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l*as Vegan - October 1^, 19^9 e. * 2> ? e. b. OCT 17 194» f oo Hr, E. I. Bonnott ) Supplementing my letter September 15th regard- l«g reqaeet of the Hotel Owners Association that the hotel rate for water service be applied to motels and ante courts* set_t_l ed. aftIe wr& *o uurn cdoenrv etrhsea tiimopnr ewsistihon t hteh aPtu btlhieo maSetrtveirc veae Commission here October llthj however Oh&irman Allard phoned from Carson City this morning advising th&t considerable pressure was r i n g placed on the commission to have the hotel rate applied to motels. He requested tht t we file with the commission a rate for motels and auto courts differentiating from the bungalow court rate ehown in our present schedule, together with our definition regarding lawns and landscaping. He also requested that X contact the attorney for the Hotel Owners, Cleveland Schultz, with a view to compromising the matter to the satisfaction of the water company and the motel owners in order to avoid the necessity for a publio hearing on the subjeot. While \ it is true a rate for auto courts and motels is not sped- \ oleally provided for in our existing rate schedule* we have always considered them in the same category as a bungalow court. However 5 would like to get rid of the troublesome matter of adjusting vacancy allowances each month end if we could establish a flat rate perunnit that would have to ubse pIani cdo mrpergoamridslee,ss whether occupied or vacant it might nay Hy suggestion would be to offer them a flat rate of f 1.0 0 per unit without any additional charge for toilet f2a®c i. litfidesi ssuccoh nats irnesuteau rvaanctasn*c ys taolrleosw*a noseeer.v icAen yst aatdidointsi*ons! houses or trailers would of course be in addition to the motel rate, in accordance with our present practieo. 1 would rather do this than be forced to grant them the present hotel rate of about $0«h5 per unit* because of the importance of keeping our rate structure reasonably consistent. fhe charge of #1.0 0 per trailer hat been approved by the commission and if the |o.A5 rate were applied to motels it would result in tourists being penalized merely because they have wheel! under their abode, '