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Letter from E. E. Bennett to Leo A. McNamee (Las Vegas), November 24, 1952
Discussion of the changes made to the purchase contract draft to protect railroad company water rights.
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Letter from M. S. Beal (Las Vegas) to Henry Thurtell (Carson City, Nevada), September 25, 1906
Lawyer notifying the state engineer that Peter Buol had applied for some water from the Las Vegas Creek, which entire length and the springs were on land owned by the railroad on the basis that some of the water was wasted and therefore available.
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to H. I. Bettis (Los Angeles), January 17, 1908
Bracken informing the Las Vegas Land and Water Company Vice-President that unless the railroad stopped pumping oil from their sump into the creek, he would terminate his lease on the Las Vegas Ranch.
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Detailed valuation of water facilities in Las Vegas under terms of Contract Audit No. 7322, March 30, 1929.
Detail of valuation of facilities at Las Vegas, Nevada in connection with charges for water furnished the Las Vegas Land and Water company.
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Report on the water supply in Las Vegas, March 25, 1942
Brief history of water in Las Vegas and overview of the water situation
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Telegram from Frank Strong (Los Angeles) to Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas), August 18, 1939
Copy of a telegram to Omaha explaining the water shortage on the Las Vegas Ranch and requesting authority to drill a well.
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to F. H. Knickerbocker (Los Angeles), regarding water from well and springs, August 8, 1934.
Walter Bracken asking for permission to fill in the swimming pool and use the company drag line to clean out the ditch to the Las Vegas Ranch so overflow could be used by the lesee rather than go to waste.
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Photograph of train and water tank, March 7, 1920
Water tank for locomotives located near round house. Steam visible from train.
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Letter from E. E. Cunningham (Los Angeles) to W. R. Armstrong (Las Vegas), November 14, 1930
Letter regarding two plans for providing water service to industrial properties along Main Street in Las Vegas. The letter mentions installation of a pipeline along the southern border of the railroad property and the installation of a lateral line by the Las Vegas Land and Water Company within the city limits . Letter was accompanied by two maps referenced below,
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Letter from Frank Strong (Los Angeles) to C. H. Bloom, March 15, 1929
Suggested schedule for deposits for installation of water meters and connection to the railroad pipeline for industrial concerns. Date stamp from W.H.J. Letter has penciled in column titled "City Charge" next to the "Service Charge" column.
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