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Hon. Robert A. Allen Page 5 that Las Vegas Is a Critical Defense Area. With the construc­tion of such additional houses it must be obvious to the Com­mission that the unavailability of water in Las Vegas approaches an alarmingly critical stage. I therefore respectfully urge the Commission to make an ex parte order granting the proposed new Rule No. 9.5 here­tofore furnished to the Commission and that the rule as fur­nished to the Commission be modified to provide a cut-off date of December 1, 1951, so as to read as follows! RULE NO. 9.5 (a) The Company will make no extensions of its mains to provide water service in areas of the City of Las Vegas not theretofore served by water mains of the Company subsequent to December 1, 1951, unless a contract for such extensions of mains under the existing rules of the Company ph«Ti have been entered into prior to December 1, 1951. (b) The Company will make no new connections for water service to any domestic, commercial or industrial establishment after December 1, 1951, unless application for such connection shall have been made to the Company prior to Deoember 1, 1951. No such application shall be accepted unless such establishment Is completed or under construction on Deoember 1, 1951. The foregoing request for an ex parte order granting the proposed new rule is, of course, made subject to revocation, modification, or confirmation following a public hearing to 1e held by the Commission for the purpose of determining whether the proposed rule as granted at this time should be made permanent* Very truly yours 1, E. Bennett Airmail-Special Delivery