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Estimate of cost to extend water main to Govt. Lot 1, Section 2, East Charleston Blvd., August 18, 1948

Date

1948-08-18

Archival Collection

Description

Details of materials and prices needed to extend the water main to a new subdivision.

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Letter from C. G. Petrie to Al Folger (Las Vegas), June 17, 1948

Date

1948-06-17

Archival Collection

Description

Letter including proposal to relocate a portion of the Las Vegas Creek.

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Letter from Public Service Commission of Nevada to Al Folger (Las Vegas), June 3, 1948

Date

1948-06-03

Archival Collection

Description

Discussion of the fairness of the water rates for laundries, restaurants, baths, and toilets.

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Letter from A. M. Folger (Las Vegas) to G. F. Ashby, February 26, 1948

Date

1949-02-26

Archival Collection

Description

Report on water usage, revenue, number of customers, and pipeline footage for the Las Vegas Land and Water Company.

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Letter from Bertha Witmer (Las Vegas) to Mayor J. L. Russell and the City Council (Las Vegas), July 24, 1939

Date

1939-07-24

Description

Letter from a citizen to the Las Vegas City Commission protesting Ordinance No. 247. Left to Right: Asst. Commissioner of Reclamation N. B. Bennett, Jr., Master of Ceremonies; U.S. Senator Alan Bible; Regional Director A.B. West of the Bureau of Reclamation's Region 3. Handwritten text, transcribed by cataloger. Also, J. L. Russell was Mayor of Las Vegas at that time.

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Las Vegas Valley Water District's estimate of required revenues for period 1954-1963

Date

1953 to 1954

Archival Collection

Description

Chart showing estimated users, operating costs, revenues, surplus, and more.

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Leaflet, It all adds up, Housing Authority of the City of Las Vegas, circa 1945-1955

Date

1945 to 1955

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 W. E. Rauch (Los Angeles) to C. H. Bloom, March 12, 1929

Date

1929-03-15

Archival Collection

Description

Rauch sees no point in charging the present rate to new industrial connections to the railroad pipelines, but does feel that they should charge a flat rate for meter installation and house connections.

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Telegram from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to H. C. Mann (Omaha), Frank Strong (Los Angeles), and F. R. McNamee (Los Angeles), May 7, 1931

Date

1931-05-07

Archival Collection

Description

Bracken discussing installing a pipeline to Industrial Unit No. 1.

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Letter from F. H. Knickerbocker to W. R. Bracken (Las Vegas), June 4, 1931

Date

1931-06-04

Archival Collection

Description

Knickerbocker giving the water company authority to operate the pipeline to Industrial Unit No. 1. Letter has a date stamp from the L.A. & S.L. R.R. Office of Industrial Engineer, Los Angeles, Calif. Also has a W.H. date stamp at the bottom.

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