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Letter from William Reinhardt (Los Angeles) to G. F. Ashby, September 8, 1948

Date
1948-09-08
Description

The water company had been requested to extend a pipeline to a new subdivision outside of the Las Vegas city limits for fire protection, but Reinhardt recommended not setting a dangerous precedent.

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Personal letter from A. M. Folger (Las Vegas) to G. F. Ashby, October 11, 1948

Date
1948-10-11
Description

Folger contacted Mayor Cragin to see, once the water district was created, if there was any way to ensure that the water from the Las Vegas Land and Water Co. springs and well field was not piped beyond the city limits.

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Newsletter, Las Vegas Nevada Chamber of Commerce, Your vote may be the important one, Vol. IV, No. 13, October 13, 1948

Date
1948-10-14
Description

A single subject newsletter encouraging people to participate in voting for the creation of the Las Vegas Valley Water District. The vote was to take place on October 19, 1948. The installation of water meters is mentioned.

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Frank Strong (Los Angeles), September 27, 1939

Date
1939-09-27
Description

Letter stating status of the work and cost of well drilling on the Las Vegas Ranch.

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Letter from Thomas A. Campbell (Las Vegas) to William Reinhardt (Los Angeles), April 7, 1954

Date
1954-04-07
Description

Campbell outlines the need to increase the Las Vegas water supply before summer. He refers to a forthcoming report by J. M. Montgomery, district engineer. Time constraints require an increase in water pumped rather than an increase in reservoir capacity.

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Letter from Robert J. Moore to Pat McCarran (Washington D. C.), March 18, 1954

Date
1954-03-18
Description

Letter summarizing the issues surrounding the Las Vegas Valley Water District trying to obtain passage of a bill allowing them right-of-way across federal land.

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Assembly Bill 6: An act to validate all acts and proceedings of the Las Vegas Valley Water District for the authorization, issuance and sale of bonds of said district, January 6, 1954

Date
1954-01-06
Description

A bill to validate the acts and proceedings of the Las Vegas Valley Water District for authorization, issuance, and sale of bonds.

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Letter from H. I. Bettis (Los Angeles) to C. O. Whittemore (Salt Lake City), W. H. Comstock (Los Angeles), J. Ross Clark (Los Angeles), W. H. Bancroft (Salt Lake City), and T. E. Gibbon (Los Angeles), April 12, 1906

Date
1906-04-12
Description

There were more lots in Las Vegas occupied than paid water connections, and the letter discusses the best method to get unauthorized users to pay.

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Letter from F. R. McNamee (Los Angeles) to F. H. Knickerbocker, July 23, 1929

Date
1929-07-23
Description

Since the city was expanding its sewer system, it was a good time to renegotiate their contract to get all the water run off from the city sewer system for irrigation on the Las Vegas Ranch. Written in pencil at top of page "174-2." Letter has two date stamps "A.S.H. Jul 24 1929" and "L.A. & S.L. R.R. Co. Law Department Jul 24 1929."

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to L. L. Arnett (Las Vegas), June 15, 1935

Date
1935-06-15
Description

Letter from Bracken asking the Las Vegas mayor if the city could assign a policeman at the water company's expense to enforce water restrictions as they were entering the hottest part of the year.

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