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Ce on) . (. en Son Francisoo File $62-2812 eniber 2! ee ot was interviewee by Specia. i the At this in tin «0100 that in his mind there had been three material issucs involved in the oase: (1). ‘hether in the begiming the project embraced solely a Casino or a wmit consisting of a Casino, hotel and shops; He statei that he found that the Project, prior to March 26, 1946, embraced the casino, hote] and shops os o mit. In giving a basis for this finiing, he tho most material evidence to his mind wai ostinony fx thot in January 1946 he had mde arrangements for utilitics, sownge. disposal, and telephones for the whole unit, and not just the casino, ich he wos at that time engaged in constructing. rther stotod that the various plans, as well as the construction itsclf, prior to March 26, 1946, showoA that a casino, hotel ani shops worc ombraccd in tho project from the start, or at loast pricr to March 26, 19465 (2). Whothor thore was one building or more than ono building in tho projoct; Ue said that he found that there was ono building. He stctod that on this point ho h-d roquostcd tho Secrotary of tho local office of the «merican Institute of drchitects to scloct o disintcres He + tho Pioct sclec quainted th his” preblem and] or going over tho plans en! photogravhs in evidence, after y hearing testimony at previous sessions of instant hoaring x read, and after hesring six hours! testimony on Soptember 46, gave his opinicn that the project was ono building. eae: he mide his finding on this question on e cis Mia ein, anc could not recall any tosti- mony of witnesses that particularly influenced his decision in this rogard. Ho stated thet while Respondents admitted that/t8ustruction on the hotel, part of tho hotel wos not started until April, 1946, he folt that the project was one buildin; and that the timo of starting construction on one part of that buil‘ing cr project was not matcrial. -23-