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August 29, 195® F ir s t R ational lank o f Mev&da 115 South Third S treet Las Vegas, Nevada A tten tio n ! a, L» Woods Deaf* S ir ! R eferrin g to your l e t t e r o f August 8, 1952, concerning charge fo r co o lin g water fo r r e fr ig e r a tio n machines as in d icated In our l e t t e r o f August k.t 1952* We have corrected our records to in d ic a te a 15 ton r e fr ig e r a t io n machine in use Instead o f the 25 ton r e fe r re d to in our l e t t e r o f August A, 1952. the charge fo r water fo r coo lin g r e fr ig e r a tio n machines, as set fo r th In our ra te schedule was, In the absence o f m eters, based upon tonnage o f the r e fr ig e r a tio n equipment being used, The rates which were approved by the Pu blic S ervice Commission o f M@va-.da apply equ ally to a l l types o f water cooled r e fr ig e r a tio n machines regardle s s o f the purpose f o r which such machines are used or the p eriod and number o f hours per day In operation. As you no doubt know, the laws o f the State o f Mev&da p ro h ib it the use o f meters. In other c it ie s throughout the country meters a ffo r d & 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 Las Vegas, water f o r r e fr ig e r a tio n units must be b ille d on a tonnage b a s is . Inasmuch as water i s used fo r coo lin g o f your r e fr ig e r a t io n 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 . Attached is our in v o ic e coverin g th is s e rv ic e fo r the p eriod o f January 1 , to and including August 31, 1952, in the amount o f $199*20. M ill appreciate ea rly rem ittance. Tours tr u ly , W. ifi Johnson