Search the Special Collections and Archives Portal

upr000097 93

Image
File
Download upr000097-093.tif (image/tiff; 26.85 MB)

Information

Digital ID
upr000097-093
    Details
    Rights
    This material is made available to facilitate private study, scholarship, or research. It may be protected by copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity rights, or other interests not owned by UNLV. Users are responsible for determining whether permissions are necessary from rights owners for any intended use and for obtaining all required permissions. Acknowledgement of the UNLV University Libraries is requested. For more information, please see the UNLV Special Collections policies on reproduction and use (https://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/research_and_services/reproductions) or contact us at special.collections@unlv.edu.
    Digital Provenance
    Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room
    Publisher
    University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

    on Friday afternoon, August 21, 1953, formally adopted a Resolution setting Wednesday, * September 30, 1953, as the date for a special election to vote on the proposed bond Issue to finance construction of a pipe line to transport lake Mead water Into the DistrictJT AMOUNT OF BOND ISSUE: $8,700,000. Of this amount, $8,354,000 Is scheduled for the proposed Improvements and acquisition. An additional $346,000 is needed to set up o cash reserve to cover operating costs and to meet interest payments on bonded debt during the period of construction and until the District gets Into full operation. Comment; District Directors explained that the $1,200,000 difference between previous estimates of $7,500,000 bond Issue, and the final $8,700,000 figure Is due to the following; (a) Additional water mains required by the Las Vegas City authorities, amounting to approximately $500,000. (b) Cash reserve to cover estimated bond interest during construction and the initial stages of operation, $346,000. (c) Anticipated extensions to new subdivision developments. This includes extensions of a 24“ line to run westerly from Hyde Park to the southwest comer of Section 36, in the West Charleston area, where another elevated tank will have to be erected. This and to acquire the production and distributing facilities of the Las Vegas Land and Water ^ V; Company. amounts to approximately $354,000.