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87 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF U S VEGAS VALLEY WATER D IST R IC T A REG U LAR M E E T IN G OF THE BOARD OF D IR E C T O R S OF THE L A S VEG A S V A L L E Y Wa t e r D i s t r i c t w a s h e l d on F r i d a y , J a n u a r y 5> l95*-> AT ^35 S o u t h 4 t h S t r e e t , L a s Ve g a s , Ne v a d a , a t 4 :0 0 P.M. T he f o l l o w i n g D i r e c t o r s w e r e p r e s e n t : Pr e s i d e n t T h o m a s A. Ca m p b e l l D i r e c t o r s : J o h n B u n c h S p e n c e r L. Bu t t e r f i e l d Ha r r y E . M i l l e r E - Ot t o Un d e r h i l l A b s e n t : D i r e c t o r J a n e s C a s h m a n , o u t o f t o w n . D i r e c t o r G. Wi l l i a m C o u l t h a r d , i l l . A l s o p r e s e n t w a s How a r d F . C l a r k , C h i e f E n g i n e e r a n d Ma n a g e r . T h e m i n u t e s o f t h e l a s t m e e t i n g h e l o on D e c e m b e r 1 4 , 19 50 , h a v i n g b e e n CIRCULATED BY M A IL TO A LL DIRECTO RS STOOD APPROVED AS READ, THERE BEING NO O B JECTIO NS. T h e B o a r d a p p o i n t e d D i r e c t o r Ha r r y E . M i l l e r t o a c t a s S e c r e t a r y -*- T r e a s u r e r d u r i n g t h e a b s e n c e a t t h e S t a t e Le g i s l a t i v e S e s s i o n o f D i r e c t o r G. Wi l l l i a m C o u l t h a r d , r e g u l a r S e c r e t a r y - T r e a s u r e r , u p o n m o t i o n m a d e b y D i r e c t o r Bu t t e r f i e l d , s e c o n d e d b y D i r e c t o r B u n c h a n d u n a n i m o u s l y c a r r i e d . T h e Pr e s i d e n t b r o u g h t u p a m a t t e r c o n c e r n e d w i t h a n a p p l i c a t i o n f o r AN IN C R E A S E IN WATER R A T E S BY THE L A S VEG A S LAND AND WATER COM PANY, S T A T IN G t h a t Mr . Ca l v i n M. C o r y , At t o r n e y f o r t h e Wa t e r C o m p a n y w o u l d p r e s e n t t o t h e D i r e c t o r s t h e s i t u a t i o n r e g a r d i n g m e t e r i n s t a l l a t i o n , e t c ., i f a c c o r d e d a h e a r i n g . I t w a s a g r e e d t o h e a r Mr . C o r y a t 5 : 0 0 P.M. Wh e n Mr . Co r y a p p e a r e o , he a s k e o FOR THE MORAL SUPPORT, OR MORE, OF THE DIRE C T O RS ON THE METER IN STALLATION QUESTION, AS S P E C IA L L E G IS L A T IO N W IL L HAVE TO BE INTRODUCED IN THE 1951 S E S S I O N o f t h e S t a t e L e g i s l a t u r e i f m e t e r i n s t a l l a t i o n i s l e g a l i z e d i n La s Ve g a s . Mr . C o r y s t a t e d t h a t h i s C o m p a n y f e l t t h a t a q r e a t a m o u n t o f w a t e r w a s t e w o u l d BE S T O P P ED IF M E T E R S WERE IN S T A L L E D IN L A S V E G A S . A B I L L INTRO DUCED IN THE 1 9 49 Le g i s l a t u r e t o a u t h o r i z e m e t e r s i n L a s Ve g a s h a d o i e d i n c o m m i t t e e . He s a i d h i s C o m p a n y w a s n o t a t a l l s u r e t h a t t h e i n c r e a s e d y i e l d o f t h e w e l l s t o BE PUMPED IN THE CONING SUMMER WOULD HAVE ANY EFFECT ON WASTAGE BY THE C I T I Z E N S . T h e j u s t i f i c a t i o n s f o r m e t e r s w e r e b e i n g c o m p i l e d b y Mr . C o r y f o r t h e C o m p a n y , a n d Pr e s i d e n t C a m p b e l l s t a t e d t h e c o n s e n s u s o f o p i n i o n o f t h e D i r e c t o r s t h a t t h e B o a r d s h o u l d b e f u l l y a d v i s e d o f t h e j u s t i f i c a t i o n s a s s e m b l e d b y t h e C o m p a n y , a n d t h a t a c o p y s h o u l d b e s e n t t o t h e Bo a r d a s s o o n a s p r e p a r e d b y Mr . C o r y | w h i c h Mr . C o r y a g r e e d t o . T h e P r e s i d e n t t h e n s u b m i t t e d t o t h e D i r e c t o r s a l e t t e r f r o m O ' M e l v e n y & My e r s , t h r o u g h J a m e s L. Be e b e , a c c o m p a n y i n g w h i c h w a s t h e f i r s t d r a f t o f a JOINT AGREEMENT DRAWN UP BY Mr . B E E B E ' S O F F IC E FOR I N I T I A L PRESENTATION TO THE C o l o r a d o R i v e r C o m m i s s i o n . Pr e s i d e n t C a m p b e l l r e a d t h e t e x t o f t h e p r o p o s e d AGREEMENT ALOUD, TO THE D IRE C T O RS. T h e TEXT INCLUDED REFERENCE TO FURNISHING w a t e r t o Ne l l i s A i r Ba s e , a n d a f t e r d i s c u s s i o n , t h i s r e f e r e n c e w a s r e c o n m c n o e o TO BE RETAIN ED IN THE TEXT. EVEN THOUGH THE O F F I C I A L S AT N E L L I S A|R BASE ARE PLANNING TO D R I L L A DD IT IO N A L WELLS IN A PROJECT EST IM AT ED AT COST $ 1 2 8 , 0 0 0 BY TH EIR E N G IN E E R S , FOR SECURING A DD IT IO N A L WATER TO SUPPLY THE ADDED LOAD EXPECTED AT THE HOUSING PROJECT OF 4 0 0 HOMES NOW STARTING AT N E L L I S B A SE . T h e B o a r d d e c i d e d t o p r e s e n t c o p i e s o f t h e d r a f t t o a l l m e m b e r s a n d o f f i c i a l s o f t h e C o l o r a d o R i v e r C o m m i s s i o n a n o o t h e r i n t e r e s t e d p a r t i e s , w i t h h o p e t h a t AN OPPORTUNITY W IL L A R I S E TO APPEAR BEFORE THE COLORADO R l V E R C O M M ISSIO N AT THEIR NEXT MEETING, ACCOMPANIED BY OUR BOND COUNSEL. MR. B E E B E ' S LETTER BROUGHT OUT THE FACT THAT THE COST FOR WATER USED BY THE IN D U S T RIE S AND TOWNSITE a t He n d e r s o n h a o n o t b e e n s p e c i f i c a l l y c o v e r e d i n t h e o e e o g i v e n t o C o l o r a o o R i v e r C o m m i s s i o n . A n e a r l i e r , b u t no w d e f u n c t , l e t t e r of i n t e n t , h a d on S e p t e m b e r 1 6 , 1 9 4 7 l i s t e d t h e i n d i v i d u a l o p e r a t i n g c o s t s t o b e i n c l u d e d a s RECOGNIZED COST ITEMS FOR THE WATER USED. Mr . BEEBE HAD THEREFORE ASSUMED THE RATES WOULD BE REASONABLE RATES SET BY THE D I S T R I C T WHEN P O SSESSED OF