Letter from E. E. Bennett (Los Angeles) to Walter R. Rouse, December 21, 1951

Discussion of the Railroad developing its own water supply if the sale to the Las Vegas Valley Water District goes through. The shop well never supplied water to the Las Vegas Land and Water Company, so it would not go to the District.

1951-12-21

Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to F. H. Knickerbocker (Los Angeles), June...

Discussion of whether the Las Vegas Land and Water Company should respond to the 'assinine' resolution passed by the City Commision when asked for a city ordinance against water waste.

1935-06-24

Newspaper clipping, County approves petition for Water District, Las Vegas...

Article describing how the Clark County Commission approved the petition to create a water district and set up plans for an election on the issue.

1948-08-30

Photograph of the bridge over Las Vegas Creek, circa 1905

Bridge over Las Vegas Creek.

Aerial photograph of Las Vegas in the 1920s

Aerial photograph of Las Vegas looking north.

Report of Las Vegas water during fourteen years, 1957

Overview of fourteen years of water use in the Las Vegas Valley showing water sales and consumption in gallons.

2024-05-09

Photograph of Frenchman Mountain and Las Vegas Wash, Nevada, before 1950

Frenchman Mountain and Las Vegas Wash.

Photograph of Stewart Ranch, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1905

Tents and horses by the Las Vegas Creek on the Las Vegas Ranch.

Chart of land proposed to be acquired by Las Vegas Valley Water District, August 18, 1952

Indication of the values of land parcels to be purchased by the Las Vegas Valley Water District from Union Pacific Railroad Company and the Las Vegas Land and Water Company.

1952-08-18

Letter including legal opinion from O'Melveny & Myers law offices (Los Angeles) to...

Discussion of laws and court decisions regarding water metering by the Las Vegas Valley Water District.

1955-10-20

Telegram from A. M. Folger (Las Vegas) to William Reinhardt, June 19, 1950

Radio KENO was airing a public forum on the subject ''will the growth of Las Vegas be limited by shortage of water?'' and wanted a water company representative to participate.

1950-06-19

Letter from E. E. Bennett (Los Angeles) to Calvin M. Cory, March 17, 1947

The city asked the Las Vegas Land and Water Co. to either fence or place Las Vegas Creek in a culvert, and Bennett was asking if they were obliged to do so.

1947-03-17

Grant of easement, Las Vegas Land and Water Company, Audit No. 5352, June 1, 1954

Granting of an easement by the Union Pacific Railroad to the Las Vegas Valley Water District for the purpose of maintaining the water supply facilities. Notarized by Louis Scholnick in Douglas County, Nebraska on June 3, 1954.

1954-06-01

Letter from E. C. Adams (San Francisco) to Al Folger (Las Vegas), July 15, 1949

Letter accompanying a report from the Board of Fire Underwriters of the Pacific for Las Vegas.

1949-07-15

Letter from A. M. Folger (Las Vegas) to William Reinhardt, W 23-3-4, August 4, 1949

Discussion of Fire Underwriters report of fire protection in Las Vegas. While the water company was not obliged to comply with its findings, their response would have a direct impact on the insurance rates for businesses.

1949-08-04

Letter from George O. Treem (Las Vegas) to A. M. Folger (Las Vegas), November 29, 1949

Treem, the City of Las Vegas Manager, requesting to borrow six water meters to check usage throughout the city.

1949-11-29

Memo from Thomas A. Campbell (Las Vegas) after receiving a letter from Alan K. Browne...

The Las Vegas Valley Water District needed a recognized financial consultant to help them with their bond issue

1954-01-07

Report summary, The impact of a water-imposed interruption of growth in the Las Vegas...

Summary of a larger report prepared for the Las Vegas Valley Water District projecting what would happen when the availability of water becomes the biggest limiting factor to the growth of Las Vegas.

1992-11-01

Deed for a parcel of land, Union Pacific Railroad Company to the Las Vegas Valley Water...

Deed of the land sold to the Las Vegas Valley Water District from the Union Pacific Railroad. Notarized by Louis Scholnick in Douglas County, Nebraska on June 3, 1954.

1954-06-01

Telegram from A. M. Folger (Las Vegas) to George F. Ashby (Omaha) and William Reinhardt...

Telegram to railroad officials informing them of the creation of the Las Vegas Valley Water District.

1948-10-20

Copy of offer from the Las Vegas Valley Water District to purchase all water production...

Offer from the Las Vegas Valley Water District to purchase all water production lands and facilities owned by the Union Pacific Railroad and subsidiaries

1952-08-25

Petition by property owners to create the Las Vegas Valley Water District addressed to...

Text of the petition circulated to real property owners within Clark County to create the Las Vegas Valley Water District. Also included is a map of the area to be supplied with water, which is marked with the proposed boundaries of seven divisions.

Letter from G. T. Wickstrom (Omaha) to E. E. Bennett (Los Angeles), October 9, 1953

The contract between the Las Vegas Land and Water Company and the Las Vegas Valley Water District said that all material and equipment used for business would go to the District. Wickstrom is requesting to know what to do with pipe belonging to...

1953-10-09

Letter from E. E. Bennett (Los Angeles) to G. T. Wickstrom, October 14, 1953

Letter discussing how there was no provision for any railroad owned supplies and materials in the contract to go to the Las Vegas Valley Water District, so the company needed to sell them to the Las Vegas Land and Water Company first.

1953-10-14

Press release from office of Senator Pat McCarran about bills granting rights-of-way...

Press release from Senator McCarran's office stating that the senator had sent letters to expedite the passing of two bills. One bill would grant Basic Management Inc. rights-of-way for water lines for the Lake Mead - Henderson line. The other...

1954-04-15