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Letter from Franklin T. Hamilton (Los Angeles) to Thomas A. Campbell (Las Vegas), October 21, 1955
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Archival Collection
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Discussion of the courts holding the water district to the Anti-metering law.
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Senate Bill 3332, 83rd Congress, 2nd Session, April 21, 1954
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Archival Collection
Description
Bill to grant right-of-way to the Las Vegas Valley Water District to lands between Lake Mead and Henderson, and to Basic Management Inc. to allow for the conveyance and distribution of water.
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Letter from James M. Montgomery (Pasadena) to Thomas A. Campbell (Las Vegas), March 23, 1954
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Archival Collection
Description
Mr. Montgomery, a consulting engineer, recommends that Mr. Campbell, president of the Las Vegas Valley Water District, authorizes the Las Vegas Land and Water Company to develop and acquire new water facilities to meet community water supply needs.
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Resolution by Las Vegas Valley Water District to amend June 1, 1953 agreement, March 26, 1954
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Archival Collection
Description
Resolution by the Las Vegas Valley Water District to amend part of their agreement between Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company, Union Pacific Railroad Company, and Las Vegas Land and Water Company. The June 1, 1953 document stated that one of the conditions by which the agreement could be terminated was if the bonds were not sold by December 31, 1953. This resolution changed this date to May 1, 1954. Link to original agreement located in Relations field.
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Letter from E. E. Bennett (Los Angeles) to R. L. Adamson, November 5, 1952
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Archival Collection
Description
Discussion of what the sale to the Water District will mean for taking water from the shop well and water on the Las Vegas Ranch. Reference to proposal draft is noted below.
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Work orders for additional pipelines to increase existing water supply line, Las Vegas, April -May 1931
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Archival Collection
Description
The first sheet, form 30, a work order authority for extensions and additions to the water supply line on the Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad Company's property, includes a description of the work and the necessity for the work, with a total estimated expenditure. The second sheet, form 30-1, a work order authority with detailed estimated expenditures, includes an itemized list of the quantity and cost of parts and labor. Forms are accompanied by a map, referenced below, that includes colored outlines of existing and proposed facilities.
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to F. H. Knickerbocker (Los Angeles), March 3, 1931
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Archival Collection
Description
Bracken asks for advice regarding the Edward Clark Forwarding Company which was going to be connected to railroad water, but was being cut off by their previous provider, thus preventing them from running pipes in their basement and ultimately, endangering their goods.
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Frank Strong (Los Angeles), May 7, 1931
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Archival Collection
Description
If his proposal to run a pipeline to Industrial Unit No. 1 is approved, Bracken will begin construction immediately.
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Letter from C. R. Gray (Omaha) to W. M. Jeffers (Omaha) and A. S. Halsted (Los Angeles), May 25, 1931
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Archival Collection
Description
The Union Pacific Railroad president directs that the new pipeline to Industrial Unit No. 1 be placed under the ownership of the Las Vegas Land and Water Company as it would be more beneficial for tax purposes.
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Letter from W. R. Armstrong (Los Angeles) to A. L. Coey (Salt Lake City), June 4, 1931
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Since the Las Vegas Land and Water Company could not legally use water meters, they needed to remove any installed and refund the deposits for others in the Industrial Unit No. 1. Date stamped from L.A. & S.L. R.R. Co. Office of Industrial Engineer, Los Angeles, Calif.
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