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Telegram from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to H. H. Larson and J. P. Mack (Los Angeles), June 11, 1939
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Since the Union Pacific maintenance crew had not fixed the leaks in the pipeline, and the level in the reservoir was five feet and falling, Bracken had dispatched men to repair the pipeline.
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Charts, Comparative statements per capita water consumption, Las Vegas, 1941-1942
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Two charts comparing the water consumption in Las Vegas. The handwritten chart documents a ten month period (January-October) in 1941 and 1942. The typewritten chart documents a four month period (January-April) in 1941 and 1942.
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to W. H. Guild comparing water consumption between February 1942 and February 1943, March 1, 1943
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Letter comparing Las Vegas water usage in February in 1942 and 1943.
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Letter from J. Ross Clark to R. E. Wells, February 16, 1912
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Discussion of the necessity of someone patrolling the Las Vegas Springs for security.
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Telegram from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to W. H. Comstock and J. Ross Clark (Los Angeles), December 8, 1919
Date
Archival Collection
Description
The pipeline burst two weeks before and had flooded the entire rail yard and storehouse. Bracken asked if it could be fixed the same day.
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Telegram from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to W. H. Guild (Salt Lake City, Utah), August 3, 1939
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Cleaning of the Las Vegas Creek was recommended while water was still running in order to avoid a lawsuit from the Stewart family.
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Letter from John M. Bunker (Rox, Nevada) to Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) regarding access to water, August 31, 1939
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Bunker requests that the Las Vegas Land and Water Company create a connection on their planned new pipeline for anticipated construction on Clark Avenue.
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Letter from H. H. Larson (Los Angeles) to Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas), August 26, 1938
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Larson asking Bracken if it was still the policy of the company to not sell water to an institution like the Railroad Pass Casino.
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Telegram from E. E. Cunningham (Los Angeles) to J. P. Mack (Los Angeles) regarding Moapa water supply, June 25, 1930
Date
Archival Collection
Description
The sale of drinking water to one person does not constitute a precedent.
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Letter from F. H. Knickerbocker (Los Angeles) to W. R. Armstrong, August 18, 1928
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Knickerbocker (Union Pacific Railroad) approved of providing Earl with a limited amount of water for an emergency situation.
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