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Las Vegas - March. 8 , 1950 W 23-6 Mr. Wm. Reinhardt: ( cc Mr. E. E. Bennett Further in connection with proposed application for increase in water rates. Rule 10 of our regulations provides the Compamy may charge $5.00 for tapping the water main. This charge may have been fairly representative of costs 19 years ago when the present rate schedule was adopted, when labor was 6zk cents an hour, 0 .1 . pipe 6 cents per foot and fittings in proportion, but these costs have more than doubled as you will note from the following table: G-alv. Copper Long Line Corp!n Cock Curb Stop $1.27 $1.27 $1.27 Reducing Ell 1.51 1.51 1.51 . A .61 f a Street Ell .19 .19 Pipe - 3/4“ 10* 1.27 3.08 50* 6.35 Material 4.38 6.77 9.46 Labor, 3 men, 2 hrs ® |1.27 Hr. 7.6 2 7.62 36.10 Replace Oil Bound -------- 12.50 $12.00 $33.36 145.56 We sustain a loss of $7.00 to $40.00 per connection, according to the length of service line to be run, and I feel this shohld be adjusted to a more equitable basis. p-r j 9 1850
