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Letter from Leo A. McNamee (Las Vegas) to Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas), February 7, 1940

Date

1940-02-07

Archival Collection

Description

McNamee informing Bracken that he has tried to meet with the Stewart family several times, but the meetings have all fallen through.

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Frank Strong (Los Angeles), July 15, 1941

Date

1941-07-15

Archival Collection

Description

Bracken reporting to Strong that in relation to the water due to the Stewart family, a miner's inch equals 11.22 gallons per minute.

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Memo from Al Folger about water flow to the Las Vegas Ranch, July 12, 1943

Date

1943-07-12

Archival Collection

Description

Al Folger lists the flow rate of the Las Vegas Creek following the installation of a weir to allow measurement.

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Letter from A. Maguire (Los Angeles) to F. H. Knickerbocker, October 30, 1924

Date

1924-12-16

Archival Collection

Description

Maguire informs that Bracken was planning on using surplus water from the new artesian well to irrigate land on the Las Vegas Ranch.

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Letter from F. H. Knickerbocker (Los Angeles) to A. S. Halsted (Las Vegas), January 7, 1925

Date

1925-12-11

Archival Collection

Description

The new artesian well should be capped so its flow could be controlled so there would not be a problem with claims of surplus water. Written in pencil at the top of the page: "102-5" "174-2" and "Dry Lake, Nev." Letter is stamped "A.S.H. Jan 7." Letter also refers to Mr. Mcnamee.

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Letter from E. E. Bennett (Los Angeles) to Leo A. McNamee, October 16, 1934

Date

1934-10-16

Archival Collection

Description

Some Las Vegas citizens were talking of buying the water company, possibly with a federal loan. Bennett wanted to know if that could be legally done.

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Letter from William Reinhardt (Los Angeles) to A. M. Folger, August 18, 1949

Date

1949-08-18

Archival Collection

Description

Reinhardt suggests that because of the serious water condition in Las Vegas, the water company should file a protest against the application of Jack Wollenzein to drill a new well.

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Telegram from A. M. Folger (Las Vegas) to William Reinhardt, June 19, 1950

Date

1950-06-19

Archival Collection

Description

Radio KENO was airing a public forum on the subject ''will the growth of Las Vegas be limited by shortage of water?'' and wanted a water company representative to participate.

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to W. H. Guild comparing water consumption for August 1941 and 1942, September 1, 1942

Date

1942-09-01

Archival Collection

Description

Letter comparing Las Vegas water usage in August in 1941 and 1942.

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Letter from W. H. Guild (Los Angeles) to Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas), October 14, 1942

Date

1942-10-14

Archival Collection

Description

Guild expressed confusion for the very high usage compared to the year before, and posited that the previous year's readings were false.

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