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Letter from William Reinhardt (Los Angeles) to A. M. Folger including water production and consumption charts, October 12, 1948

Date

1948-10-12

Archival Collection

Description

Letter from Reinhardt requesting to the Nevada Public Service Commission clarification on some figures found in the attached report regarding water production. Chart showing Las Vegas monthly production and consumption of water for 1945, 1946 and 1947.

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Mailgram from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Frank Strong (Los Angeles), August 16, 1939

Date

1939-08-16

Archival Collection

Description

The spring on the ranch had slowed to the point where livestock could not be supported. Bracken recommended that the Las Vegas Land and Water Company drill a well or permit Wittwer to do so.

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to William M. Jeffers (Omaha, Nebraska), December 17, 1939

Date

1939-12-17

Archival Collection

Description

Bracken telling Jeffers that the Stewarts were seeking financial gain from the railroad company, yet something needed be done to supply them with water. He gave three possible solutions. A copy of Stewart heirs' letter is referenced below.

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Letter from F. R. McNamee (Los Angeles) to R. L. Adamson, November 19, 1931

Date

1931-11-19

Archival Collection

Description

When applying for a permit for the water from the new artesian well they needed to be careful not to apply for more than the actual flow, minus the amount of water needed for other purposes. Letter also refers to Mr. Drew and Mr. Perkins.

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Letter from Leo A. McNamee (Las Vegas) to E. E. Bennett, October 18, 1934

Date

1934-10-18

Archival Collection

Description

The city could purchase the water company, but not by condemnation except for cause.

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Las Vegas Land and Water Company report, July 23, 1949

Date

1949-07-23

Archival Collection

Description

Summary of latest water crisis with the recommendations of Commissioner Williams to correct it.

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Letter to W. H. Bancroft and J. Ross Clark, May 18, 1908

Date

1908-05-18

Archival Collection

Description

An inspection of the pipeline showed that in many places, the asphalt was coming off the pipe and there were quite a few leaks. Maintenance would allow it to last perhaps a year longer, but then it would need to be replaced.

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Letter from Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce to R. H. Rutledge (Washington, D.C.), with petition by Moapa Valley residents, June 1939

Date

1939-06

Description

Letter dated June 27, 1939, from the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce supporting a petition date June 21, 1939, by property owners and taxpayers living in the Moapa Valley area of Clark County, Nevada. The petition requested that the area be placed under the control of the Division of Grazing. Such a designation would restrict the removal of timber from watershed areas and help prevent the effects of erosion due to flooding. According to the Bureau of Land Management, Grazing District No. 5 is Las Vegas, established November 3, 1936.

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to F. H. Knickerbocker (Los Angeles), July 1, 1936

Date

1936-07-01

Archival Collection

Description

Letter on the water situation in Las Vegas during a water shortage and status of water supply to the Stewart burial plot and the Las Vegas Ranch.

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Report on Moapa Flood, August 11, 1941

Date

1941-10-14

Description

Report of the damage caused by a flood in August 11, 1941.

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