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I Las Vegas Land and Water Company UK 1 A 1 A WM W ‘fe* I R . L . f- ST ODD ARD . * J. SEITZ. Vice !N H ARD T . V H. JOHNSON matthaI BACHMAN SUTTON. BURR | . bates. PE 5 I ENT , OMAHA N E 8 R . ME! - . OMAHA . HEIR. V : CE - P I ES . , LOS ANGEL € 5 . tA\ SEC R E TAR Y . L OS AN GEL E S . GAL ASS STANT SECRETARY. OMAHA ASSISTANT SECRETARY. OMAHA. AUO.TOP. OM AHA N E 8R . PEASURER. OMAHA. NE8R. 6 E * T . _f 0 S A N 6 HE S . C AL . NE SS . N E 8 R . Mr, Thomas A. Campbell Las Vegas Valley Water District 900 South 5th Street Las Vegas, Nevada h. fi. M&i&g: SSXKXaSK®®* *ctins SENT SAL M . t*S VEGAS. Hit. C. M. CORY ii*s VEGAS . ME V . hos Angeles, California November 13, 1953 Additions and Betterments t© the Lag Vegas Land and Water Company System Dear Mr. Campbell: ... ... 1 have 7°ur letter of November 7th on the above subject aad r think there are a few matters which should be cleared i* coZlcttlt mith the proposal contained in your letter. for all e«ntJLra4 *** ao» ddsir« that bids be taken £ SLrSfrHre??Md:ltloM "d th. «.,t of Mhioo Loo! LS S »,*? w 'md*r the coat»ct s>*» ween the Water District, the Bailroads, and the Water Company You will the'wite^m C^D^ract1 that we shall secure the^roval of di^er^Btlr 'X°L A 8ipenditur9s $2,000.00 for each in~ Xt WOUld 8ee® unnec*#aar5r *0 secure three bids for such If aot r®1uir9d. under the contract, to secure the approval of the District for such expenditures. «*•*.*< "ft l« aiioth*r situation in connection with the practical operation of the Water Company in work of this nature. A® you know &?®* °f *he Jj**-** ®ubdi riders hare preferred to lay their own pipe’lines X contracting company or through sos/eut' thtTZ \ .??£*?• instances it has been the practice heretofore for them to submit their plans and their contractor'a estimate to Mr. Maag jfi !?rjfViT th9iT e8tiaate8 «P Ml own estimate Wd £ the specifications shown in the contract so submitted to him. If the contractor*® figure is lower than Mr. Maag's estimate, we accept the con­tractor s figure (subject to the approval of the District) and eater into a contract under Buie 9 for the customary refund based on that contract price. If, on the other hand, the contractor's figures are higher than the estimates made by Mr. Haag, we enter into a Bale 9 contract providing for refunds based on Mr. Maag's estimate. close affiliation, in many instances, between the subdividers and the contractor, which affiliation is probably &