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Las Vegas - December 21* 1950 V 23-6 Mr* E. 1* Bennetts Tour letter Deo ember 20* file 80-5» transmitting proposed redraft of Buie* and Regulations* 1 feel that the last paragraph on page 8 should 1 nfl«cmoh &a held the property own ebre reelsipmoinnsaitbelde for payment of water bills* In the absence of any deposit to Insure payment* Under Rule $ we would be required to run 50 feet of 3/h* service line for H5* Please note the estimated cost of 50 foot line as shown in my letter March 8 to Hr* Reinhardt* coxy to you* la over #b5* With regard to the 2* connections* we hare tried to discourage these as far as possible as we have no control ever the ascent of water used in the absence of metere and the #30 fee provided for a 2* connection would not cover cm* cost Inasmuch as the list price in the Mueller catalogue is #25 for 2* oorp. stop and #2h.50 for a 2* curb stop* leaving nothing for cost of 2* pipe or labor* Suggest the reference to 2* connection be eliminated* In Rule 10 it is noted that the rate of return is deoreassd to 35& I feel we should retain the present 50# return in order to give the applicant a fair chance to get back the money he has advanced and alao to avoid any attach on this M e which has been of considerable value to us in the past* In M e 15 suggest “Reconnection Charge* be changed to “Turn On Charge* to avoid any dispute when the pipe is not actually disconnected but merely turned off* A* M* Folger