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1 Las Vegas P ip e L in e . Los A n g e le s , June 2 2 , 1 9 2 5 .’ Mr. H. C. Mann: I have y o u rs o f June. I5..th r e l a t i v e t o th e above and we have in v e s t i g a t e d th e s it u a t io n o f and c o n c e r n in g th e highw ay o v e r and a c r o s s th e p ro p o s e d p ip e l i n e . R a ilr o a d q u it c la im e d t o the S ta te o f Nevada a l l o f th e r i g h t o f way ro a d b ed and s t a t i o n grou n ds o f i t s r a i l r o a d from B e a tty t o th e n o r th l i n e o f th e r a i l r o a d com pany's p r o p e r t y a t Las V egas. I t con v ey ed no r i g h t s to th e ro a d b ed where i t c r o s s e s th e r a i l ro a d com pany's la n d . Mr. B o y e r, the S ta te E n gin eer o f C la rk County in c h a r g e , s ta te d th a t he w ould a d d re ss a l e t t e r t o us t o th e e f f e c t th a t th e S ta te d oes n o t c la im any i n t e r e s t in th e ro a d bed where i t c r o s s e s th e L .A . & S .L . R a ilr o a d Com pany's la n d , and upon r e c e i p t o f t h is l e t t e r I w i l l fu r n is h e d i t t o y ou . b ed a c r o s s th e r a i l r o a d com pany's la n d , an d under w hich th e p r e se n t p ip e l i n e i s la id ,b a t in p rob a b ly has been u se d f o r more than f i v e y e a r s . d i c t i o n o v e r t h i s p a r t i c u l a r s t i p o f highw ay, i f i t i s a highw ay, w hether i t i s th e C it y C om m issioners o r the C ounty C om m ission ers. We can g e t p e r m is s io n from e i t h e r , o r b o t h , I f e e l s u r e , b u t I do n o t b e l i e v e i t i s w ise t o a p p ly t o e it h e r o f th e se B oards f o r any p e r m is s io n f o r th e r e a s o n th a t i t w ould be an acknow ledgm ent th a t th e p u b lic has a r i g h t t o go o v e r t h i s s t i p o f la n d . t h is s t i p and e n c lo s e i t , and p r o c e e d w ith the c o n s t r u c t io n o f i t s p ip e l i n e . I f s e r io u s o b j e c t i o n i s made and we g e t in t o any d i f f i c u l t y , we can a rra n g e i t w ith th e C it y and C ounty Com m issione r s t o c o n s t r u c t th e t r e s t l e or c u lv e r t p r o p o s e d . On A p r il 1 1 , 1919, th e Las Vegas and Tonopah I d o n 't know how lo n g the p u b lic has u se d th e ro a d There i s a q u e s tio n in my mind as t o who has j u r i s - I w ould a d v is e th a t th e r a i l r o a d company fe n c e o f f c c - Mr. A .S . Hals PRM: I