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Letter from Las Vegas Land and Water Company (Las Vegas) to Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Bernard (Santa Monica, California), November 18, 1952

Date

1952-11-18

Archival Collection

Description

Detailed charges of the Bernard's water service at two locations.

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Letter from General Manager (Las Vegas) to Kelly Ann Le Blanc (New Iberia, Louisiana), November 18, 1952

Date

1952-11-18

Archival Collection

Description

Letter written by the General Manager of Las Vegas Land and Water Company to a student in Louisiana who was writing a report on Las Vegas water supply.

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Letter from W. H. Johnson (Las Vegas) to L. V. Peart (Omaha), November 7, 1952

Date

1952-11-07

Archival Collection

Description

Letter stating the total amount of water sold in Las Vegas during October 1952.

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Letter from Las Vegas Land and Water Company (Las Vegas) to Mr. Rex N. Moss (Las Vegas), October 23, 1952

Date

1952-10-23

Archival Collection

Description

Letter regarding the installation of new water lines for a new subdivision in Las Vegas.

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Letter from W. H. Johnson (Las Vegas) to L. V. Peart (Omaha), October 10, 1952

Date

1952-10-10

Archival Collection

Description

Letter stating the total amount of water sold in Las Vegas during September 1952.

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Mr. Will Wittwer (Las Vegas Ranch), May 5, 1938

Date

1938-05-05

Archival Collection

Description

Responding to complaints that water from a spring located on the Las Vegas ranch property had been contaminated, directions were given to repair and protect the spring.

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Leo A. McNamee (Las Vegas), June 20, 1939

Date

1939-06-20

Archival Collection

Description

On a report that the railroad was not fulfilling its duty to supply water to the Stewart burial plot, Bracken and others visited the site and reported on their findings. An excerpt from the original Stewart deed is referenced below.

Transcribed Notes: Handwritten note at bottom of letter: "Mrs. Mina Stewart Los Angeles 7/25 talked to M & J. No water on burial plot although reservoir overflowed. 7/25."

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Deed excerpt from Helen J. Stewart and heirs (Las Vegas) to William A. Clark, December 8, 1902

Date

1902-12-08

Archival Collection

Description

Excerpt of agreement between the Stewart family and Clark guaranteeing 4 miner's inches of water for the Stewart burial plot. Original date of deed was December 8. 1902. Excerpt was dated June 16, 1939.

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Frank Strong (Los Angeles), July 27, 1939

Date

1939-07-27

Archival Collection

Description

Bracken recommended to Strong that the company perform some maintenance work to avoid a lawsuit with the Stewart family.

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Frank Strong (Los Angeles), August 2, 1939

Date

1939-08-02

Archival Collection

Description

Bracken stated that water from reservoir and spring was flowing, but was being absorbed into the ground as it flowed through a bed of tuilleries. In order for water to reach the Stewart burial plot and avoid a lawsuit threatened by Stewart heirs, Bracken recommended that the company dredge the ditch from the Main Street bridge to weir at dam.

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