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August 29, 1952 dol&en Nugget, Ino. Second & Fremont S tre e t Las Vegas* Nevada A tten tio n ! Mr. C. 0. King A ssistan t Secretary Dear S ir ! R eferrin g to your l e t t e r o f August 15, 1952, concerning charge f o r water fo r coo lin 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 6t 1952, *he charge f o r water f o r o o olin g r e fr ig e r a tio n machines, as set fo r t h in our ra te schedule was, in the absence o f meters, based upon tonnage o f the r e f r lg e r a t l equipment being used. The rates which were approved by the P u b lic Service Commission o f Nevada apply equally to a l l type® o f water cooled r e fr ig e r a tio n machines regard-* le s s o f the purpose f o 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 meters. 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 f o r r e fr ig e r a tio n u n its must be b ille d on a tonnage basis. Inasmuch as water is used f o r ooolin 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 p rescribed ra tes fo r the s e rv ic e , In closed is our in v o ic e , in the amount o f |1A56,00, covering th is s e rv ic e fo r the p eriod January 1, to and in clu din g August 31, 1952. ¥111 appreciate ea rly rem ittance. Xours tr u ly , W. B* Johnson