Report of the discussion regarding the creation of the Las Vegas Valley Water District at a Rotary meeting.
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Story about a campaign to collect enough signatures to call an election for a vote on the creation of a water district for the Las Vegas valley.
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Residents of the Las Vegas Valley were withdrawing water at the same rate as was being recharged.
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Having received enough petition signatures, water district backers were moving on to the next step: a public meeting to discuss the issue.
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Article describing how the Clark County Commission approved the petition to create a water district and set up plans for an election on the issue.
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Text of the petition circulated to real property owners within Clark County to create the Las Vegas Valley Water District. Also included is a map of the area to be supplied with water, which is marked with the proposed boundaries of seven divisions.
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The water company had been requested to extend a pipeline to a new subdivision outside of the Las Vegas city limits for fire protection, but Reinhardt recommended not setting a dangerous precedent.
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Ashby agreed with Reinhardt that extending water lines beyond the city limits, even for fire protection, set a dangerous precedent
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Clark County Commission set October 19, 1948 as the date for a vote on the creation of the Las Vegas Valley Water District
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Map of the proposed Las Vegas Valley Water District with introductory letter.
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