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Sheet 3.__________________ Form2191B T T '.E G R A M SYMBOL X CLASS OF SERVICE REQUIRED Indicate by X the Px Preferred Immediate delivery class of service Dx Day Delivery during day Do not specify preiv j service if other service w ill Nx Night Delivery by next morning answer the purpose. undoubtedly fo llo w . Recommend conservative course of perm itting outside companies to develop extensions, executing suitable contract with Water Company. Purchase o f lin e s and franolilsos which developments prove d esirable to be negotiated la te r on by Water Company. 7. Franchises fo r C la r i s Townsite and O rigin al Townsite both permit charges on meter basis at rates adequate fo r time being but contain provisions that quote Water Companies or consumers may, upon due notice being given, have meters in sta lle d , sake and slse to be approved by municipal au th orities, and to be in sta lle d by the Water Company, at cost, at expense o f party making request o r demand fo r same, end quote. In view low water rates at pres#? enjoyed by consumers not probable they w ill request in sta lla tio n meters, which, i f in sta lle d , would therefore b© at expense Water Company under franchise provision. Appro xiss&tely 1,000 meters wool be required, amounting to tesfcal expenditure approximately #30,000, to be bom© by Water Company. In addition there 'Would b© an expense approximately $300 per .month reading, cleaning and repairing./ \ meters. On other hand, should we change to meter basis t h i s -tim e, |v c ity might refuse franchise in 1934 fo r Clark*® townsite, and in stall municipal plan t, cost o f which would be assessed approximately 70 per cent against Railroad and Water Company because o f ls5rge holdings w ithin c ity . While it is recognised consumption water per purchasing user is high, yet on basis average population 193^ use per capita amounted to 335 g a l. per day, as compared with 6