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Chart of Las Vegas water consumption in 1940, circa 1941 |
1940 Las Vegas water consumption by month. |
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Chart of Las Vegas water consumption in 1941, circa 1942 |
1941 Las Vegas water consumption by month. |
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Chart showing water consumption by month in Las Vegas in 1938, circa 1939 |
1938 Las Vegas water consumption by month showing a daily average per month. |
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Chart of Las Vegas water consumption, circa May 1939 |
1939 Las Vegas water consumption by month showing a daily average per month. |
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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 |
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Las Vegas Valley Water District Report on water supply, October 1949 |
Detailed 76 page report with charts, tables and calculations on the water situation in the Las Vegas Valley. |
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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. |
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Letter from Public Service Commission of Nevada to Al Folger (Las Vegas), June 3, 1948 |
Discussion of the fairness of the water rates for laundries, restaurants, baths, and toilets. |
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Measurements of water available and consumed in Las Vegas; Per capita water consumption in Fallon,... |
Flow measurements of the Las Vegas Big Spring and Little Spring and well in July 1931 and July 1934. Measurements of reservoir and settling basin on July 17, 1934 and July 19, 1934, before and after passing of city ordinance... |
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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. |
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to E. E. Bennett, February 26, 1945 |
Discussion of a meeting with the chamber of commerce regarding water metering in Las Vegas. The water company asserted that their desire for water meters was solely in the interest of water conservation and not increasing revenues. |
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Letter from F. H. Knickerbocker (Los Angeles) to Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas), June 10,... |
Letter from the Railroad stating that water meters were necessary to determine what a fair rate would be when the contract between the Railroad and the water company was re-negotiated. |
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Chart of Las Vegas Springs water production and consumption in 1947, 1948 |
Month by month detail of water production, consumption, and overflow at reservoir in 1947 |
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Las Vegas water supply in 1936, circa 1937 |
Report of the output of the Las Vegas Springs and well, and Las Vegas water consumption for 1936. |
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to W. M. Jeffers, May 20, 1942 |
Explanation of why Las Vegas Land and Water Company had undercharged users by almost $900 the previous year. |
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Letter from Hugh A. Shamberger (Carson City) to Las Vegas Land and Water Company (Las... |
List of wells owned by the Las Vegas Land and Water Company and the amount of water granted to each. |
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Letter from A. M. Folger (Las Vegas) to G. F. Ashby, February 26, 1948 |
Report on water usage, revenue, number of customers, and pipeline footage for the Las Vegas Land and Water Company. |
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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. |