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Letter from A. M. Folger (Las Vegas) to Frank Strong, November 6, 1947
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Archival Collection
Description
Report of the discussion regarding the creation of the Las Vegas Valley Water District at a Rotary meeting.
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Newspaper clipping, Las Vegas Valley water withdrawal keeps even, Las Vegas Review-Journal, July, 21 1948
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Residents of the Las Vegas Valley were withdrawing water at the same rate as was being recharged.
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Letter from A. M. Folger (Las Vegas) to E. W. Cragin (Las Vegas), October 18, 1948
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Las Vegas Land and Water Company firmly refuses to extend water lines past Las Vegas city limits for fire protection due to insufficient amounts of water in the artesian channel
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Chart showing population, water revenue, and service connections increases, circa January 1943
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Comparison of population, water revenue, and service connections for 1941 and 1942
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to W. H. Guild comparing water consumption for September 1941 and September 1942, October 8, 1942
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Archival Collection
Description
Letter comparing Las Vegas water usage in September 1941 and 1942.
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Letter from J. Ross Clark to R. E. Wells, March 22, 1911
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Though Wells agrees with Bancroft that the spring does not need a cover for health reasons, one might be necessary to keep swimmers out of the drinking water.
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Letter from J. Ross Clark to R. E. Wells, April 19, 1912
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Clark suggests that if the horse patrol was to continue, the company should buy their own horse to save money. Additionally, the long time between patrols would still afford many opportunities for a saboteur or striker to damage the water facilities.
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Letter from J. Ross Clark to H. C. Nutt (Los Angeles), August 29, 1913
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Despite the fact that people were beginning to drill their own wells in the area, it was not worth buying up land to prevent others from drilling while land prices were high.
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Letter from A. M. Folger (Las Vegas) to R. L. Adamson, September 13, 1950
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Folger recommends installing a remote pressure gauge in the pipeline away from the pumps, because when leaks develop the pressure does not drop at the pumps, making it harder to realize there is a problem
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Letter from A. M. Folger (Las Vegas) to William Reinhardt, September 11, 1950
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Officer followed up with owners of coolers not equipped with recirculation pumps and issued citations to those still not in compliance.
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