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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to J. P. Mack (Los Angeles), March 25, 1938
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Archival Collection
Description
References a Las Vegas Springs inspection. Damage to the housing around the Big Spring was found and repairs were requested.
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Memo from Walter R. Bracken to W. H. Hulsizer about water usage, March 28, 1938
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Archival Collection
Description
Water used by the Las Vegas Land and Water Company and the Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company in 1932
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to H. C. Mann (Las Vegas) regarding Las Vegas water supply, June 9, 1938
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Archival Collection
Description
Las Vegas was just entering the hottest part of the year and well No. 1 had dropped off production considerably.
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Chart, Comparative statement of water produced at Las Vegas for June and July in years between 1931 and 1938, June 9, 1938
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Archival Collection
Description
Water production from five months between 1931 and 1938
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Memo about weir water measurements from Las Vegas springs and wells, May 18, 1938
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Archival Collection
Description
A delegation from the Las Vegas Land and Water Company and local and state agencies was present to take weir water measurements from Las Vegas springs and wells.
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Roscoe Moss (Los Angeles), June 10, 1938
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Archival Collection
Description
Well No. 2 had dropped production from 2.5 million gallons a day to 700,000 gallons, and Bracken discussed possible remedies.
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Letter from General Counsel (Las Vegas) to H. I. Bettis regarding Las Vegas water system maintenance, Dec. 11, 1906
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Archival Collection
Description
General Counsel recommends an examination of the water rights and water properties embraced in the mortgage, and an examination of the title deeds before the railroad company makes any real estate decisions.
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Letter from H. I. Bettis (Los Angeles) to A. S. Halsted, January 9, 1910
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Archival Collection
Description
The county received a preferred water rate. At Block 20, they had 12 taps, and rather than install 12 meters, they paid a flat rate. They now wanted to pay for one tap. Bettis was asking if the Las Vegas Land and Water Company could cut out the other taps and meter the remaining one.
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Letter from the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce to W. H. Comstock, A. S. Halstead, W. R. Bracken, and J. Ross Clark, August 13, 1919
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Archival Collection
Description
Letter stating that low water pressure had been a serious problem during the last three fires in Las Vegas and should be fixed. If irrigation was the culprit, then the city commission should enact watering restrictions.
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Letter from F. R. McNamee (Los Angeles) to Leo [McNamee], May 22, 1924
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Archival Collection
Description
McNamee states that although the Union Pacific Railroad owns the land that the springs are on and all the land it historically watered, to further protect their water right they should apply for the right to appropriate the water.
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