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LAS VEGAS MOTEL ASSOCIATION, INC. P. 0. Box 286 Telephone 2291 Las Vegas, Nevada August 4.th, 194.9 Public Service Commission of Nevada, Carson City, Nevada Gentlemen: I am again writing to you otf be! Association, Inc., in regard to the/aisj by the Las Vegas Land & Water Cb .y of of the water company have adviserfme ago, ruled that a motel should beNtfiarei bungalow court. of the Las Vegas Motel tina/bory water rates charged I gas| Nevada. The officials ’burvcommission, many years the/Same water rate as a Tenants of a month-to-month basis, separate unit for eac of two units. The eluding a kitchen, shrubs than that attri occupied by more than usu&Qy rbnt the premises on a buildrngrjtftself is either a .the most, the building may consist nsists of several rooms, in- Uy consists of more lawn and *of a motel. It frequently is Asfotel uMt on the^b^her^liand is usually occupied by a transientjgUes^Cxpfe uMts are frequently all located in one building and each^anit/consists/principally of one room plus the bath,frequently one bath I serving two units \ ) j M t,vie^\Of thb fapft that your ruling was made many years ago, before the mote„l betajpie aypermanent institution in the economy of our Western States, undoubtedly was adopted on a trial basis. It now seems clear that this—ruling should be rescinded. Our Association is composed of about 100 members and this matter has been discussed on numerous occasions at our meetings. It is the general consensus of opinion that a motel should be charged the same water rate as a hotel because of the similarity between the two, both as to the general construction features, the accommodations offered and the type of guest to whom these accommodations are rented. A hotel and a motel are both innkeepers whereas this is not true of a bungalow court.