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Report on Municipal Water System for the city of Redlands

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    Report on municipal water system for the city of Covina, California

    Manuscripts

    Frank E. Trask's report on water resources in Covina, California, and his recommendation that a municipal water system be established for the city. Includes a detailed examination of the water supply needed for different areas of the city, as well as a thorough analysis of potential water resources and their costs. Also includes three maps of Covina (c.1915).

    mssHM 72997

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    Audited Report of Accounts of the Power System and Water System

    Manuscripts

    The collection deals primarily with the professional and personal activities of Samuel Brooks Morris, a civil engineer of note in Southern California who was most active from the 1930s into the early 1960s. The collection deals with local (Pasadena and Los Angeles), state and national engineering concerns, largely related to water reclamation, dams, hydrogeology, water litigation, and a wide range of related technical publications. The material consists of a highly diverse mix of manuscripts and printed materials, including correspondence, maps, notes, charts, fliers, and brochures, often interspersed within each folder. The correspondence is primarly to and from colleagues, but also includes discusion with government officials at all levels from local to national. The collection includes a small number of photographs, located in appropriate sections of the collection by subject.

    mssMorris, Samuel papers

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    Report on safety of water supply dams and reservoirs of the city of Los Angeles

    Manuscripts

    This report, which was compiled by the Engineering Department of the Bureau of Water Works & Supply, was presented to the mayor and city council of Los Angeles by A. J. Wiley, F. C. Herrmann, and Charles H. Paul. The report is an investigation into the safety of water reservoirs and dams in Los Angeles. It includes a survey and map of 29 different reservoirs and dams throughout the city. The report also includes an appendix by F. L. Ransome regarding the geological conditions at the Mulholland Dam; the appendix includes a map and photographs.

    mssHM 66753