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Letter from W. H. Comstock (Los Angeles) to H. V. Platt and J. Ross Clark regarding a damaged Las Vegas pipeline, March 11, 1918

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1918-03-11

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The company had three options for replacing the damaged pipeline, and Comstock wanted advice on which he should choose.

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hln001037

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Box 1 Folder 1 J. Ross Clark Las Vegas Springs 1911-1921 59 PP
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hln001037. 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/d1wd3t19x

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Pipe Line - Las Vegas Los Angeles, Cal., March 11, 1918. Mr. H . V. Platt, Mr. J . Ross Clark, Special Committee. Dear Sirs: Some months ago you approved form covering the laying of new pipe line from the Las Vegas springs to the townsite; it is a failure; I attach copy of a letter from Mr. Maguire in regard to the matter. He feels very keenly about the matter and I do not consider him alto-gether at fault, except that I do believe we wasted too much money in attempting to repair the line after it was pretty evident that the piece would not stand the pressure. He says his original recommendation was wood stave reinforced bands to be laid on top of the ground, but that Mr. Nutt would not approve this for the reason that he thought in case of strikes or other trouble it would be very easy to damage and very expensive to patrol. I think Mr. Nutt's argument a very good one. Mr. Maguire says he went very thoroughly into matter of concrete pipe but that he dismissed it on account of the alkali in the soil, and he got facts and figures to show that where concrete pipe had been used in alkali soil in other places, it had been eaten through in two or three years. He says the sidewalks in the Las Vegas townsite, in many places, have simply been eaten clear through from the alkali action. The clay pipe, finally decided upon, was purchased under guarantee of 30 lbs. pressure, but as a matter of fact it will not stand greater than 17 lbs. We should recover the purchase price of the pipe from the makers. I presume it means a suit. I have not a better plan to offer than that suggested by Mr. Maguire and that is to put in a wood stave reinforced band pipe on top of the ground from where the present clay pipe holds under pressure of 17 lbs; this will give us about 4000 feet of exposed pipe on top of the ground; it will not be a great length to patrol in case of trouble. Will you kindly advise your wishes in the matter ? Yours truly, Encl: WHC-VAC.