada Dear Mrs. Gavellavichi This refers to your letter of May 1, 1953# relative to Installation of water service connection to serve the Indian Colony on North Main Street, Las Vegas, Nevada. In accordance with your request, this company is willing and ready to install a 2-inch connection in its water main at location where the Highway Department's 2-lnoh water line is presently served through two l~inch connections. However, in checking with Mr. Wright of the Highway Department, I find that he is reluctant to permit your organization to take service from the 2-inch line now serving his department due to the fact that he feels that this 2-inch line would not have sufficient capacity to serve the Indian Colony plus other parties who might request connections if your line was constructed. Mr. Wright's position, as explained to me, la in direct con­flict with statement in 3& paragraph of your letter, which states that the Highway Department is willing etc. In view of the urgency in this matter, I have investigated in the field and find that it probably would he a better plan to provide a connection in our existing water main approximately at the center of Monroe Avenue and *An Street, westerly of the railroad tracks, from which point it would he physically possible to construct a private line, at your own expense, which could he extended easterly across privately owned property and under the railroad