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1	Letter from W. W. White (Reno) to Senator Pat A. McCarran (Washington, D.C.), September 22,...	Letter written by the Director of Nevada's Division of Public Health Engineering to Senator McCarran informing of sewerage problems in Reno and the Nevada statutes regulating metering of water in larger Nevada towns like Las Vegas and Reno.
2	Agreement between Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company, Union Pacific Railroad Company, Las Vegas...	Agreement to sell water production, storage, and distribution facilities to the Las Vegas Valley Water District; includes maps and attached exhibits (C.L.D. No. 11342)
3	Bill from Union Pacific Railroad Company to the Las Vegas Land and Water Company, May...	Bill tendered by the Union Pacific Railroad Company to the Las Vegas Land and Water Company for rental of water and facilities
4	Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to F. H. Knickerbocker (Los Angeles), March 3,...	Bracken asks for advice regarding the Edward Clark Forwarding Company which was going to be connected to railroad water, but was being cut off by their previous provider, thus preventing them from running pipes in their basement and ultimately, endangering...
5	Telegram from W. R. Armstrong (Los Angeles) to A. L. Coey (Salt Lake City), May...	Notice that Bracken will inform the industrial users of the Las Vegas Land and Water Company who are outside city limits that the water company will discontinue service as soon as the railroad's pipeline is completed.
6	Telegram from W. R. Armstrong (Los Angeles) to A. L. Coey, March 21, 1931	List of the steps the Union Pacific Railroad Company would follow to switch their industrial users over from their previous water providers to the railroad.
7	Petition by citizens of Las Vegas to Board of City Commissioners (Las Vegas) requesting adequate...	Petition signed by citizens and taxpayers of the city of Las Vegas requesting the Board of City Commissioners of Las Vegas to take action to secure an adequate water supply for the residents of the Original Townsite of Las Vegas....
8	Newsletter, Las Vegas Nevada Chamber of Commerce, Your vote may be the important one, Vol....	A single subject newsletter encouraging people to participate in voting for the creation of the Las Vegas Valley Water District. The vote was to take place on October 19, 1948. The installation of water meters is mentioned.
9	Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to W. M. Jeffers (Omaha), August 26, 1935	General overview of the Las Vegas water situation, covering possible municipal ownership, the Las Vegas Springs, irrigation on the Las Vegas Ranch, and more.
10	Letter from F. H. Knickerbocker and R. B. Robertson (Los Angeles) to C. R. Gray...	Request for permission to begin construction on a water line to support Industrial Unit No. 1.
11	Copy of the act creating the Las Vegas Valley Water District, May 10, 1951	Text of the bill creating a water district in the Las Vegas Valley
12	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
13	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
14	Senate Bill No. 63, Chapter 167 by Senator Charles D. Baker, approved March 27, 1947	Bill that created the Las Vegas Valley Water District
15	Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to W. M. Jeffers (Los Angeles), June ...	Bracken briefing Jeffers on the production problems with Well No. 2, a possible rate increase due to evaporative water coolers, and the water shortage in Las Vegas
16	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.
17	Application for permit to use Las Vegas streets and alleys for water mains and pipe...	Original application by the Las Vegas Land and Water Company submitted to the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas for permit to use the city streets and alleys for water mains and pipe lines. Date on cover...
18	Resolution by Board of Commissioners (Las Vegas) to support Harold J. Stocker's letter, circa February...	Resolution to support Harold J. Stocker's letter requesting funds from the Arid Lands Fund for improvement of the domestic water supply for the Moapa Valley. Link to actual letter located in Relations field.
19	Map of major subdivisions near downtown Las Vegas, January 2, 1931	Map showing the major subdivisions near the Las Vegas downtown, as well as the location and composition of water pipelines.
20	Letter and blueprints from William Reinhardt (Los Angeles) to Howard F. Clark (Las Vegas), March...	Blueprint maps with introductory letter showing improvements built before December 31, 1950
21	Petition by property owners to create the Las Vegas Valley Water District addressed to the...	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...
22	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
23	Press release about proposed expenditures from bond issue, Clark County, Nevada, 1953	News announcement release of the Las Vegas Valley Water District's spending plans for money raised from a $8,700,000 bond issue. The list was compiled by the district consulting engineer, James M. Montgomery and included improvement projects and their estimated cost....
24	Chart of monthly expenses and water revenue for the Las Vegas Land and Water Company,...	List of monthly expenses and water revenue for the Las Vegas Land and Water Company for January - May of 1947
25	Letter from William Reinhardt (Los Angeles) to L. R. Maag (Las Vegas), June 12, 1953	Approval of the recommendation that the police department assign two officers to enforce water restrictions at the expense of the Las Vegas Land and Water Company for the summer months as has been done in previous years
26	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
27	Letter from Leonard L. Arnett (Las Vegas) to Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas), June 20,...	Letter from the Mayor of Las Vegas requesting detail about water production and usage in Las Vegas. Handwritten notes on letter.
28	Letter from W. H. Johnson (Las Vegas) to L. V. Peart (Omaha), November 7, 1952	Letter stating the total amount of water sold in Las Vegas during October 1952.
