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Letter from Robert E. Jones (Las Vegas) to Las Vegas Land and Water Company (Las Vegas), January 18, 1949
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Archival Collection
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Las Vegas Valley Water District lawyers broaching the subject of purchasing the Las Vegas Land and Water Company
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to H. C. Nutt (Los Angeles), December 31, 1916
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Letter stating that damage to the pipeline was causing damage at the rail yard, and repair work should be undertaken immediately instead of waiting for scheduled maintenance.
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Letter to R. E. Wells, March 19, 1909
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Letter describing how the pipeline from the Springs should be replaced, and how something needed to be done about the low water pressure experienced by the town when filling trains.
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Letter from J. Ross Clark (Los Angeles) to W. H. Bancroft (Salt Lake City), July 21, 1909
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Clark recommends replacing the sheet metal pipeline with concrete to fix a massive leaking problem.
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to F. R. McNamee (Los Angeles), November 20, 1912
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Workers installing sewer lines disturbed the water mains, which would cause many future problems, and Bracken was asking the company lawyer how to proceed.
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to J. Ross Clark (Los Angeles), December 11, 1919
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Bracken informing Clark of the steps he had taken to prepare the railroad and the city of Las Vegas for the 24 hours without water that would be required to fix the damaged pipeline.
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to W. H. Comstock (Los Angeles), May 23, 1920
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Two hotels complained that they had no water pressure on their second floors, and Bracken discussed the possibility of purchasing a well to boost the pressure in the system.
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to J. Ross Clark (Los Angeles), June 21, 1921
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Bracken appraising Clark of a complaint by the City Commission to the Nevada Public Service Commission and its resolution.
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Letter from H. I. Bettis (Los Angeles) to C. O. Whittemore (Salt Lake City), W. H. Comstock (Los Angeles), J. Ross Clark (Los Angeles), W. H. Bancroft (Salt Lake City), and T. E. Gibbon (Los Angeles), April 12, 1906
Date
Archival Collection
Description
There were more lots in Las Vegas occupied than paid water connections, and the letter discusses the best method to get unauthorized users to pay.
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Letter from C. O. Whittemore (Los Angeles) to T. E. Gibbon (Los Angeles), August 22, 1906
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Whittemore stating that the reservoir at the Las Vegas Springs should be covered and a pipeline run since the open water system was an epidemic and a lawsuit waiting to happen.
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