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Hawaii 0 . Garrison, Mayor 0 0 P T N cm or l a s v e g a s I^s ffifiaSjj Bevnda. January- 7, 1943. Lao f|g^@ Land 4 lator Company, Company Seeming Bone# City Attn* Mr* Gantlament Salter JR* Brook on Information has coma to iaa through Senator Berkeley L. Bunker that you informal the representative of the Defense Plant© Corporation that you would not he able to furnish water for more than 800 additional home# in Las Vegas. This infer* action is in diroot opposition to th t furnished to me on the strength of which I an© ©red a wire from Sem H. Husbands to the effect that the public utilities; vie., gas, water, electric energy ana sewer facilities would be available for Ifpt edit* tlonnl home a If our application for m m x u me granted. This answer was authorised fey the Board of City Commissioners. > I am reducating an answer to the following questions from you fey return mall feeonuaa X feel that it is my duty os Mayor to clear this matter up. It la of vital, las per tone® to the entire'body of our citizens* a liUn Mtkhe underground artesian Xa there water available_? ? ? ____ pool fro® which you derive water for 3000 additional homes.in La© Vcgoet Onsetion Are you willing and able' to cooperate In making this additional water available, so that these homes can be builtt If not, are you wi the water system-t© th# City can be developed! uaatlen |g| ling to sail out your interest in so that a anmielpal water system I am submitting this letter to my fellow-member& of the Board of City, Commissionora ao th**t they can Join me in 'thie re;-iU#ot if they so desire# And 1 am submitting a copy to the Lee Vague Review Journal for publication so that the eiti* aena of this City may fee informed of what 1« feeing don® in this matter. This letter will also fee published in the La® Vegas Age. I;Very truly'yours, /agd/ Howell Garrison, Mayor City of Las Vegas