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M r . L a f f e r s . - a - 4*»30«»i29 b a sis* Ms. Adamson, whose r e p o rt X am takin g the lib e r t y o f e n clo s in g , goes in to th e s u b je c t o f r e t a i l s a le s , having given fu rth e r co n s id e ra tio n to th e a p p lic a tio n o f meter ra tes as coopered w ith m a lte r n a tiv e p rop osa l to in crea se the f l a t r a te s . While the en closed re p o rts In d ica te that se rio u s o p p o s itio n t o any in crea se in n a t e * ra te s m? be exp ected, i t appears th a t rep orts h e re to fo r e mode to the Commission » l l l not be detrim ental in p resen tin g a ease a t t h is tim e. A d e ta ile d study o f the land and fa te * §#*gpt«f% o p e ra tio n during th e past s e v e rs! year® has not been made, so that some v a r ia tio n from fig u r e s now gtartft my reasonably be eapeeted* I f in view o f w ater data now p resen ted , an in crea se i s the flat ra tes i s d ecid ed upon, meter ra tes should d ou b tless be reta in ed f o r th e in d u s tr ia l t r a c t s and fo r fu tu re a p p lic a tio n elsewhere i f conditions- w arrant, ®nd I so recommend* la t h is con n ection , we are h oldin g s e v e ra l a p p lic a tio n s f o r the nwrohase o f w ater w holesale f o r use in new su b d iv isio n s, has Vegas* I f understanding i s confirm ed th at resoameadatioB contained in Item i o f my K-©9§ A p r il I § approved, we w i l l be In p o s it io n t o perm it work o f in s t a llin g lin e s to proceed on th ose su b d iv ision s where C e r t ific a t e s o f Convenience and M eeeesity have hewn o r w i l l be secu red by o u tsid e water com panies. W ill you Mindly a d v ise by w ire i f th at recommendation approved. F. it. K nickerbocker