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Mr, A. C. R it t e r - Los Angeles Las Vegas - July 17, 1952 W 12-1-13 Under Lease Audit No. 10^9^, Las Vegas Land and Water Company has leased two pareels on North Main S tre e t, Las Vegas, Nevada fo r the past several years to Mr, F. E. Hughes, doing business as Nevada Iron & M etals, Ltd . Mr. Hughes proposed to in s t a ll a public sca le on the property which consists o f two p a rc e ls , one on each side o f the Las Vegas Creek® In order to develop the p ro p erty, i t is necessary that an underground conduit be constructed across the property, to carry storm w aters. Mr. Hughes advises he has worked out w ith C ity and S tate A u th o rities the type o f drain to be in s ta lle d from Main S treet to Mesquite S treet and is prepared to proceed w ith con stru ction . He has constructed foundation fo r scale a t a coat o f |4,000 but sta tes he can not J u s tify the a d d itio n a l cost o f construction o f drain and in s t a lla t io n scale and sca le house, estimated to cost* Storm Drain 15,000 Scale & Scale House 5.000 10,000 in a d d ition to his present investment on a 30 day terminable le a s e . To p ro te c t his proposed investment, Mr. Hughes desires to purchase the leased p arcels and is w illin g to pay 110,000 fo r the s i t e in clu din g the area reserved fo r the Creek, su b ject, among other usual res erva tio n s, to: 1. Presence o f the Las Vegas Creek. 2. O il, Mineral and Water R igh ts.