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LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Sunday, Sept. 25, 1949 W ay F or Ne w Wa ct to B u y S y s t em City Dads Lend Support to Plan Cragin stated that the' commis­sioners were reluctant to enter the “water* business” and said he felt the water district was “in a far better .position” t o handle the entire situation? j He was joined by Commission-jers William Peccole, Wendell Bunker and Reed Whipple. Com­missioner Robert Moore in ­dicated he was not in accord with their views.’ . , ?? 1. Mayor Cragin told the water district directors that the city council ‘ ‘has never considered purchase Of the water company beyond informal comments ex­pressed at a reoent meeting. One of the greatest obstacles : barring: the way toward a sup-, plemental water supply for the ; Las Vegas valley was hurdled ? late Friday when the nitY_Jpni- | missioners and directors of. the newly-formed water district a-greed to cooperate in an effort to relieve what they described as “an extremely acute situa- CUilCUl -- --------- I Friday’s conference was called! | at the request of the water 'dis-. Itrict directors in an effort t o jl clarify their relationship with E - i.l w/v/vni'cMrio’ n o cynt.i 5V-S “We have enough headaches as it is,” the mayor declared; “and our only thought in even i discussing the matter was t o raise extra revenue to M e e t (Current municipal obligation.” Campbell- said he considered i!it “ essential” that the water dis-f trict take over the local utility if proposed plans to bring i n additional water from L a k e Mead for irrigation and domes­tic purposes are to be realized. WUU. With one exception, the city heads went on record favoring immediate negotiations by the water district directors to pur­chase the Las Vegas Land and- Water company. At the conclu­sion of a two-hour joint session, Thomas A. Campbell, spokes- , man for the water district board, announced that his group will i instigate purchase of the water : company at the “earliest pos-jsible moment.” - city fathers regarding negotia-ftions With the local land and ; iainers iegdiums I tions water company. “We have no desire to com­pete with the city for purchase jof the company—all we want. 1 is cooperation for the good of Jail concerned,” Campbell.stated. Mayor Cragin, at Campbell’s IsuggeStion, named Commission-j ers Peccole and Bunker as a I committee to represent, the city j company. When and if the water com-; jpany come under control of the During the informal round­table discussion, Mayor E. W. district directors, it was pointed lout, the entire operation will I eventually become an operation “owned by the citizens of Las (Continued On Page 2)