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% C OPY__________ COPY____________ COPY October 30, 1946 Mr. Lee S. Scott Secretary - Public Service Commission Carson City, Nevada Dear Leei As you know, our present rate schedule has been in effect since 1931 and since that time various classes of service have arisen for which we have established* no specific rate our lett 1942 Some of these newer classifications were included in rate schedule by an amendment in 1942. Please see our er May 26 and the Commission’s approval dated June 11, There has recently been constructed in Las Vegas one of the modern serve—your-self laundries, commonly known as a "Laundryette". This business has twenty (20) automatic washing machines which are rented to the public at so much per hour; house wives bring their laundry to the L aundry-ette, wash their clothes, and the firm supplies electricity, water and equipment in exchange for the rental charge. Our rate schedule contains a classification for "hand laundry" and “steam laundry", the charge on the latter being $30.00 per month. The owner of the Laundryette feels that he will not use as much water as a steam laundry, in which we con­cur, and he feels a charge of $20.00 per month would be fair and equitable. While his business is very good at present, there is a possibility that it may fall off later and I suggest we adopt a rate of $1.00 per machine for the first 5; and $.75 for 6 or more. As you may have noted by the newspaper, we have recently had under construction some large commercial buildings which use considerable water for cement and plaster, which places them in a different category from ordinary house construction. I believe a flat rate of $5.00 per month for construction of commercial buildings would be fair and equitable. Will appreciate your approval of the two above men­tioned rate schedules. Very truly yours, Walter R. Bracken