The Laws collection of records of the City of Austin, 1890-1926. 1890-1926.

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The Laws collection of records of the City of Austin, 1890-1926. 1890-1926.

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Correspondence, financial and legal documents, reports and charts document the activities of the Water, Light and Power Department chiefly during the administrations of E.C. Bartholomew (1908-1918), Walter M. Eyres (1921-1923) and Charles Needham Avery (1923-1926).

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Austin Public Library, John Henry Faulk Central Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7145871

Austin Public Library, John Henry Faulk Central Library

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Laws, R. Beverly, 1912-

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R.B. "Beverly" Laws, who retired as Deputy Chief of the Austin, Texas Police Department in 1978, donated this collection to the Austin History Center in 1977. The records pertain chiefly to the City of Austin Utilities Department and reflect the water issues emerging in the 1890s. Until 1871, all water in Austin was supplied by private wells and public and private cisterns. After a succession of private companies attempted to provide water, sewage disposal and electricity, the City assumed owner...

Bartholomew, E. C., (Eugene Carlos), 1839-1928.

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Eyres, Walter M.

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Avery, Charles Needham.

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