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jj|- Las Vegas - July 30, 1953 Orlg* A* J.S* • Ona Cory T1WEE8 - La LRJVLV Pursuant phone con versation d iscussed Las Vegas w ater situ a tio n w ith Supt. Smith and Hr. Haag and haws arranged that LVL&W Co* u t i l ta b s over operation and naintainenoe w ater production f a c i l i t i e s as o f 12101 AM August 1 , 1953# Supt* oratth upon In stru c tio n s Gen* Mgr. Hanson has issu ed n otices a b o lis h in g R a ilro a d p o s itio n s a ffe c t e d . Two R ailro ad employees have expressed d e s ire accept tenpor&ry p o s itio n s w ith Rat?r Co* e ffe c t iv e August 1 , 1353 and R a ilro a d has arranged to g ran t 90 day le a v e o f absence* necessary a d d itio n a l fo rc e s to conduct operation w i l l be obtained from e x is tin g v.ater Co. employees who a re now being in stru c te d in op eration o f production f a c i l i t i e s so th at th ere w i l l be no In terru p tio n in s e r v ic e . L ocal Power Co. w i l l fu rn is h suoh fo rc e s as nay be necessary to handle emergency power l i n e work and lo c a l ptrsp concern w i l l a s s is t i f emergency pump re p a lre re q u ire d . A ft e r review in g present o rga n isa tio n recommend w ire a u th o rity f o r fo llo w in g LVL & b Co| personnel e ffe c t iv e August 1 , 1953 a l l o f which w i l l be su b je c t ho hour week p re sc rib e d fcy P a ir Labor standards A ct. 1 • Foreman a t 5-2.25 p e r hour Tills w i l l be a working foreman and i s re q u ired to as 1st Supt. in su p ervision o f both production and d is t r ib u t io n f a c i l i t i e s * k - Repairmen a t 12.00 p e r hour. These employees one o f wiiioh w i l l be a r e l i e f man a re re q u ire d to operate production f a c i l i t i e s * 1 ~ General C lerk a t 1*85 p e r hour. Tills employee w i l l handle p a y r o ll• * m aterial re q u is itio n # ? T E L E G R A M