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Letter from Frank Strong (Los Angeles) to G. F. Ashby, November 7, 1944
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Archival Collection
Description
Meeting on water in Las Vegas. Discussion included the decline in water pressure throughout the valley, watershed recharge, BMI Water, a possible water district, well drilling, and more.
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Chart of Las Vegas water consumption, circa May 1939
Date
Archival Collection
Description
1939 Las Vegas water consumption by month showing a daily average per month.
Transcribed Notes: Handwritten numbers on the sheet
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Letter from W. H. Johnson (Las Vegas) to L. V. Peart (Omaha), November 7, 1952
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Letter stating the total amount of water sold in Las Vegas during October 1952.
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Letter from W. H. Johnson (Las Vegas) to L. V. Peart (Omaha), October 10, 1952
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Letter stating the total amount of water sold in Las Vegas during September 1952.
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to William Wittwer Estate (Las Vegas), May 1, 1942
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Bracken informs the Wittwer Estate that the spring near the Las Vegas Ranch is running again and needs to be covered and locked.
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Telegram from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to W. H. Comstock and J. Ross Clark (Los Angeles), December 8, 1919
Date
Archival Collection
Description
The pipeline between the springs and the shops had burst. Two weeks had passed and still the water service was not working on it. Bracken requested that it be fixed immediately.
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Telegram from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to W. H. Comstock and C. F. Miller (Los Angeles), June 11, 1921
Date
Archival Collection
Description
The water situation in Las Vegas was very serious. Water pressure was so low that there was no water in any second story in town.
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In the matter of discontinuance of water service to Wardie Addition by the South Nevada Land and Development Company, November 1, 1932
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Notice of a hearing about the legal ramifications to cutting off the water for Wardie Addition.
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Letter from George O. Treem (Las Vegas) to A. M. Folger (Las Vegas), November 29, 1949
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Treem, the City of Las Vegas Manager, requesting to borrow six water meters to check usage throughout the city.
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Letter from A. M. Folger to L. A. Barnes (Omaha), October 19, 1949
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Letter from Folger comparing Lake Mead recharge rate estimate to water usage in the Las Vegas Valley. State Engineer compiled data showing that residents were using far more water than the recharge rate. The water company was only responsible for 11 of the 400 wells in the valley.
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