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V Los Angeles, March 7, 1951 MEMORANDUM: R.L.A. Referring to your letter to Mr. Jopllng dated March 5, 1951, and Mr. Roy A. Wehe's memorandum to you dated March 2, 1951, with regard to charge against the LVL&W for electric energy reported used in operation of water facilities at Las Vegas, Nevada. Mr. Jopling called this morning regarding the above and since you were not in the office I took the liberty of discussing the matter referred to with him. Mr. Jopling states that all of the electric energy used in the water field, including booster pumps, wells, etc., and all other water facilities, at the present time is metered through meters Installed April, . 1948, at the substation near the Shop Grounds. These meters show energy used exclusively in the water producing facilities* Mr. Jopling states that -Wat-er Service Department started reading these meters in February, 1950, and that charges reported for electric energy used through these meters is accurate subsequent to February, 1950. Between February, 1950, and April, 1948, the meters were read by the Mechanical Department and he is of the opinion that the amount charged against the Water Company was inaccurate, due to the fact that the split of the total power bill was made on a purely arbitrary basis whereas sinee February, 1950, the amount charged to the LVL&WCo. was based on a prorate of the power through all the Railroad Company* s electric meters as applied to the total power shown in bill as submitted by the Power Company. Mr. Jopling states that he has a total of 7 meters receiving power billed by the Power Company and also has a totalizing meter which checks very elosely the sum of the 7 individual meters. Mr. Jopling states for some time past the Power Company's bill has shown considerable less power than the total of power used as indicated by the Railroad Company's meters. He took this matter up with the Power Company and advised them that their bill seemed to be considerable under what it should be based on Railroad Company's meters, and that he had made a check of the Railroad Company's meters to determine that they were all operating accurately. The Power Company told him that while their bill seemed to indicate an undercharge still they were satisfied that the amount being billed was adequate.