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August 29, 1952 Fremont Arcade Partnership 101-5 Fremont S treet Las Vegas, Nevada Atten tion s Mr* 0, 0. King Dear Sirs R e ferrin g to your l e t t e r o f August 15, 1952, concerning Charge fo r water fo r coolin g r e fr ig e r a tio n machines as in d ica ted in our l e t t e r o f August 6, 1952. The charge f o r water fo r co o lin g r e fr ig e r a tio n machines, as set fo r th in our r a te schedule was, in the absence o f meters, based upon tonnage o f the r e f r ig e r a t l equipment being used, The rates which were approved by the Pu b lic S ervice Gommlssion o f Nevada apply equally to a l l types o f water cooled r e fr ig e r a tio n machines regard­le s s o f the purpose fo r which such machines are used or the p erio d and number o f hours per day in operation. As you no doubt know, the laws o f the State o f Nevada p ro h ib it the use o f m eters. In other c it ie s throughout the country meters a ffo r d a basis o f charging each customer fo r water a c tu a lly used. However, u n til such time as meters are perm itted in Las Vegas, water fo r r e fr ig e r a tio n units must be b ille d on a tonnage b asis. Inasmuch as water Is used f o r coo lin g o f your r e fr ig e r a t io n machines, we have no a lte r n a tiv e other than to Charge the prescribed rates fo r the s e rv ic e . Enclosed is our in v o ic e , in the amount o f $**-96.00, coverin g th is s e rv ic e fo r the p erio d January 1, to and in clu d in g August 21, 1952* W ill appreciate early rem ittance. fours t r u ly , ¥, I , Johnson