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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Roscoe Moss (Los Angeles), June 10, 1938
Well No. 2 had dropped production from 2.5 million gallons a day to 700,000 gallons, and Bracken discussed possible remedies.
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Letter from the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce to W. H. Comstock, A. S. Halstead, W. R. Bracken, and J. Ross Clark, August 13, 1919
Letter stating that low water pressure had been a serious problem during the last three fires in Las Vegas and should be fixed. If irrigation was the culprit, then the city commission should enact watering restrictions.
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Transcript of meeting regarding the Las Vegas Valley Water District, held under the auspices of Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, October 1, 1948
Transcript of a meeting to discuss the creation of the Las Vegas Valley Water District
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Photographs and descriptions of an artesian well in the northwest corner of Clark County (Nevada), May 10, 1924
Photographs with captions of an artesian well in Las Vegas
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Contract, Instrument transferring interests in real and personal property, Las Vegas Land and Water Company, Audit No. 5351, June 1, 1954
Release of all rights, licenses, leases, contracts, etc., of the Las Vegas Land and Water Company to the Las Vegas Valley Water District. Notarized by Louis Scholnick in Douglas County, Nebraska on June 3, 1954.
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to J. Ross Clark (Los Angeles), June 21, 1921
Bracken appraising Clark of a complaint by the City Commission to the Nevada Public Service Commission and its resolution.
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Letter to W. H. Bancroft and J. Ross Clark, May 18, 1908
An inspection of the pipeline showed that in many places, the asphalt was coming off the pipe and there were quite a few leaks. Maintenance would allow it to last perhaps a year longer, but then it would need to be replaced.
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Letter from E. E. Bennett (Los Angeles) to William Reinhardt, December 11, 1951
The Las Vegas Land and Water Company provided the water district with an inventory a year before, but no buyers made an offer yet. The letter is an account of a meeting to discuss further details of the proposed purchase. "8011-- 174-2 80-Gen." written in red pencil at head of the letter.
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Meeting Report, Flood control in Las Vegas Valley, March 8, 1950
Meeting with agencies involved with flood control and those who had experienced flood damage on their property. Conducted by the Clark County Extension Service in Cooperation with Representatives of the U. S. Forest Service, Mr. Warren Murphy, Field Agent of Secretary of Agriculture, Charles F. Brannan, for the Southwest Region, Clark County Commissioners and Property Owners whose land has been damaged in this area.
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Letter and blueprints from William Reinhardt (Los Angeles) to Howard F. Clark (Las Vegas), March 6, 1951
Blueprint maps with introductory letter showing improvements built before December 31, 1950
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