29	Letter from General Manager (Las Vegas) to Kelly Ann Le Blanc (New Iberia, Louisiana), November...	Letter written by the General Manager of Las Vegas Land and Water Company to a student in Louisiana who was writing a report on Las Vegas water supply.
30	Letter from W. H. Johnson (Las Vegas) to L. V. Peart (Omaha), October 10, 1952	Letter stating the total amount of water sold in Las Vegas during September 1952.
31	Letter from Las Vegas Land and Water Company (Las Vegas) to Mr. and Mrs. Eugene...	Detailed charges of the Bernard's water service at two locations.
32	Letter from the Las Vegas Land and Water Company (Las Vegas), March 30, 1940	Circular letter from the Las Vegas Land and Water Company endorsing City Ordinance No. 247
33	County agent project progress report, Domestic water supply for Bunkerville and Mesquite, November 1, 1939	Wells drilled previously were not sufficient to solve area water problems. Wittwer recommended consulting with the United States Geological Survey and State Engineer before any more wells were drilled. Report signed by John H. Wittwer as County Extension Agent. Project...
34	Letter from E. E. Bennett (Los Angeles) to Leo A. McNamee, August 28, 1935	Bennett recommending that a water company representative attend city and county commission meetings in case they discuss water related issues.
35	Letter from A. M. Folger (Las Vegas) to William Reinhardt, W 23-1-48, August 4, 1949	The water company would see no benefit from attending a public hearing with the Public Service Commission regarding the water situation in Las Vegas
36	Proposed improvements and costs of Las Vegas Valley Water District listed by James M. Montgomery...	Detailed list by a consulting engineer itemizing costs of proposed improvements by the Las Vegas Valley Water District after the change in ownership of the Las Vegas water facilities.
37	Letter from Robert E. Jones (Las Vegas) to Las Vegas Land and Water Company (Las...	Las Vegas Valley Water District lawyers broaching the subject of purchasing the Las Vegas Land and Water Company
38	Letter from William M. Jeffers (Omaha) to Walter R. Bracken, May 17, 1942	Letter from Jeffers calling attention to serious accounting problems with the Las Vegas Land and Water Company and asking for these matters to be investigated and rectified
39	Report on Las Vegas water situation from F. H. Knickerbocker (Los Angeles) to W. M....	Comparisons of water supply and use in Las Vegas with future projections. Document compares data on water consumption in 1931 and 1935. Link to Bracken's letter referred to in this document is in the references field.
40	County agent project report, Erosion-flood control, April 1938	Summary of situation, goals, duties of cooperating agencies, and procedures regarding the effort to prevent flooding and erosion threatening properties and silting Lake Mead. Cooperative extension work in agriculture and home economics, University of Nevada Agricultural Extension Division and United...
41	County agent project, 1940 additions, Erosion - flood control, 1937-1940	Revised summary of situation, goals, duties of cooperating agencies, and procedures regarding the effort to prevent flooding and erosion threatening properties and silting Lake Mead. Report originally signed in May 1937. Handwritten notes throughout document. Cooperative extension work in agriculture...
42	Letter from R. E. Marks (Reno) to E. E. Bennett, March 23, 1949	Marks stating that the Clark County delegation seemed anxious to rush Senate Bill 155 through as fast as possible, amending the Las Vegas Valley Water District act to allow bond issues.
43	County agent project progress report, Flood control - soil conservation and soil conservation-domestic allotment, November...	Discussion of the formation of the Virgin River Watershed Flood Control District and Soil Conservation Committee and the efforts of all the individual soil conservation districts. Project Number: State Office No. 172. Clark County No. 12 and Project Number: State...
44	County agent project progress report, Flood control, November 1, 1941	Report of the 1941 activities in the Clark County's Flood Control Program in overcoming the flood menace in the Las Vegas, Moapa, and Virgin Valleys. Project Number: State Office No. 172. Clark County No. 12
45	Letter from W. H. Johnson (Las Vegas) to William Reinhardt (Los Angeles), December 17, 1951	Letter discussing the leasing of water and how all involved parties were optimistic about the deal.
46	Letter from L. A. Barnes to W. H. Hulsizer (Omaha), October 12, 1949	Letter reporting on meeting held to discuss water complaints of Las Vegas residents. All agreed that Lake Mead water was needed to augment their supply.
47	Telegram from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to E. E. Bennett (Los Angeles), July 26,...
48	Handwritten notes on the right to condemn property that was previously condemned or was purchased...	Handwritten notes and listing of court cases by an unknown author about the legal issues surrounding the drive of some to acquire the Las Vegas Land and Water Company for the city of Las Vegas
49	Report, Las Vegas water supply recommendations, March 31, 1942	Report describing the origins of the Las Vegas Land and Water Co., including recommendations that the Union Pacific Railroad keep title to water bearing lands, and that the company not sell out to the city.
50	Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Frank Strong (Los Angeles), May 7, 1931	If his proposal to run a pipeline to Industrial Unit No. 1 is approved, Bracken will begin construction immediately.