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Newspaper clipping, Protest emergency water ordinance 247, Las Vegas Review-Journal, July 26, 1939

Date

1939-07-26

Description

Lorenzi urging people to protest the passage of City Ordinance No. 247, because it creates the impression to possible future residents that Las Vegas does not have enough water.

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken and Al M. Folger (Las Vegas) to Mayor J. L. Russell and City Commissioners (Las Vegas), March 30, 1940

Date

1940-03-30

Description

The Las Vegas Land and Water Company informs the mayor of Las Vegas of their efforts to promote Emergency Ordinance No. 247 and of the improvements they have made to the water system to increase capacity. J. L. Russell was Mayor of Las Vegas at that time.

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Letter from William Reinhardt (Los Angeles) to A. E. Stoddard, September 30, 1952

Date

1952-09-30

Archival Collection

Description

Discussion of strategy to resist the railroad being forced to spend money to increase water production; Letter has date stamps from E.E.B., E.C.R. and U.P. R.R. Law Department, Los Angeles. "80-12" is written in red pencil in top right corner.

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Letter from R. M. Sutton (Omaha) to A. E. Stoddard, March 19, 1952

Date

1950-03-19

Archival Collection

Description

Comparison of the economic benefit of selling water production and distribution facilities in Las Vegas to the Water District versus donating them.

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Copy of Letter from Pat McCarran (Washington D. C.) to Harry E. Miller (Las Vegas), April 14, 1954

Date

1954-04-14

Archival Collection

Description

Senator McCarran states he will introduce two right-of-way bills and warns the language of the bills may be considered too broad by the Senate committee.

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Newspaper clipping, Vegas urged to resume water ration, Reno Evening Gazette, April 21, 1954

Date

1954-04-21

Archival Collection

Description

The article includes the Las Vegas Valley Water District's proposal to drill two new wells to augment the water supply and the Union Pacific Railroad's request that the Las Vegas city commissioners reinstate water rationing. The piece of paper to which the newspaper clipping is attached has a dated stamp from the law department of the Union Pacific Railroad Company.

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Newspaper clipping, More trouble snags valley water line right-of-way plans, Las Vegas Sun, April 18, 1954

Date

1954-04-18

Archival Collection

Description

Copied onto Las Vegas Valley Water District stationery with a date stamp from the law department of the Union Pacific Railroad Company, an article from the Las Vegas Sun newspaper reports that the water district's plan to lay a pipeline from Henderson to Las Vegas may be endangered because of lack of a right-of-way.

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Letter from Robert J. Moore to Pat McCarran (Washington D. C.), March 18, 1954

Date

1954-03-18

Archival Collection

Description

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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Letter from F. H. Knickerbocker (Los Angeles) to F. R. McNamee, March 7, 1929

Date

1929-03-12

Archival Collection

Description

Knickerbocker directing the drafting of contracts for the sale of water directly from the railroad to industrial users. Date stamp from L.A. & S.L. R.R. Co., Office of Industrial Engineer, Los Angeles, Calif. and from W.H.J.

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Bill of sale from Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad to Union Pacific Railroad Company for water production and transmission facilities, 1953

Date

1953-05-19
1953-07-17

Archival Collection

Description

Bill of sale by the grantor, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company to assign, transfer, and convey to the grantee, Union Pacific Railroad Company water production facilities including springs, spring houses, water wells, settling basins, reservoirs, storage tank, pipe lines, pumping stations, as well as transmission facilities including power lines, transmission lines, telephone and telemeter line, and other facilities. Approved May 19, 1953. Signed July 17, 1953. Map outlining conveyed land, pipe lines and wire lines is referenced below.

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