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Las Dot. 10, 1948. I R • Loa Angelas* Mr *«hby#s *-75. re: propose f-ter District* Com Id arable opposition to water district, is devsl ping principally to esc rosy =tte ding proposal set-up, l&ok of information regarding cost of proposed water lino ? p wp Increased up tor rat os to pay bond is no. Apparently oonaidorablo pressure Is being exerted by gambling £bints south of oity Halt to put over or.tor district and dxtond pips lino to serve thorn from praoont Oity supply, which wo have previously ref* sed to do, nd oity offioi lc feelx this would deplete onpply tv&lXbl: for oity, wh oh it would. Hote no oity official© attended meeting Oct, 1st, >nd thoro appears to bo sharp difference of opinion between, county end oity officials on subjoot. Obvious intention of Gh rabor is to stampede people into voting water district by ovor-omjh sising water slt»ation and orooting an emergency which does not exist and probably will not for number of years to coroe, >*-6 total water withdrawn from underground channel last year w?s Idea than 1946. lot '"?etherizing water district, places too much ewer In hands of directors* including power to condemn private property, levy taxes* and fix water rates without Control of Public Service Commission. Fieaoramond we be author 1 % ,d to present true fact® to people through medium of press and radio, without taking sides in controversy between oity and county, an' let voters decide for themselves at election Got* 19th. F-1GQ co- £fA, fiM in T m