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Las Vegas Valley Water District's estimate of required revenues for period 1954-1963

Date

1953 to 1954

Archival Collection

Description

Chart showing estimated users, operating costs, revenues, surplus, and more.

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Extract of minutes of special meeting of board of directors of Las Vegas Land and Water Company, held June 29, 1953

Date

1953-06-19

Archival Collection

Description

Extract of meeting notes where the water company board approved of its sale to the water district. Document has embossed seal of Las Vegas Land and Water Company at the bottom.

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Supplemental agreement (blanks filled in) between Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad and partner companies and the Las Vegas Water District, C. L. D. No. 11342-1, 1954

Date

1954-03-16

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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Resolution by Las Vegas Valley Water District to amend June 1, 1953 agreement, March 26, 1954

Date

1954-03-26

Archival Collection

Description

Resolution by the Las Vegas Valley Water District to amend part of their agreement between Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company, Union Pacific Railroad Company, and Las Vegas Land and Water Company. The June 1, 1953 document stated that one of the conditions by which the agreement could be terminated was if the bonds were not sold by December 31, 1953. This resolution changed this date to May 1, 1954. Link to original agreement located in Relations field.

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Newspaper clipping, Where I stand, Las Vegas Sun, May 9, 1953

Date

1953-05-09

Archival Collection

Description

Editorial from the Las Vegas Sun. Unlike a noble French merchant, who sacrificed greatly to give the people of Marseilles good water, the water company is trying to bleed all the money they can out of the situation before surrendering it to the water district. "80-11" written in red pencil. Date stamp from E.C.R.

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