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Letter from E. E. Bennett (Los Angeles) to William Reinhardt, August 17, 1949
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Archival Collection
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Discussion of the legal issues surrounding the effort to get the Nevada Public Service Commission to force the water company to run a pipeline to Lake Mead.
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Memo from A. M. Folger to Walter R. Bracken about drill wells, June 12, 1945
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Archival Collection
Description
Account of a meeting called by the State Engineer to discuss applications to drill wells. The Las Vegas Land and Water Company and Robert Griffith both dropped their objections and both were allowed permits. Those in attendance discussed the issues going forward. Memo has date stamps from E.E.B., H.E.D. and U.P. R.R. Co. Law Department, Los Angeles.
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Report, Civilian Conservation Corps work on the flood menace in Southern Nevada, after 1935
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Archival Collection
Description
Summary of the flood control work performed by the Civilian Conservation Corp in the Moapa Valley
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Letter from Arthur Maguire (Los Angeles) to W. H. Comstock, March 9, 1918
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Archival Collection
Description
Letter describing how the company had spent nearly $4000 on pipeline maintenance and still it leaked badly. Maguire recommends replacing 4000 feet of pipeline.
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Letter from J. P. Martin, Regional Engineer (Ogden, Utah) to John H. Wittwer, County Extension Agent (Las Vegas), October 13, 1937
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Archival Collection
Description
Mr. Martin responding to John Wittwer regarding Department of Agriculture priorities and costs for flood control projects in the Moapa Valley. Letter signed by the Acting Regional Engineer for J. P. Martin.
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Report on Las Vegas water situation from F. H. Knickerbocker (Los Angeles) to W. M. Jeffers, April 4, 1936
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Archival Collection
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Comparisons of water supply and use in Las Vegas with future projections. Document compares data on water consumption in 1931 and 1935. Link to Bracken's letter referred to in this document is in the references field.
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Newspaper clipping, City lifts ban on daytime watering for 15-Day period, Las Vegas Sun, July 25, 1950
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Archival Collection
Description
Newspaper article informing the public that the Las Vegas City Commission lifted the restriction on daytime lawn watering for 15 days, with the commission calling on volunteerism for the time period.
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Letter from J. T. McWilliams (Good Springs, Nevada) to J. Ross Clark (Los Angeles), January 25, 1903
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Archival Collection
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McWilliams' handwritten letter of his water measurements on the Las Vegas Ranch and his resolving of discrepancies with other measurements.
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Application for permit to use Las Vegas streets and alleys for water mains and pipe lines, November 1929
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Archival Collection
Description
Original application by the Las Vegas Land and Water Company submitted to the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas for permit to use the city streets and alleys for water mains and pipe lines. Date on cover is November 11, 1929. Signed and dated by F. H. Knickerbocker, vice president of the Las Vegas Land and Water Company on November 23, 1929.
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Memo from Thomas A. Campbell (Las Vegas) after receiving a letter from Alan K. Browne (San Francisco), January 7, 1954
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Archival Collection
Description
The Las Vegas Valley Water District needed a recognized financial consultant to help them with their bond issue
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