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has Vegas - October 11, 1 9 ^ V 2 > 1 - C 8r. S. F. Ashby: In private conversation with Mayor Oragln this morning, regarding the letter he wrote you under date of October 8th, he stated the proposed water dis­trict had been discussed by himself and the City Com­mie si on ere and they' were very much worried that there were some motives behind this proposal that would re­sult In consequent harm to the City* 1 asked him if he had any suggestions as to how we slight assist him to insure the water produced here would be confined to use within the city limits, in accord with our past policy, and he stated the City would not agree to transfer of our existing Permit to Serve, from the LYL&W Co. to the new Water district, if and when the new U s trio t is authorized, unless it was agreed in such transfer that the water from our wells would be used only within the city limits. He asked that we give him assurance that in case the Water Company decides to dispose of its distribution system, that the City of has Vegas would be given the first option to purchase, an option which the City would not exercise except to prevent the facilities from falling Into the wrong hands. He stated his policy in the past, whenever the question of municipal ownership of water or power facilities arose, had been to discourage it because while it might work alright at first, it eventually became a political football, to the detriment of the community. Me also said at the last meeting of the Colorado Elver Commission it was stated that because of prior commitments to potential industries at BMX, no large amount of water could be allocated to the proposed water district for use in has Vegas. And because of this, it was the understanding of the City Commissioners and the Mayor that the water district intended to take five million gallons per day from the City supply to take care of the resort hotels south of the City Unite and the Army airport eight miles north of the City.