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LAS VEGAS MOTEL m ASSOCIATION, INC. P.O, Box 286 Telephone 2291 Las Vegas, Nevada August 4th, 1949 Public Service Commission of Nevada, Carson City, Nevada. Gentlemen: I am again writing to you bn behalf of the Las Vegas Motel Association, Inc., in regard to the discriminatory water rates charged by the Las Vegas Land & Water Co., of Las Vegas, Nevada. The officials of the water company have advised me that your commission, many years ago, ruled that a motel should be charged the same water rate as a bungalow court. Tenants of a bungalow court usually rent the premises on a month-to-month basis. Generally, the building itself is either a separate unit for each family, or, at the most, the building may consist of two units. The unit itself usually consists of several rooms, in­cluding a kitchen. The landscaping generally consists of more lawn and shrubs than that attributed to each unit of a motel. It frequently is occupied by more than one or two persons. A motel unit on the other hand is usually occupied by a transient guest. The units are frequently all located In one building and each unit consists principally of one room plus the bath, frequently one bath serving two units. In view of the fact that your ruling was made many years ago, before the motel became a permanent Institution in the economy of our Western States, it undoubtedly was adopted on a trial basis. It now seems clear that this ruling should be rescinded. Our association is composed of about 100 members and this matter has been discussed on numberous occasions at our meetings. It is the general consensus of opinion that a motel should be charged the same water rate as a hotel because of the similarity between the two, both as to the general construction features, the accommodations offered and the type of guest to whom these accommodations are rented. A hotel and a motel are both innkeepers whereas this is not true of a bungalow court.