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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to W. H. Guild comparing water consumption between July 1941 and 1942, August 3, 1942
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Archival Collection
Description
Letter indicating that July 1942 was the highest water consumption month in Las Vegas history. Stapled to a comparative statement of per capita water usage.
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Chart of pressure readings from a well at Huntridge subdivision, June 1950
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Archival Collection
Description
Handwritten note: three days of pressure readings from a well in the Huntridge subdivision
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Letter from Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce to R. H. Rutledge (Washington, D.C.), with petition by Moapa Valley residents, June 1939
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Letter dated June 27, 1939, from the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce supporting a petition date June 21, 1939, by property owners and taxpayers living in the Moapa Valley area of Clark County, Nevada. The petition requested that the area be placed under the control of the Division of Grazing. Such a designation would restrict the removal of timber from watershed areas and help prevent the effects of erosion due to flooding. According to the Bureau of Land Management, Grazing District No. 5 is Las Vegas, established November 3, 1936.
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to W. H. Comstock (Los Angeles), February 4, 1923
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Since the water company was experiencing many consumer complaints, Mr. Bracken suggested pumping the sand from at least one of the springs in an attempt to increase flow.
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Report on total measurements of all water available in Las Vegas, 1934
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Report showing the decreased amount of water available from the Las Vegas Springs from 1931 to 1934. R-11 written in red at head of report.
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Las Vegas Ranch well log, circa October 2, 1939
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Well drilling log for a well drilled on the Las Vegas Ranch
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Handbill announcing water outage, Las Vegas, December 11, 1925
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Notice that the water would be shut off on 11 December 1925 from 7 to 10 a.m.
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to J. Ross Clark, February 15, 1912
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Well No. 1 had just been completed and Bracken advised Clark that they would need to keep an eye on the flow from the Big Spring to see if the new well had an effect on the water flow.
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Envelope from the Las Vegas Valley Water District addressed to E. E. Bennett postmarked September 21, 1953
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Envelope from the water district showing the district's logo.
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Handwritten note from Al [Folger] to E. E. B. [Bennett], January 18, 1950
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Note reads, ''Looks like a good one - 2 1/2 million gallons per day.'' Referring to a new well dug by the water company.
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