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Bracken informing Clark of Buol's attempt to appropriate water from the Las Vegas Creek for his own use.
1906-10-11
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Violation notice (front and back) informing violators that if they violated the ordinance again they may be arrested (City Ordinance No. 218)
2024-11-01
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Bracken stating that water from company wells should not be used for irrigation until metering can be instituted. The formation of a water district at this time was not desirable for the Union Pacific Railroad.
1945-10-26
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Explanation of why Las Vegas Land and Water Company had undercharged users by almost $900 the previous year.
1942-05-20
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List of wells owned by the Las Vegas Land and Water Company and the amount of water granted to each.
1950-06-21
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Bracken's response to Jeffers who had asked about accounting problems. Las Vegas was undergoing a massive boom, and the urban growth represented the difference in numbers.
1942-05-20
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Bettis stating that prohibiting outside faucets would not solve the problem of unauthorized users, and would punish those who haven't given permission to neighbors who were using it anyway. It was also hard for owners to stand guard over their taps.
1906-04-13
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Notice from the state engineer that Robert B. Griffith and the Las Vegas Land and Water Company were both being called to a hearing to discuss their conflicting applications.
1945-05-25
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Lawyer notifying the state engineer that Peter Buol had applied for some water from the Las Vegas Creek, which entire length and the springs were on land owned by the railroad on the basis that some of the water was wasted and therefore available.
1906-09-25
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Hulsizer enumerated the many financial and political reasons that the water producing lands controlled by the Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company should be sold to the Las Vegas Land and Water Company.
1942-05-07
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Whittemore stating that the reservoir at the Las Vegas Springs should be covered and a pipeline run since the open water system was an epidemic and a lawsuit waiting to happen.
1906-08-22
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Letter to the Nevada State Engineer refuting Buol's application for water from the Las Vegas Creek since the Las Vegas Springs were on private property and entirely appropriated on that property.
1906-10-13
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Handwritten note: three days of pressure readings from a well in the Huntridge subdivision
2024-11-01
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Discussion of the ramifications of withdrawing the Las Vegas Land and Water Company's protest to the proposed Griffith well.
1945-05-07
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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.
1906-04-12
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Transcript of a radio public service announcement reminding people to turn off their sprinklers at midnight and leave them off until 5 am or risk a citation from the police.
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Bennett proposed that they offer to sell water at a wholesale rate to Robert Griffith to resolve the conflicting applications issue.
1945-05-07
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Map showing the location, size, depth, capacity, and type of water resources owned by the railroad in Las Vegas in June of 1942
1942-06-01
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Map showing the locations of springs, wells, and waterlines in Las Vegas in 1940.
1940-05-01
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Map showing the locations of the Las Vegas Springs and the proposed improvements to them for the municipal water system
1918-01-26
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Map showing the major subdivisions near the Las Vegas downtown, as well as the location and composition of water pipelines.
1931-01-02
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Geological survey of the area between Lake Mead and Davis Dam.
1963-11-01
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Letter from Bennett calling attention to Nevada Senate Bill No. 155. Senate Bill 155 gives the Las Vegas Valley Water District power in levying taxes and issuing bonds in ways contrary to its original act. According to Bennett, it would create an...
1949-03-09
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Grant of easement for the Las Vegas Valley Water District across railroad property.
2024-11-01
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Detailed costs for operating pumps for irrigation on the Craig Ranch in 1950
2024-11-01
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