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Letter including map from James M. Montgomery (Pasadena) to Thomas A. Campbell (Las Vegas), April 13, 1954
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Archival Collection
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Mr. Montgomery outlines locations and costs of drilling additional wells and work to existing well. to meet community water supply needs. A hand drawn map of the Las Vegas Land and Water Company well field is included.
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Letter from Thomas A. Campbell (Las Vegas) to William Reinhardt (Los Angeles), April 7, 1954
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Archival Collection
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Campbell outlines the need to increase the Las Vegas water supply before summer. He refers to a forthcoming report by J. M. Montgomery, district engineer. Time constraints require an increase in water pumped rather than an increase in reservoir capacity.
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Letter from James M. Montgomery (Pasadena) to Thomas A. Campbell (Las Vegas), March 23, 1954
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Archival Collection
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Mr. Montgomery, a consulting engineer, recommends that Mr. Campbell, president of the Las Vegas Valley Water District, authorizes the Las Vegas Land and Water Company to develop and acquire new water facilities to meet community water supply needs.
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Letter from Leo A. McNamee (Las Vegas) to Thomas A. Campbell (Las Vegas), March 19, 1954
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Archival Collection
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Summary of the water rights purchased by the Union Pacific Railroad from Helen Stewart to pass to the Las Vegas Valley Water District.
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Letter from Robert J. Moore to Pat McCarran (Washington D. C.), March 18, 1954
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Archival Collection
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Letter summarizing the issues surrounding the Las Vegas Valley Water District trying to obtain passage of a bill allowing them right-of-way across federal land.
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Supplemental agreement (blanks not filled) between Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad and partner companies and the Las Vegas Water District, C. L. D. No. 11362-1, 1954
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Archival Collection
Description
The purchase contract for the Las Vegas Land and Water Company allows for the contract to be annulled if its bonds are not sold by December 31, 1953. This contract rescinds that deadline, allowing as much time as needed for the sale of the bonds. Agreement that all parties will ignore the provision that any party can terminate the agreement if the bonds do not sell by May 1, 1954.
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Memo from Thomas A. Campbell (Las Vegas) after receiving a letter from Alan K. Browne (San Francisco), January 7, 1954
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Archival Collection
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The Las Vegas Valley Water District needed a recognized financial consultant to help them with their bond issue
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Notice inviting sealed proposals for the purchase of $8,700,000 waterworks bonds of Las Vegas Valley Water District, April 5, 1954
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Archival Collection
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Prospectus for the Las Vegas Valley Water District's $8.7 million bond issue. This notice is given pursuant to the Las Vegas Valley Water District Board of Directors resolution adopted April 2, 1954. Date stamp from E. E. Bennett
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Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Las Vegas Valley Water District, October 12, 1953
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Archival Collection
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Declaration of the results of the canvass of election returns of the special bond election held September 30, 1953.
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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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