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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to J. P. Mack (Los Angeles), March 25, 1938
References a Las Vegas Springs inspection. Damage to the housing around the Big Spring was found and repairs were requested.
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Memo from Walter R. Bracken to W. H. Hulsizer about water usage, March 28, 1938
Water used by the Las Vegas Land and Water Company and the Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company in 1932
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to H. C. Mann (Las Vegas) regarding Las Vegas water supply, June 9, 1938
Las Vegas was just entering the hottest part of the year and well No. 1 had dropped off production considerably.
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Chart, Comparative statement of water produced at Las Vegas for June and July in years between 1931 and 1938, June 9, 1938
Water production from five months between 1931 and 1938
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Memo about weir water measurements from Las Vegas springs and wells, May 18, 1938
A delegation from the Las Vegas Land and Water Company and local and state agencies was present to take weir water measurements from Las Vegas springs and wells.
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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 Roscoe Moss (Los Angeles) to Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas), June 13, 1938
The decrease in flow from Well No. 2 was likely due to the high lime content of the water forming scales over the perforations in the pipe, and Moss recommended enlarging the holes.
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to E. E. Bennett (Los Angeles), June 18, 1938
Bracken requesting that a contract be prepared for work on increasing the flow of Well No. 2.
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to W. M. Jeffers (Los Angeles), June 18, 1938
Bracken briefing Jeffers on the production problems with Well No. 2, a possible rate increase due to evaporative water coolers, and the water shortage in Las Vegas
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Telegram from W. M. Jeffers (Omaha) to Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas), June 18, 1938
Jeffers, having read a Las Vegas Review-Journal article about the water shortage in Las Vegas, asks Bracken to advise on possible rates revisions for those using evaporative water coolers.
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