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Letter from A. M. Folger (Las Vegas) to William Reinhardt, January 18, 1950
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Archival Collection
Description
Report on the results of the state engineer's test of a new well in Las Vegas.
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Leaflet, It all adds up, Housing Authority of the City of Las Vegas, circa 1945-1955
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Leaflet describing the effects and prevention of water leaks with examples about faucets, toilet tanks, and lawn watering. Slogans at bottom of each page: Gyp the drip and Stop the drop
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Letter from L. R. Maag (Las Vegas) to Thomas A. Campbell (Las Vegas), June 15, 1953
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Letter asking for agreement by the Las Vegas Valley Water District to allow the Las Vegas Land and Water Company to add to the purchase price of the water system, the construction costs of water mains and fire hydrants to serve Hyde park. The letter refers to a drawing that is referenced below.
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Press release about proposed expenditures from bond issue, Clark County, Nevada, 1953
Date
Archival Collection
Description
News announcement release of the Las Vegas Valley Water District's spending plans for money raised from a $8,700,000 bond issue. The list was compiled by the district consulting engineer, James M. Montgomery and included improvement projects and their estimated cost. A document which detailed the voter registration process for the bond election is referenced below.
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Notice of special registration for bond election, Clark County, Nevada, 1953
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Notice of the requirement of special registration by property and corporation land owners in Clark County to vote in the 1953 bond issue for the Water District. A list of registrars and registration places included on second page. The bond issue announcement and an itemized list of proposed expenditures to be paid from the bonds are referenced below.
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Bond issue election announcement by Las Vegas Valley Water District to eligible voters within district (Las Vegas), 1953
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Notice of special election for bond issue for the Water District including the reasons for the issue. Document includes information election date, amount of bond issue, voter eligibility, registration, purposes of bond issue, revenue, expenses, estimated water rates, financing, water consumption, and Lake Mead supply.
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Proposed improvements and costs of Las Vegas Valley Water District listed by James M. Montgomery (Pasadena, California), August 19, 1953
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Detailed list by a consulting engineer itemizing costs of proposed improvements by the Las Vegas Valley Water District after the change in ownership of the Las Vegas water facilities.
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Letter from W. W. White (Reno) to Senator Pat A. McCarran (Washington, D.C.), September 22, 1943
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Letter written by the Director of Nevada's Division of Public Health Engineering to Senator McCarran informing of sewerage problems in Reno and the Nevada statutes regulating metering of water in larger Nevada towns like Las Vegas and Reno.
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to C. P. Massie (Las Vegas), June 10, 1942
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Letter to the manager of the Army housing project informing him of complaints about water waste and the city ordinance forbidding water waste.
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Comparative statement of water sales: First eleven months of 1935 and 1936
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Month by month comparison of 1935 and 1936 water usage in Las Vegas.
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