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( C O P Y ) Reno, February 7, 1947 Mr. E. E. Bennett: Referring to your letter of January 22 and to telephone conversation with yob. January 31 regarding repeal of section 10596 N.C.L. 1929 which makes it un­lawful for any superintendent or manager in control of electric light or water companies to refuse to connect mains, wires, pipes, etc., under the conditions set forth in that section. . At your suggestion I conferred with Mr. W. J. Forman of Thatcher, Woodburn and Forman, attorneys for the Sierra Pacific Power Company which sells power and water, and it was Mr. Forman’s reaction that it would be well not to stir up any discussion of this matter particu­larly in view of the commission’s decision. Also, I have conferred with Mr. Lee S. Scott, Secretary of the Nevada Public Service Commission. He rather feels, although he would prefer to have further time before making a final decision, that the.commission’s position would be assisted if the act were to be repealed. Mr. F. A. Tracy, President of the S.P.P.Co., just returned from the east after a month’s absence from Reno, and with him and Mr. Forman this afternoon, I again went over the proposition of possible repeal. Both of them are strong in their belief that no action should be taken to repeal section 10596 with its resultant stirring up of the power and water question in public hearings and possibly in newspaper publicity, particularly in view of the faet that we should concentrate all of our strength on the immediate objective that is of immeasurably greater benefit and that is the proposed repeal of the restrictions against water meters. Frpm the standpoint of progressing the meter bill with the opposition which I feel reasonably sure will develop in the Clark County assembly delegation, and possibly within the Washoe County assembly delegation, it naturally would be less complicated to work on the meter bill alone. Will you please advise me further? REM-M ’ (Signed) R. E. Marks cc: Mr. Calvin M. Cory