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Newspaper clipping, Vegas Valley Water District progressing, Las Vegas Review-Journal, October 17,1947

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Creator
Creator: Las Vegas Review-Journal
Date
1947-10-17
Description

Newspaper clipping discussing petitions to create a water district in the Las Vegas valley and a map of the proposed district.

Digital ID
hln000906
Physical Identifier
Box 13 Folder W23-1-C Water Conservation - Supply from Lake Mead
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1251jk4r
Details
Contributor
Contributor: Las Vegas Review-Journal
Subject
Las Vegas Valley Water District (Nev.)
Petitions
Public utilities
Time Period
1940s (1940 - 1949)
Place
Clark County
Resource Type
Text
Material Type
clippings (information artifacts)
Archival Collection
Union Pacific Railroad Collection
Digital Project
The Historic Landscape of Nevada: Development, Water and Natural Environment
Citation

hln000906. 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/d1251jk4r

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Digital Processing Note
Manual transcription
Language

English

Format
application/pdf

Las Vegas,Nevada REVIEW - JOURNAL October 17, 1947 Vegas Valley Water District Progressing Plans for the formation of a water district in Las Vegas valley, to bring water from Lake Mead via the huge Basic Magnesium project into Las Vegas and environs, moved forward today as petitions calling upon the county com- mission to form such a district, were made ready for signatures. A. C. Grant, chairman of the strip area, south of Las Vegas, including Paradise valley and the hotel section on the Los An- geles highway. The other four divisions are within the city of Las Vegas proper and their boundaries will be defined when the election is scheduled. Grant called attention to the fact that the creation of this dis- trict and the provision of water for the valley, will not dis- turb or impair, in any manner, the tax structure of Clark county