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H n j ?' | I I ? M S M ? Los Angeles, April 21, 1953 80-11 Mr. R. M, Suttont (so - Mr. Wm. Reinhardt Mr, W. R. Rouse Mr. L. 1. Maag The attorney representing the Las Vegas Valley Wa­ter District In drafting with us the final contract for the sale of the water system at Las Vegas to the District has suggested that the contract contain a provision that certain books, maps and records in the possession of the Railroad Companies and the Water Company on the sale date be turned over to the District. Attached is a proposed subparagraph (J) which he suggests be added to Section 1 of the draft of March 16, 1953* You may wish to make comments on all of the records requested, but I call your attention particularly to the Accounting Department records and the Billing Department records which he requests. Although this specific re­quest does not include contracts entered into by the Wa­ter Company with subdividers under Rule 9 of its Rules and Regulations and contracts which the Railroads or the Water Company have entered into with contractors for ex­tensions, additions and betterments not completed on the sale date, the attorney for the District has stated that it is the District’s wish to have the originals of all of such contracts under which the District assumes liabili­ties upon the sale date. In many respects X believe the request of the Dis­trict is too far-reaching, but 1 believe the District is entitled to receive certain basic records and copies of other® which will enable the District to carry on the op­erations subsequent to the sale date. For instance, it appears to me that the District is entitled to the orig­inals of the contracts under which they assume liabili­ties after the sale date, and we would probably wish to make photostatic copies of such contracts when turned o- ver to them for our own records. Also X believe the Dis­trict is entitled to originals or photostatic copies of any unrecorded documents tinder which the Water Company or the Railroads own easements, licenses or other permits to occupy private property for pipe lines and similar facil­ities. Also the District should have the originals or