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Letter from Alfred Merritt Smith (Las Vegas) to Walter R. Bracken and Robert B. Griffith (Las Vegas), May 25, 1945

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Creator

Creator: Smith, Alfred Merritt

Date

1945-05-25

Description

Notice from the state engineer that Robert B. Griffith and the Las Vegas Land and Water Company were both being called to a hearing to discuss their conflicting applications.

Digital ID

hln000748

Physical Identifier

Box 12 Folder W23-1-B Water Conservation Campaign 1942-1944

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http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1m90531f
Details

Subject

Wells
Wells--Law and legislation

Time Period

1940s (1940 - 1949)

Place

Clark County

Resource Type

Text

Material Type

correspondence

Archival Collection

Union Pacific Railroad Collection

Digital Project

The Historic Landscape of Nevada: Development, Water and Natural Environment

Citation

hln000748. 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/d1m90531f

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Digital Processing Note

Manual transcription

Language

English

Format

application/pdf

STATE OF NEVADA OFFICE OF STATE ENGINEER CARSON CITY May 25, 1945 IN YOUR REPLY REFER TO NO. 11077, 11246, 11249 Las Vegas Land and Water Company c/o Walter Bracken, Vice President Las Vegas, Nevada Robert B. Griffith Las Vegas, Nevada Gentlemen: In the Matter of Application 11077 filed March 6, 1944 by Robert B. Griffith to appropriate underground water and which was protested by the Las Vegas Land and Water Company January 29, 1944 and Application No. 11246 to change the point of diversion of the waters appropriated under Application No. 11077 and also In the Matter of Application No. 11249 filed March 1, 1945 by the Las Vegas Land and Water Company to appropriate underground water and which was protested May 16, 1945 by Robert B. Griffith. You are herewith informed that a formal hearing will be held on these applications on June 12th, 1945 in the court room in the City Hall starting at 10 A.M. Very truly yours, ALFRED MERRITT SMITH State Engineer HAS:at By Hugh A. Shamberger Assistant State Engineer COPY State of Nevada Office of State Engineer Carson City May 25, 1945 11077, 11246, 11249 Las Vegas Land and Water Company c/o Walter Bracken, Vice President Las Vegas, Nevada Robert B. Griffith Las Vegas, Nevada Gentlemen; In the Matter of Application 11077 filed March 6, 1944 by Robert B. Griffith to appropriate underground water and which was protested by the Las Vegas Land and Water Company January 29, 1944 and Application No. 11246 to change the point of diversion of the waters appropriated under Application No. 11077 and also In the Matter of Application No. 11249 filed March 1, 1946 by the Las Vegas Land and Water Company to appropriate underground water and which was pro-tested May 16, 1945 by Robert B. Griffith. You are herewith informed that formal hearing will be held on these applications on June 12th, 1948 in the court room in the City Hall starting at 10 A.M. Very truly yours, ALFRED MERRITT SMITH state Engineer By /s/ Hugh A. Shamberger Assistant State Engineer HAS:at