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Letter including legal opinion from Franklin T. Hamilton (Los Angeles) to Thomas A. Campbell (Las Vegas), February 24, 1954
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Archival Collection
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Mr. Hamilton, as representative of the law offices of O'Melveny & Myers addresses Mr. Campbell, president of the Las Vegas Valley Water District, outlining facts about the Las Vegas Valley Water District, Basic Management Inc., history of land and water rights, and the issuance of bonds.
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Lease agreement between Las Vegas Valley Land and Water Company and Willie T. Stewart, Earl Leavitt, and William Udell Stewart, Las Vegas, February 1, 1951
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Archival Collection
Description
Lease of the Las Vegas Ranch by Las Vegas Land and Water Company to Willie T. Stewart, Earl Leavitt, and William Udell Stewart. The document lists 13 terms and conditions including such topics as land use, water use, and fiscal responsibilities. "Exhibit A", which is referenced below, is mentioned in lease term number two and shows specific areas of the ranch . The area outlined in yellow was to be used for dairy operations and the red outlined area for grazing purposes.
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Schedule of rates, rules and regulations of the Las Vegas Land and Water Company, December 24, 1946
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Archival Collection
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Detailed list of water rates and rules for water usage in Las Vegas.
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Letter including Nevada Attorney General Opinion No. 123 from Harvey Dickerson to Thomas A. Campbell (Las Vegas), October 26, 1955
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Archival Collection
Description
Notwithstanding Section 6112 of the Public Service Commission Act, the Las Vegas Valley Water District was allowed to meter water to customers; Opinion No. 123.
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Letter from Alfred J. Ryan to the Directors of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, circa 1950
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Archival Collection
Description
Discussion of the feasibility of bringing water from Lake Mead to Las Vegas. Pittman is an older name for the city of Henderson. Whitney is an older name for East Las Vegas.
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Letter from Thomas A. Campbell (Las Vegas) to members of underwriting group for bonds, including supporting documents, 1957
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Archival Collection
Description
Letter from the Las Vegas Valley Water District's president informing the District's bond underwriters that pending legislation had been defeated. The measures would have affected holders of the $8,700,000 waterworks bonds. Supporting documents from the District include a report dated March 30, 1957, which summarized the six pieces of legislation and a press release dated April 1, 1957, outlining the 48th session of the State Legislature's decisions on the legislation.
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Announcement of registration to vote on the September 30 bond issue, 1953
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Archival Collection
Description
Notice to property owners of the upcoming bond issue election and the necessity of their pre-registration to participate, and the bond issue announcement. Appointed division deputy registrars are named in the document. Includes date stamp from E. E. Bennett. Chief Registrar Harry E. Miller is Secretary of the District, Calvin C. Magleby is Assistant Secretary.
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Progress report of investigations of irrigation problems of Lower Moapa Valley, November 1944
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Archival Collection
Description
Report of the Lower Moapa Valley soil and water resources.
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Report surveying Las Vegas Ranch from J. T. McWilliams (Good Springs, Nevada) to J. Ross Clark (Los Angeles), December 24, 1902
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Archival Collection
Description
McWilliams' summary of his findings in his survey of the Las Vegas Ranch, including land boundaries and water resources. Link to one of the plats mentioned in the letter is in references field.
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Letter including legal opinion from O'Melveny & Myers law offices (Los Angeles) to the Las Vegas Valley Water District Board of Directors, October 20, 1955
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Archival Collection
Description
Discussion of laws and court decisions regarding water metering by the Las Vegas Valley Water District.
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