Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-03
REGULATION OF TELEPHONES
Howell Introduces Bill at the Re-
quest of commercial
Club.
(From a STAN CORRESPONDENTS

CFrom a Staff Correspondent
LINCOLN, Neb., March 2.-(Speclal)-At
the request Of the telephone committee of
the Commercial club of Omaha, Howell of
Douglas today introduced his telephone bill.
The bill adds a new section to the city.
charter-providing that THE standard met
ropolitan schedule Of telephone rates and
service shall be and is hereby hxed and
defined" II amends section 10 OF CHAPTER
xii of the compiled statutes with the pro-
vision that nothing in the section shall pre-
vent the granting by the mayor and city
council of a franchise to a competitive tel
ephone company as provided in the act
without a vote of the people. Section 1s1
of chapter xiia is amended to prohibit The
mayor and city council from preventing the
placing of telephone poles. ETC., in said
city by any telephone company having ac-
CURED a franchise thereto. n further
that the mayor and city council shall not
have power to establish OF enforce any reg
ulations OF telephone rates or service in
conflict with the regulations of the act,
The bill also provides for an Interchange
OF service between companies, the rates as
provided in the hill are as follows:
Schedule OF Rates.
Part 1.-The monthly rental for each tele-
phone In local telephone exchanges having
1850 telephones or less, sha be for fuii
metasie CIRCUITS: one party line business
party line business telephone, 81; residence
telephone, R.5Oi three party line business
four party line business telephone, So; resi-,
dence telephone, 81; five party line BUSH
ness or residence telephone, SIS; six party
line business or residence telephone $l.50;
eight party line business or residence, tele-
phone. $l.25. For extra service two parties
using same Telephony, 81. For extra name
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with subscribers in business. 20 cents. For
grounded or common return GREATS the
rates shall be % per cent less than those
fixed for full metallic circuits.
Part 1.-THE monthly rental for each
telephone in local telephone exchanges hav,
ing rCre than $500 and less than 10000
Il OF this schedule, wish % per cent added
added TO t ins Fates for All In other ~ pe ser Ssas
as therein stated. =
Part m-The monthly rental for each
ing more than 10000 and less than 1880
telephones shall be the same as in Part
Of IF t this sc schedule SSs ss, Eith hn 70 per per- ssP, adde's Iisi
added 10 the rates for all other service
as therein stated.
Part Iv-rhe monthly rental for each
telephone In local telephone exchanges
having more than 1850 telephones shall
be the same as in Part 1 Of this schedule.
with so per cent added In case OF one paFty
lines and so per cent added to the rates f1I
all other services as therein stated.
telephones exchanges for extensior or det
telephones shall be 81; for each extension
/ bell, 20 cents.
Part M-The rates herein fixed fhall op.
| ply 10 all business telephones located WithiT
two miles OF the central exchange aud e
all residence telephones within the cor
porate limits of the metropolitan ciuy IL
which such exchange Is located and &c sal,
\ charges there shall be added for each huFi
ness telephone Is cents per month fer eacf
one-quarter mile or fraction thereof be
| yond the said two.mile limit. All Of tk'