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Letter from Alfred Merritt Smith (Carson City) to Leo A. McNamee (Las Vegas), March 3, 1945
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Archival Collection
Description
The State Engineer recommends offering Robert Griffith water at wholesale prices so he does not want to drill a well
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Letter from R. E. Marks (Reno) to E. E. Bennett, March 23, 1949
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Archival Collection
Description
Marks stating that the Clark County delegation seemed anxious to rush Senate Bill 155 through as fast as possible, amending the Las Vegas Valley Water District act to allow bond issues.
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Letter from Charles A. Poulson (Los Angeles) to Arthur Maguire (Los Angeles), September 10, 1917
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Archival Collection
Description
Discussion about the repair of the pipeline and how the conditions that it operated under were responsible for its failure.
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Letter from W. H. Comstock (Los Angeles) to H. V. Platt and J. Ross Clark regarding a damaged Las Vegas pipeline, March 11, 1918
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Archival Collection
Description
The company had three options for replacing the damaged pipeline, and Comstock wanted advice on which he should choose.
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to J. Ross Clark (Los Angeles), January 17, 1920
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Archival Collection
Description
Bracken noticed that only 2600 feet of pipe was authorized to repair the pipeline from the Las Vegas Springs. He makes the case that it is best to replace the whole line as it would be cheaper in the long run.
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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
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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 L. R. Maag (Las Vegas) to Thomas A. Campbell (Las Vegas), June 15, 1953
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Archival Collection
Description
Letter asking for agreement by the Las Vegas Valley Water District to allow the Las Vegas Land and Water Company to add to the purchase price of the water system, the construction costs of water mains and fire hydrants to serve Hyde park. The letter refers to a drawing that is referenced below.
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Newspaper clipping, Water level decline shown, Las Vegas Review-Journal, March 15, 1945
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Archival Collection
Description
Newspaper article summarizing a 1945 U.S. Geological Survey report of a sharp water level decline in the Las Vegas artesian basin.
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Newspaper clipping, Water wrangle solution?, Las Vegas Review-Journal, November 17, 1944
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Archival Collection
Description
Lorenzi recommending a pipeline from Lake Mead to supply water to Las Vegas to guarantee future development in the Las Vegas Valley.
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Chart showing construction data of Las Vegas Land and Water Company wells, circa 1944
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Archival Collection
Description
List of the Las Vegas Land and Water Company wells with details regarding each.
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