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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to W. H. Guild comparing water consumption for March and April of 1942 and 1943, April 30, 1943
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Archival Collection
Description
Letter comparing Las Vegas water usage in March and April in 1942 and 1943.
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Letter from J. Ross Clark to R. E. Wells, March 22, 1911
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Though Wells agrees with Bancroft that the spring does not need a cover for health reasons, one might be necessary to keep swimmers out of the drinking water.
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Letter from Mina Stewart (Las Vegas) to Las Vegas Land and Water Company, July 2, 1936
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Archival Collection
Description
Mrs. Stewart reminding the Las Vegas Land and Water Co. of their responsibility to provide water for the Stewart burial plot and telling them if the company did not fix the delivery problem, legal proceedings would be initiated.
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Letter from A. M. Folger (Las Vegas) to R. L. Adamson, September 13, 1950
Date
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
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 Frank Strong (Los Angeles) to E. E. Bennett, May 5, 1945
Date
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
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
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
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
Archival Collection
Description
Detail of some of the costs involved in connecting a new subdivision to the water company mains.
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