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C O P Y MINUTES OF MEETING 0 7 COMMITTEE SELECTED TO CONSIDER QUESTION OF SERVING RAILROAD COMPANY FACILITIES AT LAS VEGAS EXCLUSIVELY FROM SUPPLY OF WATER TO BE OBTAINED BY USING "SHOP WELL” AT LAS VEGAS| NEVADA* THE ORIGINAL COMMITTEE MET AT LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, MARCH 4TH, 1 9 5 2 , AND A SECOND MEETING CONVENED ON JULY 8TH, 1 9 5 2 , WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT: A* B y b e e , A s s i s t a n t S u p e r in te n d e n t, L a s V e g a s , N evada. C a lv in C o ry , G e n e ra l A tt o r n e y , L a s V e g a s , N evada. P . G. M a r tin , D iv is io n E n g in e e r , L o s A n g e le s . L* W. A sh to n , B rid g e I n s p e c t o r , Omaha* L . R . Maag, A s s t . I n d u s t r i a l E n g in e e r , L o s A n g e le s . j . M. A n d erso n , G e n e ra l W ater S e r v i c e Fo rem an , L o s A n g e le s* A . J . S c o t t , P l a n t M anager, PFE Company, L a s V e g a s. P l e a s e r e f e r t o r e p o r t o f m e e tin g h e ld on March 4 t h , 1 9 5 2 * 1 . M r. C a lv in Cory h a s made h i s i n v e s t i g a t i o n r e g a r d in g th e q u e s tio n a s t o w h eth er th e LAfeSL R a ilr o a d Company h a s a v e s te d r i g h t in th e 2 . 5 CFS in W ell N o, 1 in w a te r f i e l d , an d h a s made a r e p o r t in h i s l e t t e r t o Mr * B e n n e tt, d a te d March 5 t h , 1 9 5 2 , in w hich he s t a t e s in p a r t : ” 1 am t h e r e ­f o r e o f th e o p in io n t h a t th e r a i l r o a d company may c la im t h a t i t s p e rm it t o u s e 2 . 5 CFS from W ell NO. 1 (w hich p e rm it s p e c i f i c a l l y d e s ig n a te s r a i l r o a d p u rp o s e s ) i s a v e s te d r i g h t a c q u ir e d p r i o r t o March 2 5 , 1 9 3 9 , and c o n s e q u e n tly c a p a b le o f b e in g t r a n s f e r r e d t o a new p o in t o f d i v e r s i o n a t th e shop w e l l . ” ” In summary, th e co m m itte e co n clu d e d t o d e te rm in e how much w a te r c a n be d e v e lo p e d a t th e shop w e ll and t o t r a n s f e r a l l o f th e com pany*s w a te r r i g h t s t o th e sh op w e l l , even th ough th e w a te r d e v e lo p e d d o es n o t e q u a l th e amount t r a n s f e r r e d . In view o f th e f o r e g o in g I b e l i e v e t h i s may be a c c o m p lis h e d , n o tw ith s ta n d in g t h a t a l e s s e r amount o f w a te r i s a c t u a l l y a v a i l a b l e . ” In view o f Mr. C o ry ’ s o p in io n a s s t a t e d a b o v e , i t i s reco m ­mended by t h i s co m m ittee t h a t th e 2 . 5 CFS be t r a n s f e r r e d from W ell N o. 1 in w a te r f i e l d t o sh op w e l l , and d o es n o t f e e l t h a t R a ilr o a d Company sh o u ld r e l i n q u i s h any o f i t s w a te r r i g h t s * 2 . D iv is io n f o r c e s have co m p le te d th e work o f c l e a n i n g and r e c o n d i t i o n i n g shop w e l l , w hich in c lu d e d th e a d d iti o n o f 72* o f pump colum n t o th e 93 * a lr e a d y e x i s t i n g , m aking a t o t a l o f 1 6 5 * . Two page r e p o r t a t t a c h e d t o Mr, V . W. S m ith ’ s l e t t e r o f June 2 4 , 1 9 5 2 , a d d re s s e d t o M e s s rs . A sh to n , Adamson, C o ry , B y b ee, Maag, A n d erso n , K ean e, and S c o t t , i n d i c a t e s t h a t w e ll was th o ro u g h ly t e s t e d w ith o u t