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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to F. H. Knickerbocker (Los Angeles), February 15, 1937

Date

1937-02-15

Archival Collection

Description

Bracken informing Knickerbocker that if repairs are not done soon on their pipeline, it would fail catastrophically. If the water master was busy, he requested the authority to hire a local crew to do the repairs.

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Letter from W. H. Bancroft (Salt Lake City) to J. Ross Clark (Los Angeles), March 19, 1911

Date

1911-03-19

Archival Collection

Description

Letter from Bancroft states that although vegetation has been growing in the spring water used for domestic purposes, that "a little sunshine on the water is a good thing,'' so building a cover over the spring to prevent plant growth was not needed.

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Letter from J. Ross Clark to R. E. Wells, April 19, 1912

Date

1912-04-19

Archival Collection

Description

Clark suggests that if the horse patrol was to continue, the company should buy their own horse to save money. Additionally, the long time between patrols would still afford many opportunities for a saboteur or striker to damage the water facilities.

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Letter from J. Ross Clark to H. C. Nutt (Los Angeles), August 29, 1913

Date

1913-08-29

Archival Collection

Description

Despite the fact that people were beginning to drill their own wells in the area, it was not worth buying up land to prevent others from drilling while land prices were high.

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to C. F. Miller (Los Angeles), May 19, 1920

Date

1920-05-25

Archival Collection

Description

Discussion about drilling a well in the railyard. References the Sund, Conley, and Buol wells.

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to J. Ross Clark (Los Angeles), October 11, 1906

Date

1906-10-11

Archival Collection

Description

Bracken informing Clark of Buol's attempt to appropriate water from the Las Vegas Creek for his own use.

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Letter from C. O. Whittemore (Salt Lake City) to Henry Thurtell (Carson City), October 13, 1906

Date

1906-10-13

Archival Collection

Description

Letter to the Nevada State Engineer refuting Buol's application for water from the Las Vegas Creek since the Las Vegas Springs were on private property and entirely appropriated on that property.

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to F. R. McNamee (Los Angeles), August 14, 1913

Date

1913-08-14

Archival Collection

Description

Bracken wrote to the company lawyer to find a permanent solution to a yearly problem of gate vandalism at the Stewart burial plot.

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Press release about proposed expenditures from bond issue, Clark County, Nevada, 1953

Date

1953

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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Comparative statement of water sales: First eleven months of 1935 and 1936

Date

1936-12-10

Archival Collection

Description

Month by month comparison of 1935 and 1936 water usage in Las Vegas.

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