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Letter from A. M. Folger (Las Vegas) to E. C. Renwick, June 14, 1950
Letter from Folger indicating that the Las Vegas Land and Water Company was not limited on the amount of water they could take from the Las Vegas Springs because that was a vested right of the company
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Letter from Howard W. Cannon (Las Vegas) to Nevada Public Service Commission (Carson City), August 10, 1950
The Las Vegas City Commission instructed the city attorney to demand that the Las Vegas Land and Water Co. proceed immediately to augment the present water supply.
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Newspaper clipping, Water waste is prohibited by law, April 28, 1945
Newspaper clipping from unknown source reminding readers of the city ordinance forbidding the waste of water.
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Letter from E. E. Bennett (Los Angeles) to Frank Strong, May 4, 1945
Bennett believes that the Las Vegas Land and Water Company should withdraw its opposition to the drilling of Robert Griffith's well.
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Estimate of cost to extend water main to Govt. Lot 1, Section 2, East Charleston Blvd., August 18, 1948
Details of materials and prices needed to extend the water main to a new subdivision.
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Letter from A. M. Folger (Las Vegas) to Frank Strong, June 18, 1948
Folger would like Strong to grant permission to allow the City of Las Vegas to relocate a small portion of the Las Vegas Creek.
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Letter from C. G. Petrie to Al Folger (Las Vegas), June 17, 1948
Letter including proposal to relocate a portion of the Las Vegas Creek.
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Letter from A. M. Folger (Las Vegas) to Frank Strong, April 5, 1948
Estimated costs for a new subdivision to extend water mains.
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Telegram from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to W. H. Comstock and J. Ross Clark (Los Angeles), December 8, 1919
The pipeline between the springs and the shops had burst. Two weeks had passed and still the water service was not working on it. Bracken requested that it be fixed immediately.
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Telegram from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to W. H. Comstock and C. F. Miller (Los Angeles), June 11, 1921
The water situation in Las Vegas was very serious. Water pressure was so low that there was no water in any second story in town.
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