UNLV Special Collections provides copies of materials to facilitate private study, scholarship, or research. Material not in the public domain may be used according to fair use of copyrighted materials as defined by copyright law. Please cite us.
Please note that UNLV may not own the copyright to these materials and cannot provide permission to publish or distribute materials when UNLV is not the copyright holder. The user is solely responsible for determining the copyright status of materials and obtaining permission to use material from the copyright holder and for determining whether any permissions relating to any other rights are necessary for the intended use, and for obtaining all required permissions beyond that allowed by fair use.
Read more about our reproduction and use policy.
I agree.The temporary expedients they used to bring the new well into production, like the makeshift settling pond, needed to be permanently settled before the state and county health authorities got involved. The office of Mr. Osborne and Engineer McKee is mentioned.
hln000639. Union Pacific Railroad Collection, 1828-1995. MS-00397. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d12v2g94m
English
Las Vegas, Nevada October 14, 1924. Mr. Fred Knickerbocker, Genl. Mgr. U. P. System Los Angeles, Cal. In re- New settling basin and pipe line at artesian Dear Sir: At the completion of our artesian well some months ago, we were required on account of the unprecedented flow of the well and sand conditions at that time to construct temporary basins to the intake of pipe line leading into the city. Prior to the time of completion of the well, there was an appropriation made for a certain amount of new pipe line work which it was thought would be adequate at that time, but after striking such flow of water we found that it would not be, and the appropriation made has not, as I understand it, been used. As above stated, these settling basins and flume are temporary we should as soon as possible construct the permanent settling to the second intake box a 24" Redwood stave pipe line, which would evidently relieve us of all of our troubles for many years. This 24" line will act as a stand-pipe, giving us the required amount of pressure, which we must maintain for raising of water to the treating tanks in the Las Vegas Yard. I may say that the matter has been worked up and I believe mapped through Mr. Osborne's office by Engineer McKee. I have talked this matter over with Mr. Rodman of the Bridge and Building and Water Service Department, and he is very anxious that we get at this work at once, for it will only be a short time until there will be both State and City and County Health authorities after us in reference to conditions of the temporary settling basin, which has grown full of tulies and weeds which will after the first frost died down, make an unsightly vegetable condition in the basin and cause much complaint. This work can either be prosecuted by the railroad gang, or, as was spoken of in a Board meeting with Mr. Calvin last Spring I can handle the same through force account in the same way as new water mains were laid in Las Vegas this summer. Will you kindly advise. Very truly yours, Vice-President & Agent WRB/MKM cc- Arthur Maguire.