Box 2

The file contains mostly correspondence and memoranda, but a small amount of lists, charts, and newspaper clippings are also included. Topics include a search for a solution to the drought in Malibu, changes in Malibu Water Company’s irrigation service, and proposals to drill a well. Significant individuals who appear in the file include R. F. Gross (President of Malibu Water Company in 1948) and David Yale of Malibu Water Company.

The file includes correspondence, charts, memoranda, financial documents, notices, agreements, and other documents regarding the legal case between Malibu Water Company and their customer, Maarten de Wit. Materials include print and originals, and date from 1956 to 1957.

The file includes materials relevant to the dispute between Malibu Water Company and Charles A. MacGregor regarding MacGregor's excessive use of water and drilling of a well during the drought in Malibu. Documents include an application for water service, a brief from the District Court of Appeals pertaining to the case, correspondence, memoranda, a grant deed and other legal documents, notices, records and receipts. Materials are prints and originals and range from 1960 to 1963.

The file contains documents ranging from 1954 to 1958, which include letters, invoices, utilities agreements, concrete delivery tickets, a proposal, a contract, a map sketch, and a handwritten letter regarding the Malibu Canyon Access Road and the resulting utility changes and relocation work.

The file contains contour maps and blueprints, ranging from 1926 to 1961. The maps show different aspects of the Rindge Reservoir and Malibu Dam, as well as a lease map showing parcels in Malibu Canyon. Some maps show areas of the dam to repair or of possible improvement. Additionally, some maps are by Gerald FitzGerald or Taylor and Taylor, consulting engineers who worked alongside Malibu Water Company during the 1950s and 1960s.

The file contains correspondence, charts, a pamphlet, and a map pertaining to Rindge Reservoir and Malibu Dam No. 773. The topic of concern is the possibility that the spillway apron on the dam would fail due to erosion and cause the loss of the entire reservoir. Correspondents include Merritt Adamson of Malibu Water Company, the California State Department of Water Resources, and Gerald FitzGerald, consulting engineer. Materials include print and originals and date from 1964 to 1967.

The map is of the Malibu Dam Spillway Radial Gate Connections and dates from March 1926. The name and address of H. Hawgood are stamped below the title.

The handwritten chart shows information on customers and their monthly water allotment. No date is given.

The file contains photographs and negatives dating from 1953 to 1966. The photographs show the Malibu Rindge Dam No. 773, especially the eroded area of the spillway, and the excavation and removal of gravel from the back of the dam.

The file includes correspondence, water sample analyses, and a graph regarding the quality and content of water and its suitability for irrigation use. Materials include print and originals and date from 1954 to 1958.