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Letter from A. M. Folger (Las Vegas) to R. L. Adamson, September 13, 1950

Date

1950-09-13

Archival Collection

Description

Folger recommends installing a remote pressure gauge in the pipeline away from the pumps, because when leaks develop the pressure does not drop at the pumps, making it harder to realize there is a problem

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Letter from T. E. Fennessy (Las Vegas) to the Las Vegas Land and Water Company, May 31, 1946

Date

1946-05-31

Archival Collection

Description

Letter written by the Las Vegas City Manager, announcing a meeting on June 14, 1946 to discuss the water situation in the Las Vegas Valley. The letterhead includes a green colored engraving of an artesian well and an irrigation headgate. The attached letter mentioned by Mr. Fennessy is referenced below.

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken to Charles McCall (Las Vegas), May 17, 1945

Date

1945-05-17

Archival Collection

Description

Bracken asking the city manager to require the more intelligent use of water in the Huntridge Addition city park to set a good example for residents.

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Letter from Frank Strong (Los Angeles) to E. E. Bennett, May 5, 1945

Date

1945-05-05

Archival Collection

Description

Strong believed that the water company's protest against Griffith's well was ill-conceived and recommended selling water at wholesale rates to Griffith.

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to W. M. Jeffers, November 13, 1944

Date

1944-11-13

Archival Collection

Description

The Chamber of Commerce agreed that the artesian water in the valley should be reserved for domestic purposes, and Lake Mead water for irrigation, but Bracken wrote that this was academic because Basic Magnesium Inc. had no excess water.

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to W. H. Guild and Frank Strong, January 7, 1942

Date

1942-01-07

Archival Collection

Description

Discussion of the perception that many Las Vegas residents had that the water and power company were trying to prevent growth in the Las Vegas Valley.

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Letter from Colonel Moore (Moapa, Nevada) to J. T. McWilliams, January 25, 1903

Date

1903-01-25

Archival Collection

Description

Moore explaining to McWilliams the methods he used in measuring the water on the Las Vegas Ranch. Handwritten text transcribed by cataloger.

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Letter from A. M. Folger (Las Vegas) to L. A. White, September 2, 1948

Date

1948-09-02

Archival Collection

Description

Detail of some of the costs involved in connecting a new subdivision to the water company mains.

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Letter from A. M. Folger (Las Vegas) to Estella C. Beam (Los Angeles), April 23, 1948

Date

1948-04-23

Archival Collection

Description

Folger thanking Beam for her check to cover the extension of water lines to her subdivision.

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Chart of Las Vegas Springs water production and consumption in 1947, 1948

Date

1948

Archival Collection

Description

Month by month detail of water production, consumption, and overflow at reservoir in 1947

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