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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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Report of damage to agriculture by flood water, Muddy River, October 29, 1946

Date

1946-10

Description

List of properties damaged in a flood in October of 1946 in the Moapa valley with details of damage to each property.

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Letter from Alfred Merritt Smith (Carson City) to Ernest Cragin (Las Vegas), May 6, 1946

Date

1946-05-06

Archival Collection

Description

Letter written by the Nevada state engineer to the mayor of Las Vegas regarding the water use from the Las Vegas Aquifer, which was roughly equal to the recharge rate. The state engineer recommended that a group of property owners form a group, perhaps called the "Las Vegas Valley Water Improvement District" to pursue the acquisition of additional water from Lake Mead and thus allowing for future development and growth of the City of Las Vegas and surrounding areas. Earl, Ira J. (Ira Joseph) is son of Joseph Ira Earl.

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Supplemental agreement (blanks filled in) between Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad and partner companies and the Las Vegas Water District, C. L. D. No. 11342-1, 1954

Date

1954-03-16

Archival Collection

Description

The purchase contract for the Las Vegas Land and Water Company allows for the contract to be annulled if its bonds are not sold by December 31, 1953. This contract rescinds that deadline, allowing as much time as needed for the sale of the bonds. Agreement that all parties will ignore the provision that any party can terminate the agreement if the bonds do not sell by May 1, 1954.

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Letter from William Reinhardt (Omaha) to E. E. Bennett (Los Angeles), August 8, 1952

Date

1952-08-08

Archival Collection

Description

Discussion of the legality of Union Pacific Railroad Company continuing to supply water to the Pacific Fruit Express Company

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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, June 09, 1993

Date

1993-06-09

Description

Includes meeting agenda and minutes. CSUN Session 23 Meeting Minutes and Agendas.

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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, January 26, 1994

Date

1994-01-26

Description

Includes meeting agenda and minutes. The date on the first page is a type - should read "January 26, 1994." CSUN Session 24 Meeting Minutes and Agendas.

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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, May 4, 1994

Date

1994-05-04

Description

Includes meeting agenda and minutes and a letter from June 6, 1994. CSUN Session 24 Meeting Minutes and Agendas.

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