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Telegram from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to E. E. Bennett (Los Angeles), July 26, 1937

Information

Creator

Creator: Bracken, Walter R., 1870-1950, Esq.

Date

1937-07-26

Description

Telegram from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to E. E. Bennett (Los Angeles), July 26, 1937

Digital ID

hln001077

Physical Identifier

Box 75 Folder 174-2 Vol. I Law Department UPRR Water Supply-Las Vegas

Permalink

http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1vx0936w
Details

Contributor

Contributor: Union Pacific Railroad Company

Subject

Eminent domain
Water rights--Law and legislation
Water rights--Management
Municipal water supply--Management

Time Period

1930s (1930 - 1939)

Place

Las Vegas

Resource Type

Text

Material Type

telegrams
correspondence

Archival Collection

Union Pacific Railroad Collection

Digital Project

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

Citation

hln001077. 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/d1vx0936w

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Standardized Rights Statement

Copyright Not Evaluated

Digital Provenance

Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room

Digital Processing Note

Manual transcription

Language

English

Format

application/pdf

(Decoded Copy) 275 w ZN LASVEGAS JUL 26 37 4P WR LOSA EEB LOSA ORIS WRS R 75C0PY WMJ A 161 McNAMEE ADVISES HIS OPINION PROPERTY ALREADY APPROPRIATED TO A PUBLIC USE CANNOT BE CONDEMNED BY MUNICIPALITY OR ANY ONE ELSE FOR SAME PURPOSE. ONLY WAY THIS CAN BE DONE IS WHEN PROPERTY IS REQUIRED FOR "MORE NECESSARY PUBLIC USE" BUT WE HAVE ALREADY DEDICATED OUR WATER SUPPLY TO HIGHEST PUBLIC USE WHICH IS SUPPLYING CITY FOR DOMESTIC USE. THIS COULD BY SECTIONS 9155 AND 9156 NEVADA COMPILED LAWS 1929 B-28 WALTER R. BRACKEN 516P