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Letter from A. M. Folger (Las Vegas) to William Reinhardt, August 27, 1948

Date

1948-08-27

Archival Collection

Description

Discussion of the request to Mayor Cragin to extend water mains south on the Las Vegas Strip for fire protection.

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Letter from the Las Vegas Land and Water Company (Las Vegas), March 30, 1940

Date

1940-03-30

Description

Circular letter from the Las Vegas Land and Water Company endorsing City Ordinance No. 247

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Telegram from A. E. Stoddard (Omaha) to E. E. Bennett (Los Angeles), March 17, 1953

Date

1953-03-13

Archival Collection

Description

Discussion of how Las Vegas Land and Water Company ownership of all water production would affect their tax situation and the pros and cons of the railroad being named a public utility.

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Telegram from G. A. Cunningham (Salt Lake City) to V. W. Smith (Los Angeles) and C. C. Larkin (Salt Lake City), May 4, 1959

Date

1959-05-04

Archival Collection

Description

The water district waived the restriction on the railroad furnishing Las Vegas residents from their shop well until they had the capacity to do so themselves, and Cunningham advised that this arrangement continue as long as needed.

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Letter from Franklin T. Hamilton (Los Angeles) to Thomas A. Campbell (Las Vegas), October 21, 1955

Date

1955-10-21

Archival Collection

Description

Discussion of the courts holding the water district to the Anti-metering law.

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Letter from E. E. Bennett (Los Angeles) to C. M. Cory, April 21, 1954

Date

1954-04-21

Archival Collection

Description

Letter references two bills, Senator McCarran's correspondence about the bills, and the bills with regard to bids for bonds.

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Letter from James M. Montgomery (Pasadena) to Thomas A. Campbell (Las Vegas), March 23, 1954

Date

1954-03-23

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

Date

1954-03-26

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 Frank Strong (Los Angeles) to C. H. Bloom, March 15, 1929

Date

1929-03-30

Archival Collection

Description

Suggested schedule for deposits for installation of water meters and connection to the railroad pipeline for industrial concerns. Date stamp from W.H.J. Letter has penciled in column titled "City Charge" next to the "Service Charge" column.

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Work orders for additional pipelines to increase existing water supply line, Las Vegas, April -May 1931

Date

1931-04
1931-05

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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