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Form 2191-B c . s . U N IO N P A C I F IC S Y S T EM 7-31-500,000-U Time F i l f S L ____ ______ M TELEGRAM 50 VG A LAS VEGAS 2^-5PM FEB 12 1932 FHK LOS ANGELES. ' , K - 9 1 K IN MOST CASES, THE CHARGE FOR RESIDENCE UNDER OLD RATE WAS HOUSE $1.00 TOILET .25, BATH .25 TOTAL $1.50. FOR SAME SERVICE UNDER NEW RATE THE CHARGE IS HOUSE $ 1 .5 0 , TOILET .25, BATH .25 TOTAL $2.00 OR AN INCREASE OF 33 1/3 PERCENT. INCREASE IN EXTRA LAWN AREA AMOUNTS TO TOTAL $ 7 .2 5 PER MONTH. STORES OR SHOPS THE SECOND LARGEST NUMBER OF SERVIC ES WAS INCREASED FROM OLD RATE - OF $ 1 .2 5 TO NEW RATE $ 1.50 INCREASE 20 PERCENT. IN MANY CASES NO-INCREASE WAS ALLOWED AT ALL. WE CANNOT SEGREGATE WATER IN QUANTITY OF GALLONS TO CLASSES OF SERVICE, AS IT. IS UNLAWFUL IN NEVADA TO MEASURE WATER DELIVERED TO ANY SERVICE IN TOWNS OR C IT IE S EXCEEDING ij-500 POPULATION B -1 2-1 WALTER R. BRACKEN 3PM '
