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Safeway S tores, In c, 1925 la s t Vernon Avenue P, Q, Sox 3399 - ferialn al Annex Los Angeles 5b , C a lifo rn ia A ttentions Mr, M, B. H o llln g er lie t a l l (Operations Manager September 11, X952 Dear sirs R e fe rrin g to your l e t t e r o f August 21, 1952 concerning charge f o r water fo r co o lin g r e fr ig e r a t io n equipment. At the time the base ra te f o r co o lin g water fo r r e fr ig e r a t io n machines was determined, con sideration was given to the fa c t that such equipment would be equipped w ith r e c ir c u la tin g system as requ ired by C ity Ordinance. The charge f o r water fo r co o lin g r e fr ig e r a tio n machines, as s et fo r th in our ra te schedule was, in the absence o f meters, baaed upon tonnage o f the r e fr ig e r a tio n equipment being used. The ra tes which were approved by the Pu blic S ervice Commission 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 cerlo d and number o f hours per day in operation. As you no doubt know, the laws o f the S tate o f Nevada p ro h ib it the use o f meters. In other c it ie s throughout the country meters a ffo r d a basis o f charging each customer f o 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 t io n unite must be b ille d on a tonnage b asis. Our record# do not in d ica te that we were advised o f the in s t a lla t io n o f r e fr ig e r a tio n equipment a t the time the new sto re was constructed. However, a recent survey-developed that the r e fr ig e r a tio n equipment li s t e d in our l e t t e r o f August 6, 1952 was in use although we had not p reviou sly charged you fo r such s e rv ic e as prescribed by our rat® schedule, a copy o f which is attached. These