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Chart showing population, water revenue, and service connections increases, circa January 1943

Date
1943-01
Description

Comparison of population, water revenue, and service connections for 1941 and 1942

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Letter from T. P. Cullen (Los Angeles) to H. C. Nutt, May 11, 1912

Date
1912-05-11
Description

Letter stating the importance of the water supply to Las Vegas, and how the company should consider replacing the pipeline with concrete conduit.

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Las Vegas water supply in 1936, circa 1937

Date
1937 (year approximate)
Description

Report of the output of the Las Vegas Springs and well, and Las Vegas water consumption for 1936.

Transcribed Notes: handwritten corrections in pencil

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Letter from E. E. Bennett to F. H. Knickerbocker, June 27, 1936

Date
1936-06-27
Description

Discussion of another attempt to get the water metering prohibition repealed in the Nevada state legislature. Bennett recognizes that the law was enacted due to abuses by the Reno Power, Light & Water Company.

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Report on flood in Meadow Valley Wash, March 3rd to 5th inclusive, March 12, 1938

Date
1938-03-12
Description

Summary of the damage from a flood in the Moapa Valley on March 3-5, 1938

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from handwritten text on pg. 3: "West of the Flood Channel and on west side of Highway except for a few acres west of Highway and East of Channel in Logandale above point where Highway bridge crosses Channel. # 10 acres early vegetables were silted over lightly making them unfit for shipment. About 5-10 acres will need re-leveling. One of the most important aspects of the entire experience, that of the supervisory personnel getting this lesson which could not be learned without just such an object lesson."

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Letter from A. M. Folger (Las Vegas) to William Reinhardt, April 19, 1950

Date
1950-04-19
Description

Projection of the amount of water needed when planned subdivisions are completed

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Chart of coolers and recirculation pumps (Las Vegas), 1950

Date
1950
Description

List of coolers and how many are equipped with recirculation pumps broken down by subdivision in Las Vegas

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Memo from W. H. Johnson about possible revisions to the water restrictions ordinance to make it more effective, July 21, 1950

Date
1950-07-21
Description

Memo discussing possible revisions to the water restrictions ordinance to make it more effective.

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Letter from Las Vegas Land and Water Co. General Manager to C. W. Shelley (Las Vegas), July 7, 1950

Date
1950-07-07
Description

Las Vegas Land and Water Co. requesting an invoice from the city to pay the money they owed for having two uniformed officers enforcing water restrictions for the summer.

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Letter from L. R. Maag (Las Vegas) to William Reinhardt (Los Angeles), June 19, 1953

Date
1953-06-19
Description

The Las Vegas Land and Water Co. received complaints of trucks taking water from fire hydrants, wasting large amounts of water and causing water pressure to drop.

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