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Letter from A. Maguire (Los Angeles) to F. H. Knickerbocker, October 30, 1924
Maguire informs that Bracken was planning on using surplus water from the new artesian well to irrigate land on the Las Vegas Ranch.
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Letter from F. H. Knickerbocker (Los Angeles) to A. S. Halsted (Las Vegas), January 7, 1925
The new artesian well should be capped so its flow could be controlled so there would not be a problem with claims of surplus water. Written in pencil at the top of the page: "102-5" "174-2" and "Dry Lake, Nev." Letter is stamped "A.S.H. Jan 7." Letter also refers to Mr. Mcnamee.
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Leonard L. Arnett (Las Vegas), follow-up to letter with same date, June 20, 1935
In his report of water production and consumption, Bracken forgot to report carload water sales to Boulder City.
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Letter from Haugh (Los Angeles) to F. H. Knickerbocker and A. S. Halsted, May 14, 1932
The Las Vegas Land and Water Company was not going to buy the water system for the Wardie Addition, but would offer residents an attractive rate to connect to company lines.
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Letter from Mina Stewart (Las Vegas) to Las Vegas Land and Water Company, July 2, 1936
Mrs. Stewart reminding the Las Vegas Land and Water Co. of their responsibility to provide water for the Stewart burial plot and telling them if the company did not fix the delivery problem, legal proceedings would be initiated.
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Letter from A. M. Folger (Las Vegas) to R. L. Adamson, September 13, 1950
Folger recommends installing a remote pressure gauge in the pipeline away from the pumps, because when leaks develop the pressure does not drop at the pumps, making it harder to realize there is a problem
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Letter from A. M. Folger (Las Vegas) to William Reinhardt, September 11, 1950
Officer followed up with owners of coolers not equipped with recirculation pumps and issued citations to those still not in compliance.
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Letter from A. M. Folger (Las Vegas) to William Reinhardt, July 19, 1950
Folger reporting that he attended a meeting on possible revisions to a water restrictions ordinance, and that he spoke in opposition to it being repealed.
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken to Charles McCall (Las Vegas), May 17, 1945
Bracken asking the city manager to require the more intelligent use of water in the Huntridge Addition city park to set a good example for residents.
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Letter from Frank Strong (Los Angeles) to E. E. Bennett, May 5, 1945
Strong believed that the water company's protest against Griffith's well was ill-conceived and recommended selling water at wholesale rates to Griffith.
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