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HEW WATER SGHEDU: BAS VEGAS, REV DOLLARMONTH IN CREASE IN WATER R ATE S L. V. R ev i ew 5 -6 *31 Local Firm to Put New Schedule in Effect on ? June First. A re v ise d sch e d u le o f w a te r r a t e s f o r th e c ity o f L a s V e g a s , to b e co m e e f f e c tiv e o n Ju n e f i r s t , w a s an n ou n ced th is m o rn in g by W a lte r R . B r a c k e n , v ic e p re sid e n t an d g e n e r a l m a n a g e r o f th e L a s V e g a s L a n d and W a te r co m p a n y . T h e new s e t o f p ric e s , a ll b a sed on th e f i s t r a t e s y s te m , w ill a f f e c t th e re s id e n tia l d is t r ic t m a te r ia lly , c a llin g f o r a n in c r e a s e in th e m a jo r i t y p f-c a s e s fro m th e p re s e n t r a t e o f $ 1 .5 0 to $ 2 .5 0 p e r m o n th . D o w n to w n b u s in e ss h o u se s w ill n o t b e g r e a tly a f f e c t e d by th e c h a n g e e x c e p t in a f e w in s ta n c e s , B r a c k e n s ta te d . . ?' 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B u s in e s s r a t e s a r e fig u r e d in th e s a m e m a n n e r ta k in g i n t o 1 c o n s id -j e r a tio n a ll t h e e x t r a s f o r - w h ich ! c h a r g e s a r e m ad e. im p ro v e m e n ts in s ta lle d d u rin g | th e p a s t 's e v e n y e a r s b y th e c o m -J p a n y , in c lu d in g ' e x p e n d itu re s f o r d ev elo p in g w e lls , c o n s tr u c tio n o f r e s e r v o ir s , n ew p ip e lin e s a n d g e h - e r a l e q u ip m e n t and th e in c r e a s e in th e m a in te n a n c e c o s t o f th e e n tir e s y s te m , w e re th e r e a s o n s a s sig n e d f o r th e a d v a n ce in r a te s . H i i p # 1 I v:-’ ? .