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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Arthur Maguire (Los Angeles), August 2, 1917
Date
Archival Collection
Description
A test of the new pipeline showed that the line was beyond repair and needed replaced as soon as possible.
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Letter from Charles A. Poulson (Los Angeles) to Arthur Maguire (Los Angeles), September 10, 1917
Date
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 Chief Engineer (Los Angeles) to A. L. Jones (Las Vegas), August 14, 1905
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Request that if the water supply going to the ice plant was to be turned off for any reason, that the ice plant be given 15 to 20 minutes warning to avoid a possible explosion.
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Letter to W. H. Bancroft and J. Ross Clark, May 18, 1908
Date
Archival Collection
Description
An inspection of the pipeline showed that in many places, the asphalt was coming off the pipe and there were quite a few leaks. Maintenance would allow it to last perhaps a year longer, but then it would need to be replaced.
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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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