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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to J. Ross Clark (Los Angeles), June 21, 1921

Date

1922-05-15

Archival Collection

Description

Bracken appraising Clark of a complaint by the City Commission to the Nevada Public Service Commission and its resolution.

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Letter from H. I. Bettis (Los Angeles) to C. O. Whittemore (Salt Lake City), W. H. Comstock (Los Angeles), J. Ross Clark (Los Angeles), W. H. Bancroft (Salt Lake City), and T. E. Gibbon (Los Angeles), April 12, 1906

Date

1906-04-12

Archival Collection

Description

There were more lots in Las Vegas occupied than paid water connections, and the letter discusses the best method to get unauthorized users to pay.

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Letter to H. I. Bettis, April 13, 1906

Date

1906-04-13

Archival Collection

Description

Bettis stating that prohibiting outside faucets would not solve the problem of unauthorized users, and would punish those who haven't given permission to neighbors who were using it anyway. It was also hard for owners to stand guard over their taps.

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Letter from C. O. Whittemore (Los Angeles) to T. E. Gibbon (Los Angeles), August 22, 1906

Date

1906-08-22

Archival Collection

Description

Whittemore stating that the reservoir at the Las Vegas Springs should be covered and a pipeline run since the open water system was an epidemic and a lawsuit waiting to happen.

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Letter from T. E. Gibbon to R. E. Wells, August 23, 1906

Date

1906-08-23

Archival Collection

Description

Given the condition of the Las Vegas Springs, if an outbreak occurred, the Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company would undoubtedly be liable, so the situation needed to be rectified immediately.

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Letter from M. S. Beal (Las Vegas) to Henry Thurtell (Carson City, Nevada), September 25, 1906

Date

1906-09-25

Archival Collection

Description

Lawyer notifying the state engineer that Peter Buol had applied for some water from the Las Vegas Creek, which entire length and the springs were on land owned by the railroad on the basis that some of the water was wasted and therefore available.

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to J. Ross Clark (Los Angeles), October 11, 1906

Date

1906-10-11

Archival Collection

Description

Bracken informing Clark of Buol's attempt to appropriate water from the Las Vegas Creek for his own use.

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Letter from C. O. Whittemore (Salt Lake City) to Henry Thurtell (Carson City), October 13, 1906

Date

1906-10-13

Archival Collection

Description

Letter to the Nevada State Engineer refuting Buol's application for water from the Las Vegas Creek since the Las Vegas Springs were on private property and entirely appropriated on that property.

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Letter from H. I. Bettis (Los Angeles) to J. Ross Clark, October 17, 1906

Date

1906-10-17

Archival Collection

Description

Discussion of the financial aspects of the Las Vegas Land and Water Company in relation to the Railroad.

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Letter from General Counsel (Las Vegas) to H. I. Bettis regarding Las Vegas water system maintenance, Dec. 11, 1906

Date

1906-12-11

Archival Collection

Description

General Counsel recommends an examination of the water rights and water properties embraced in the mortgage, and an examination of the title deeds before the railroad company makes any real estate decisions.

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