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Details about a new well on Union Pacific Railroad property.
1921-11-02
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Overview of fourteen years of water use in the Las Vegas Valley showing water sales and consumption in gallons.
2024-11-01
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Bracken demanding that the fruit company do something about its water waste.
1923-02-04
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Discussion of installing a small pump to keep up sufficient pressure in the system
1922-06-16
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Since the water company was experiencing many consumer complaints, Mr. Bracken suggested pumping the sand from at least one of the springs in an attempt to increase flow.
1923-02-04
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The fruit company was planning on installing a water cooling tower which would reduce their water use from 500 to 50 gallons per minute.
1923-02-07
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The Las Vegas Land and Water Co. had drilled a new well but they had not filed the paperwork to legally appropriate the water.
1924-06-11
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Inspection log for wells in the Las Vegas area.
2024-11-01
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Letter from a citizen to the Las Vegas City Commission protesting Ordinance No. 247. Left to Right: Asst. Commissioner of Reclamation N. B. Bennett, Jr., Master of Ceremonies; U.S. Senator Alan Bible; Regional Director A.B. West of the Bureau of...
1939-07-24
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Bracken informing the Las Vegas Land and Water Company Vice-President that unless the railroad stopped pumping oil from their sump into the creek, he would terminate his lease on the Las Vegas Ranch.
1908-01-17
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Circular letter from the Las Vegas Land and Water Company endorsing City Ordinance No. 247
1940-03-30
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The Las Vegas Land and Water Company informs the mayor of Las Vegas of their efforts to promote Emergency Ordinance No. 247 and of the improvements they have made to the water system to increase capacity. J. L. Russell was Mayor of Las Vegas at...
1940-03-30
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Discussion of the survey of the Las Vegas Ranch in relation to the Las Vegas Creek.
1902-11-29
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Lorenzi urging people to protest the passage of City Ordinance No. 247, because it creates the impression to possible future residents that Las Vegas does not have enough water.
1939-07-26
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Moore explaining to McWilliams the methods he used in measuring the water on the Las Vegas Ranch. Handwritten text transcribed by cataloger.
1903-01-25
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Discussion of the necessity of using pumps to ensure adequate water pressure for a new subdivision.
1948-03-31
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Since the Union Pacific maintenance crew had not fixed the leaks in the pipeline, and the level in the reservoir was five feet and falling, Bracken had dispatched men to repair the pipeline.
1939-06-11
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Discussion of the work keeping the Las Vegas Creek channel open to guarantee promised water to the Stewart Burial Plot.
1940-07-15
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Bracken expressing the desirability of a permanent watchman to prevent vandalism and sabotage of water facilities.
1941-05-31
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Letter comparing Las Vegas water usage in January in 1942 and 1943.
1943-02-02
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Detail of some of the costs involved in connecting a new subdivision to the water company mains.
1948-09-02
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The lawyer for the Thunderbird Hotel proposing a plan for running a pipeline between a fireplug belonging to the Las Vegas Land and Water Company and that property, on terms apparently favorable to the water company.
1948-05-26
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Letter comparing Las Vegas water usage in September 1941 and 1942.
1942-10-08
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Walter Bracken informing John M. Bunker that work replacing an old redwood pipeline with a new iron main was well underway and they would not be able to connect his neighborhood to company water.
1939-09-08
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The Nevada State Highway Department requested five million gallons of water for use in road construction near Jean, Nevada, and Bracken was asking for permission to quote a certain price to the department.
1940-03-04
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