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F, W, Woolworth Company hG5 Montgomery S treet S&n Fr&noisoo 4, C a lifo rn ia A tten tio n : Mr. M, G. Strohmeier Dear S irt R e fe rrin g t# your l e t t e r o f August 26, 1952 concerning charge f o r co o lin g water f o r R e frig e ra tio n Machines as in d ica ted in our l e t t e r o f August 6 # 1952* At the time the has© ra te f o r th is s e r v ic e was determined, con sideration was given to the fa o t that such machines would he ©quipped w ith r e c ir c u la tin g systems as requ ired by O ity Ordinance. fh e charge fo r water fo r coo lin g r e fr ig e r a t io n machines, as set fo r th in our ra te schedule was, in the absence o f meters, based upon tonnage o f the r e fr ig e r a tio n equipment being used, fh e ra tes which were approved by the Public S ervice Oommission o f Nevada apply equally to a l l types o f water cooled r e fr ig e r a t io n machines regardless o f the purpose fo r which such machines are used or the period and number o f hours per day in operation* As you no doubt know, the laws o f the State o f Nevada p ro h ib it the use o f meters. In other c i t i e s throughout the country meters a ffo r d a basis o f charging each customer fo r water a c tu a lly used. However, u n til such time as meters' are perm itted in has Vegas, water fo r r e fr ig e r a tio n units must be b ille d on a tonnage basis. Inasmuch as water is used fo r coo lin g o f your refrig*- ©ration machines* we have no a lte r n a tiv e other than to charge the prescribed rates fo r the s e rv ic e . September t i j 1952 Attached is our in vo ice in the amount o f $736*00, coverin g co o lin g water fo r the p eriod o f January 1, to and inclu din g August 31* 1952* W ill appreciate e a rly rem ittance. lou rs tr u ly . w. 11, Johnson