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The railroad should consider drilling a well inside the shop grounds in case of serious labor troubles.
1920-05-25
Newspaper article informing the public that the Las Vegas City Commission lifted the restriction on daytime lawn watering for 15 days, with the commission calling on volunteerism for the time period.
1950-07-25
The Las Vegas City Commission instructed the city attorney to demand that the Las Vegas Land and Water Co. proceed immediately to augment the present water supply.
1950-08-10
Notice that the water would be shut off on 11 December 1925 from 7 to 10 a.m.
1925-12-11
Request to shut off water to the ice plant or the town while passenger trains are being filled, owing to low water pressure causing departure delays.
1919-07-30
Discussion of running a pipeline from the small spring to the reservoir supplying water to Las Vegas.
1927-05-21
Memo discussing possible revisions to the water restrictions ordinance to make it more effective.
1950-07-21
The temporary expedients they used to bring the new well into production, like the makeshift settling pond, needed to be permanently settled before the state and county health authorities got involved. The office of Mr. Osborne and Engineer McKee...
1924-10-14
Las Vegas was experiencing low water pressure because the fruit company was using full head through a direct 8 in. water main. Their cooling tower was installed, but not in service. Bracken wondered if there was a way to compel them to either...
1923-07-17
The water situation in Las Vegas was very serious. Water pressure was so low that there was no water in any second story in town.
1921-06-11
McNamee asking for information regarding the Buol well and discussing the possibility of the Las Vegas Land and Water Co. buying land in the vicinity of the Las Vegas Springs to protect their water rights and prevent litigation.
1913-08-27
Arrangments to pay the security guard contracted to protect the Las Vegas Springs and Reservoir.
1934-06-14
Bracken requesting six oversized ''no trespassing'' signs for posting around the Las Vegas Springs and wells.
1936-06-02
Results of follow-up visits to those who lacked recirculating pumps on their coolers, broken down by subdivision and number of citations issued.
1950-08-18
Measurements of the output of the Las Vegas springs and well. Letter is signed McFee, but that is a typo and should read McKee.
1927-03-03
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.
1953-06-19
Bracken asking Clark how to proceed since a man had offered to buy a small plot of land near the Las Vegas Springs who had promised not to drill a well. Bracken recommended to not allow it.
1919-10-25
Bracken calling on the Assistant Chief Engineer to do something about the leaking
1935-03-11
Water meter readings at six locations at many different dates in 1950
2024-05-14
Walter Bracken reporting to Fred Knickerbocker on the water situation on properties recently purchased by T. J. Lawrence.
1929-03-07
Detailed measurements of the Las Vegas Springs and Well.
1927-05-12
Notice that the water to the city would be off for a few hours to allow workers to make a connection to the stockyards.
1952-12-10
Discussion of what measures should be taken to control the flow from the new artesian well near the Las Vegas Springs.
1924-08-16
Report showing the decreased amount of water available from the Las Vegas Springs from 1931 to 1934. R-11 written in red at head of report.

Summary of revenues, expenses, losses, and investment of the water company in Las Vegas comparing the periods January-November 1926 and January 1927
1927-02-01
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