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Letter from W. H. Johnson (Las Vegas) to William Reinhardt (Los Angeles), December 17, 1951

Date

1951-12-17

Archival Collection

Description

Letter discussing the leasing of water and how all involved parties were optimistic about the deal.

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to H. C. Nutt (Los Angeles), December 31, 1916

Date

1916-12-31

Archival Collection

Description

Letter stating that damage to the pipeline was causing damage at the rail yard, and repair work should be undertaken immediately instead of waiting for scheduled maintenance.

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Letter, handwritten notes, and sketches from Division Engineer C. Miller (Los Angeles) to Chief Engineer (Los Angeles), April 25, 1917

Date

1917-04-25

Archival Collection

Description

Details of pipeline maintenance including sketches of the work to be done in Las Vegas

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Arthur Maguire (Los Angeles), August 2, 1917

Date

1917-08-02

Archival Collection

Description

A test of the new pipeline showed that the line was beyond repair and needed replaced as soon as possible.

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Letter from Charles A. Poulson (Los Angeles) to Arthur Maguire (Los Angeles), September 10, 1917

Date

1917-09-10

Archival Collection

Description

Discussion about the repair of the pipeline and how the conditions that it operated under were responsible for its failure.

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Letter from Chief Engineer (Los Angeles) to A. L. Jones (Las Vegas), August 14, 1905

Date

1905-08-14

Archival Collection

Description

Request that if the water supply going to the ice plant was to be turned off for any reason, that the ice plant be given 15 to 20 minutes warning to avoid a possible explosion.

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Letter to W. H. Bancroft and J. Ross Clark, May 18, 1908

Date

1908-05-18

Archival Collection

Description

An inspection of the pipeline showed that in many places, the asphalt was coming off the pipe and there were quite a few leaks. Maintenance would allow it to last perhaps a year longer, but then it would need to be replaced.

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Letter to R. E. Wells, March 19, 1909

Date

1909-03-19

Archival Collection

Description

Letter describing how the pipeline from the Springs should be replaced, and how something needed to be done about the low water pressure experienced by the town when filling trains.

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Letter from J. Ross Clark (Los Angeles) to W. H. Bancroft (Salt Lake City), July 21, 1909

Date

1909-07-21

Archival Collection

Description

Clark recommends replacing the sheet metal pipeline with concrete to fix a massive leaking problem.

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Letter from William M. Jeffers (Omaha) to Walter R. Bracken, May 17, 1942

Date

1942-05-17

Archival Collection

Description

Letter from Jeffers calling attention to serious accounting problems with the Las Vegas Land and Water Company and asking for these matters to be investigated and rectified

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