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Zas ^egas, Bevada, March 17, 19S3< * 25-6 f ubli c Service Commission, Stcte of Sevade, Carson City, Bevada. Attention Mr. J. ShaughBegsy. Chairman: Gentlemens Mr. -F. ||| George, who is lobs ted in Los Angeles, is the o«ner of & cabin court here in I.as '^jae, which occupies e space o,f 50 feet by 140 feet, and - includes Z& cabins resides e residence for the manager. He called on ue this rapming regarding application of rates to he ferclied on his r,rope-rty• It was $r. George's claim that he should take the camber of of .-occupancy in the court daring the month and divide name by the number of days in the month to determine the number of cabins occupied luring the month, and the remain­der of the court eto'ld be declared vacant. It. is and always bos been oar interprets.tion of the rate schedule the t where a cabin Is occupied at er.y time iurln • the month, it.it considered occupied for the foil month end vacancies mold cot be allowed only where the cabin wee un­occupied for the entire month. fhie ruleshss been applied, not only to cabins but to houses sad business buildings alike end ineEaBuch.ee our schedule of rates wee prepared end bused • o the number of cabins, houses ©ad etorec and other buildings, were we to aply our retes under ^r. George’s interpretation there would be a materiel decrease in our revenues, which would undoubtedly necessitate the application of ® higher rate sched­ule in srenerol to recover the losses.