Carson Water Company Records
Scope and Contents
Includes a letterpress copy book of letters to and from Yerington regarding equipment, water supplies, contracts, and services, 1889-1910; lists of taxable properties, 1898-1899, 1913; notices of valuation from the Ormsby County Tax Assessor, 1899-1914; and preliminary cost estimate from Emmet D. Boyle for the Nevada Public Service Commission, 1913.
Dates
- 1889-1914
Creator
- Carson Water Company (Organization)
Restrictions
Collection is open for research. Materials must be used on-site; advance notice suggested. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Administrative History
Carson City, Nevada, water company owned by Yerington and Company which held a city contract to supply water for fire and sewage uses.
Extent
0.21 Linear Feet (18 items)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Includes a letterpress copy book of letters to and from Yerington regarding equipment, water supplies, contracts, and services, 1889-1910; lists of taxable properties, 1898-1899, 1913; notices of valuation from the Ormsby County Tax Assessor, 1899-1914; and preliminary cost estimate from Emmet D. Boyle for the Nevada Public Service Commission, 1913.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Separated from the Virginia and Truckee Railroad Records which were donated by Gordon Sampson in 1952 and transferred via the Mackay School of Mines in 1961.
Creator
- Carson Water Company (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Carson Water Company Records
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department Repository
Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center
1664 N. Virginia St.
Reno Nevada 89557-0322 USA
775-682-5665
775-682-5724 (Fax)
specoll@unr.edu