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, / - / f t1 i1f- l i sk Los Angeles - Deo. 22, 1950 Mr. Calvin M. Cory - Las Vegas: (oc: Mr. Oliver A. Thomas - Reno Mr. Wm. Reinhardt - Los Angeles) As you know, the Las Vegas Land and Water Company for some time has been endeavoring to have the law prohibiting the Installation of meters in cities of certain size repealed, this law being found in Section 6112 of the Nevada Compiled Laws, 1938 pocket part. In 194? we had introduced Senate Bill No. 93, by ?which we had initially intended to repeal that portion of Subparagraph 13 of Seotlon 6112 which prohibited the installation of meters ahd the second proviso relating to municipal water companies. We Initially ran into a lot of opposition from the Reno delegation and from various womens clubs and garden clubs and from Assemblyman Ryan himself. Also, for your information, we got very little, if any, help from inhab­itants of Las Vegas. Finally, we ended up with a proposed bill, copy of which I enclose. This bill was not satis­factory to us as we would have preferred an out-right repeal of prohibition but I finally agreed to it because I thought we might be able to pass it. You will note that the bill vests in the Public Service Commission the right to permit the Installation of meters after a finding that there is unnecessary waste etc. Even this bill died on the vine. It is my understanding that the Las Vegas Valley Water District would sponsor a bill to repeal this prohib­ition and I wish you would discuss this matter with Bill Coulthard, who is Secretary of the District, and draw up a bill repealing the last two provisions of the first paragraph of Section 6112. We can start with that and then see what we have to finish with. Mr. Reinhardt is very anxious to have such a bill Introduced very early in the session and In view of the opposition we had at the previous session, it might be that we will have to do some trading.