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Water Service H ates: Las Vegas - October 24, 1934. m W 23-6 Mr. F. H. Knickerbocker, General Manager, Los Angeles, C a lifo rn ia . ?Dear S ir : With fu rth e r referen ce to my l e t t e r October 12th , copies of whieh were sent Messrs. Bennett and Barry, with regard to a demand by c e r ta in c itiz e n s of Las Vegas for a public hearing on water r a te s of the Las Vegas Land and Water Company, a re a c tio n to our request fo r penalty r a te s on water cooled r e fr ig e r a tio n machines to prevent excessive waste by such machines: A fter conference with Attorney McHamee, we decided to withdraw our req u est fo r increased r a te s on the r e f r ig e r a tio n machines, the thought being th at by so doing we could clo se the n a tte r and preclude the public hearing on water r a te s in g en eral. Confirming our phone conversation, i t was my in te n tio n to go to Carson City and secure th is understanding from the Commission before d eliv erin g w ritten withdrawal o f the increased r a te , but th is could not be arranged because of a r riv a l of the Shriner Sp ecials over the week end. However, we talked with Chairman Shaughnessy on the long - d istan ce telephone and upon re c e iv in g h is assurance th a t th is would clo se the m atter, we mailed our l e t t e r of Odtober 18th , eopy of which is attached for your inform ation and f i l e . I I a tta ch a ls o eopy of Mr. MeHamee’ s l e t t e r of October 18th to Mr. Bennett, from which i t would appear th at the City has no au th o rity to co n fisca te our water system fo r municipal ownership, but can, through c e r ta in step s, e s ta b lis h a water system of th e ir own by means of a bond issu e . fhe a g ita tio n fo r public ownership has quieted down con sid erably, but I w ill keep my ear to the ground and adv ise you of any fu rth er developments. Yours tru ly , WALTER H. BRACKEN ce - Mr. E. 1. Bennett, Vice-President. MX. E. C. B arry.