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Letter from George C. Fish (Las Vegas) to Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas), May 7, 1940

Date

1940-05-07

Archival Collection

Description

The owner of Railroad Pass Casino wanted water delivered to his casino, and wanted to build a flume next to the main tracks rather than build a spur. Fish was disinclined to sell any water where the only likely business was the freighting of water.

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Letter from A. M. Folger (Las Vegas) to William Reinhardt, April 19, 1950

Date

1950-04-19

Archival Collection

Description

Projection of the amount of water needed when planned subdivisions are completed

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Letter from Las Vegas Land and Water Co. General Manager to C. W. Shelley (Las Vegas), July 7, 1950

Date

1950-07-07

Archival Collection

Description

Las Vegas Land and Water Co. requesting an invoice from the city to pay the money they owed for having two uniformed officers enforcing water restrictions for the summer.

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Letter from C. R. Gray (Omaha) to W. M. Jeffers (Omaha) and A. S. Halsted (Los Angeles), May 25, 1931

Date

1931-05-25

Archival Collection

Description

The Union Pacific Railroad president directs that the new pipeline to Industrial Unit No. 1 be placed under the ownership of the Las Vegas Land and Water Company as it would be more beneficial for tax purposes.

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to C. P. Massie (Las Vegas), June 10, 1942

Date

1942-06-10

Archival Collection

Description

Letter to the manager of the Army housing project informing him of complaints about water waste and the city ordinance forbidding water waste.

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Frank Strong (Los Angeles), August 26, 1939

Date

1939-08-26

Archival Collection

Description

Letter confirming details regarding the drilling of a new well at the Las Vegas Ranch.

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Frank Strong (Los Angeles), May 26, 1943

Date

1943-05-26

Archival Collection

Description

Bracken recommends to Strong that Stewart's lease be renewed and discusses just how much water is to be included with the lease.

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Letter from E. E. Bennett to Howard W. Blanchard (Washington, D. C.), April 19, 1954

Date

1954-04-19

Archival Collection

Description

Bennett was requesting the name of the chairman of the Senate Interior and Insular Affairs Committee as well as members so see if there were any that he could influence for a favorable passage of the water district right-of-way bills.

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Extract of minutes of special meeting of board of directors of Las Vegas Land and Water Company, held June 29, 1953

Date

1953-06-19

Archival Collection

Description

Extract of meeting notes where the water company board approved of its sale to the water district. Document has embossed seal of Las Vegas Land and Water Company at the bottom.

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Letter from E. E. Bennett (Los Angeles) to William Reinhardt, January 4, 1952

Date

1952-01-04

Archival Collection

Description

The Nevada State Engineer suggested that the Las Vegas Valley Water District purchase 1200 acres of "water bearing lands," but the District only wanted to purchase 679 acres.

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