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Letter from Walter R. Bracken to Charles McCall (Las Vegas), May 17, 1945

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Creator
Creator: Bracken, Walter R., 1870-1950, Esq.
Date
1945-05-17
Description

Bracken asking the city manager to require the more intelligent use of water in the Huntridge Addition city park to set a good example for residents.

Digital ID
hln000749
Physical Identifier
Box 12 Folder W23-1-B Water Conservation Campaign 1942-1944
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d17080n6g
Details
Contributor
Contributor: Las Vegas (Nev.). Metropolitan Police Department
Subject
Water-supply--Management
Ordinances, Municipal
Water--Waste
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

hln000749. 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/d17080n6g

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Digital Processing Note
Manual transcription
Language

English

Format
application/pdf

May 17, 1945 Mr. Charles McCall City Manager Dear Sir: As you know a uniformed officer has been placed on duty to enforce the City Ordinance prohibiting the waste of water. In addition to the fact that we should not waste anything during war times the practice is obnoxious because it creates a traffic hazard due to slippery streets, undermines the pavement requiring replacement at the tax payers' expense and creates unsanitary conditions including breed-ing places for mosquitoes and other insects. One of the moat noticeable places in town is the City Park in Huntridge Addition. The police officer has difficulty in convincing the residents that they should not permit their lawns to overflow into the streets when the orchard sprays used in the Park and South Maryland Parkway are permitted to squirt out into the road almost daily. We will sincerely appreciate your cooperation in correcting this condition. Yours very truly,