The Las Vegas Board of City Commissioners Records Regarding Water Supply (1927-1940) include correspondence, resolutions, petitions, application for a permit, and newspaper clippings. The records concern water shortages in the City of Las Vegas, Nevada due in part to wasteful water usage and many of the documents refer to City Ordinance No. 247. Several items are signed by Walter R. Bracken, Vice President and Agent of the Company, and A. M. Folger, Assistant Agent.
Label in lower right coner: 'Union Pacific System. Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Co. Form 30, No. 6-4002. Las Vegas, Nevada. Location of proposed water line to be installed along Track No. 8. Scale 1" = 100'. Chief Engineer's Office, L.A. & S.L.R.R. Co., Los Angeles, Caif. May 1, 1931. Dwg. No. 36103.' Handwritten in red pencil on label: 'W.O. 9798.' Accompanies: Work Order Authority for Extensions and Additions to Exisiting Property, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Co., May 1, 1931. (Box 25 Folder 80-12).
Describes the sale of water facilities and lands by the Las Vegas Land and Water Company and Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company to the Las Vegas Valley Water District