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Letter from A. M. Folger (Las Vegas) to William Reinhardt, April 19, 1950 |
Projection of the amount of water needed when planned subdivisions are completed |
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to W. H. Guild and Frank Strong, January... |
Discussion of the perception that many Las Vegas residents had that the water and power company were trying to prevent growth in the Las Vegas Valley. |
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Letter from Maxwell Kelch (Las Vegas) to W. H. Guild (Los Angeles), October 18, 1944 |
Invitation from the Chamber of Commerce to attend a meeting to discuss the water situation in Las Vegas. Includes an enclosure listing the topic of a meeting held the day before to discuss the same issue. |
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Letter from Frederick F. Barker to the Directors of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce,... |
Discussion of the feasibility of bringing water from Lake Mead to Las Vegas |
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Letter from Alfred J. Ryan to the Directors of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce,... |
Discussion of the feasibility of bringing water from Lake Mead to Las Vegas. Pittman is an older name for the city of Henderson. Whitney is an older name for East Las Vegas. |
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Report summary, The impact of a water-imposed interruption of growth in the Las Vegas region,... |
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. |
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Letter from A. M. Folger (Las Vegas) to Frank Strong, May 7, 1947 |
The elections for Mayor and City Commission have brought the issue of municipal ownership of a water company in Las Vegas to the fore again |
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to W. M. Jeffers (Omaha) May 20, 1942 |
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. |
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Letter from Alfred Merritt Smith (Carson City) to Ernest Cragin (Las Vegas), May 6, 1946 |
Letter written by the Nevada state engineer to the mayor of Las Vegas regarding the water use from the Las Vegas Aquifer, which was roughly equal to the recharge rate. The state engineer recommended that a group of property... |
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Permit to Las Vegas Land and Water Company to lay pipelines and water mains along... |
Permit for the water company to lay down and maintain water lines to supply residents of Las Vegas with water. The permit also gives the company access to the streets, alleys, avenues, and highways in Las Vegas to lay water... |
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Report on the water supply in Las Vegas, March 25, 1942 |
Brief history of water in Las Vegas and overview of the water situation |
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Transcript of meeting regarding the Las Vegas Valley Water District, held under the auspices of... |
Transcript of a meeting to discuss the creation of the Las Vegas Valley Water District |