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RE: LAS VEGAS VALLEY WATER DISTRICT WM. R. FEB 17 1948 Los Angeles, February 17, 1949 80-8 Mr. T. W. Bockes: Supplementing my letter to you of January 19th regard­ing the abOTe district, I have been discussing with Mr. Reinhardt the matter of condemnation action by Las Vegas Valley Water District to acquire the water producing and dis­tributing facilities of the Railroad and Water Company at Las Vegas in the event we were unable to agree with the Dis­trict upon a sales price. I have been somewhat concerned might get from a local jury in Clar kw Ciotuhn ttyh,e Nterveaatdmae nitn wseu ch a suit. 1 am inclined to believe we might be better off, at least no worse off, to have the value of our property de­termined by the Public Service Commission rather than a jury. by a Tphubelriec isb oad yp rsoeceekeidnign tg o inc otnhdee mCna lai fpuobrlniica usttiatluitteys cwahnere­institute proceedings before the California Public Utilit ies Commission. I believe the statutes of some other states con ­tain similar provisions. advant.a..gAe ltaow gusi.v in1g tehleercetfioorne thoa dt hde rapfltaeidn tiifnf swoomuelwhda tb e broife nfo form a proposed amendment to the Nevada condemnation statut es vwohlivcihn wgo upulbdl igci veu tialniy tpya prrtoyp etrot ya tchoen dreimgnhatt itoon rperqouciereed inag r eifne­r­Tehnec e proof potsheed idssruaef t owfi ldla maregqeusi rteo tshoem e Pupbolllios hiSnergv iucpe buCto mmiits swiiolnl. give you an idea of the type of legislation I am thinking of. Both Mr. Reinhardt and I would appreciate having your views a s ttioo ntsh e asa dtvoi stahbei lfiotrym ofo f stuhceh blielgli.slation and also your sugges­