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Report on projected cost of water at Las Vegas for year 1930, February 4, 1930
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Archival Collection
Description
Summary of the cost of water for the railroad and the water company in Las Vegas in 1930
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Howard C. Mann (Omaha), November 27, 1935
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Archival Collection
Description
Letter from Bracken explaining the water situation on the Las Vegas Ranch to the chief engineer of the Union Pacific system.
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to H. C. Mann (Las Vegas) regarding Las Vegas water supply, June 9, 1938
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Archival Collection
Description
Las Vegas was just entering the hottest part of the year and well No. 1 had dropped off production considerably.
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Roscoe Moss (Los Angeles), June 10, 1938
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Archival Collection
Description
Well No. 2 had dropped production from 2.5 million gallons a day to 700,000 gallons, and Bracken discussed possible remedies.
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Memo about supplying water to the Las Vegas Gunnery School, June 19, 1947
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Archival Collection
Description
Discussion of the alternatives of supplying water to the Las Vegas Gunnery School (now a part of Nellis Air Force Base).
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Letter from Charles A. Poulson (Los Angeles) to Arthur Maguire (Los Angeles), September 10, 1917
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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 T. P. Cullen (Los Angeles) to R. E. Wells (Los Angeles), April 28, 1911
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Archival Collection
Description
Recommendation that the spring be covered to prevent contamination of drinking water.
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Price list and blueprint from E. M. Jessup (Los Angeles) for plans to erect housing over Big Spring (Las Vegas), February 1, 1911
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Archival Collection
Description
Plans and detailed cost estimate for covering over the Big Spring
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Letter from W. H. Comstock (Los Angeles) to H. V. Platt and J. Ross Clark regarding a damaged Las Vegas pipeline, March 11, 1918
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Archival Collection
Description
The company had three options for replacing the damaged pipeline, and Comstock wanted advice on which he should choose.
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to J. Ross Clark (Los Angeles), January 17, 1920
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Bracken noticed that only 2600 feet of pipe was authorized to repair the pipeline from the Las Vegas Springs. He makes the case that it is best to replace the whole line as it would be cheaper in the long run.
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