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Letter to W. H. Comstock (Los Angeles), May 25, 1920

Date

1921-03-21

Archival Collection

Description

Letter probably from J. Ross Clark expressing skepticism that repairing the line will increase pressure. He was also wary of purchasing a well from someone else.

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Letter to H. I. Bettis, April 13, 1906

Date

1906-04-13

Archival Collection

Description

Bettis stating that prohibiting outside faucets would not solve the problem of unauthorized users, and would punish those who haven't given permission to neighbors who were using it anyway. It was also hard for owners to stand guard over their taps.

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Letter from A. Maguire (Los Angeles) to F. H. Knickerbocker, October 30, 1924

Date

1924-12-16

Archival Collection

Description

Maguire informs that Bracken was planning on using surplus water from the new artesian well to irrigate land on the Las Vegas Ranch.

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Letter from F. H. Knickerbocker (Los Angeles) to A. S. Halsted (Las Vegas), January 7, 1925

Date

1925-12-11

Archival Collection

Description

The new artesian well should be capped so its flow could be controlled so there would not be a problem with claims of surplus water. Written in pencil at the top of the page: "102-5" "174-2" and "Dry Lake, Nev." Letter is stamped "A.S.H. Jan 7." Letter also refers to Mr. Mcnamee.

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Letter from E. E. Bennett (Los Angeles) to Leo A. McNamee, October 16, 1934

Date

1934-10-16

Archival Collection

Description

Some Las Vegas citizens were talking of buying the water company, possibly with a federal loan. Bennett wanted to know if that could be legally done.

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Letter from A. M. Folger (Las Vegas) to E. C. Renwick, June 14, 1950

Date

1950-06-14

Archival Collection

Description

Letter from Folger indicating that the Las Vegas Land and Water Company was not limited on the amount of water they could take from the Las Vegas Springs because that was a vested right of the company

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Letter from William Reinhardt (Los Angeles) to L. R. Maag (Las Vegas), June 12, 1953

Date

1953-06-12

Archival Collection

Description

Approval of the recommendation that the police department assign two officers to enforce water restrictions at the expense of the Las Vegas Land and Water Company for the summer months as has been done in previous years

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Letter from Howard W. Cannon (Las Vegas) to Nevada Public Service Commission (Carson City), August 10, 1950

Date

1950-08-10

Archival Collection

Description

The Las Vegas City Commission instructed the city attorney to demand that the Las Vegas Land and Water Co. proceed immediately to augment the present water supply.

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Public service announcement by the Las Vegas Land and Water Company about avoiding water waste, KRAM Radio, 1950

Date

1950

Archival Collection

Description

Transcript of a radio public service announcement reminding people to turn off their sprinklers at midnight and leave them off until 5 am or risk a citation from the police.

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Newspaper clipping, Water waste is prohibited by law, April 28, 1945

Date

1945-04-28

Archival Collection

Description

Newspaper clipping from unknown source reminding readers of the city ordinance forbidding the waste of water.

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