The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-06-08
,,uaIou to See If City Can
farce Telephone Ex-
teTwuIg
ls,ciInan Murphy to Ask
t,.sligaiiou Of ExiOr-
ton Charges.

.aesfion 81 whether public
- eorparatieus can - c0m.
~ : serve the Fceeetly aanvxcS
andrr the fFaaelises
- n TIE council bsiore these
..sss districts were taken late
! - linltk vii Be determined
neuIllon. superintendent
J ,ssae utilities.
s.r.sl,mAn Mar Wardall. 81 the
,,.s.snsA uarsi has brought the
= q a refusal Of both the
.....saess and Sunset telephone
-..',s,iunx 70 extend their tclc-
- service 10 spfing hiil aud
hseslTfu5
- exruss that the corporations
4 4 as refusal IL that the cost
7 sselax cables aud pale lines for
4 a,ensloa would agErexAte AZ
= rs asla. and that the business
rspe<s does not Justify the eK.
-
Wareall Raises Issue
s.n<llnAn waraaii believes that
: rrxtiou Of expense has very
at sny bearing On the issue
. r:rioa : that the franchises ~
: exparafiona eoupei them 10
=. ~ oniy the districts IN which
= sna = highly remuneratiye
,<s<<s bat also those sections
- respective customers arc
Y,m apart and fewer service
xsxg.eas are required
q have had ~ eud 81 trouble
- a. matter. said Mr. Nardali
- Al present the telephone
nsassss decline 10 extend their
res heyoad Nsuth and CAN.
Ira They nAy II 10 too expen-
= = complete the lines to
|<ax XII Aad Faunflefoy n
= : aaY provision in the fran.
- rkseh authorizes Ms 10 do 90.
vi sprce them 10 sxtsnd their
rs
gxtsrtian 10 Charged.
smplainss a. 10 alleged exi0r-
tss practices On the part Of the
nxt Iessphone corporation have
- esxhea Mr.. Honliion and are
= s=lnx investigated. The kicks
. snsefed around the methods
~ tie e1uzp4ny - said 20 have
zr.d IN many Instances In cut,
I ast The party lines
sxn1inx to the stories reaching
& snsiion. telephone connections
4 m.<c-ib~rx On ten and four.
80 hn<< have often been cut
. - slightest pfetext. and these
xnn<rs arr Informed when they
s : lac office 10 protest. that
~ vi have 10 subscribe for a
elisr party service or DO without
! <.<-huae entirelY The fewer
assnsfs there are On the tsne the
rrr sseh customer has to pay the
saxsy for hts service
Limited Service Graft
lie<inx that their charges are
nga sztDrtion. Y. n Wilson. pro
o<x q the Capitol Hlll Clothing
se<'sry has refused 10 pay the
g gvenied to him b. the Pacific
x<rkcae Co
rf&n has dsfied the Telephone
|HazY 10 remove the phone from
. Ds1fe u business.
Z tksy fisconnect me. he said.
i "a sne them IL eoart for refus
y . give serstce 90 a man who
ftillnx 10 par for t. I will pay
n efvlce hHt win not tamely
|xa1is 70 . hafefaced holdup. The
Sssf Telephone Co. will have to
re iAeir claims Ia court before
" rake ne pag
y Mar Wilson had q limited
<7<e phone pat In his office. Ia.
= II ru1ffracf be Il entitled 20
ntfnanx calls a month FOR 81
trzaf he Pacific CO. presented
HaAll for iii.st.
Es<sss Calls Charged.
I 4is zmoent 81 50 vas for hla
,1s1e rent. g. for the June
g Z sdvanee. and 1854 for en-
= fxllx The excess calls are
zst a cents apiece. and the
~ sllsgs be had f9s excess
y 3arinx the rs days Of MAY
= used the phone.
VIA says This ia ridiculous
hsef i ! had 3 excess calls.
- atked the company 10 show
fhsfs ] had called 90. they re-.
They stated I would have
- nsir word for It. Ms word
nnd a. theirs and 7 am pOzi-
al not use the phone one
!. st number Of times they
-Ans also says the service Is
z NeF. He said sometimes the
- OPERATOR would cut him off
- I'VE tines while he was call.
! party. He then would
y fing Hp again
/ 1aAga they figured thesa calls
nlly II they aid I may have
central fss times. but I
'ainlg not golux 70 put a pre-
g fotten service By paying
ssif mistakes
r. ne bill xaa presented Ar
sskef 10 BE- allowed 10
- rs service and pay 81 a
- f unlimited service The
- refused this offer and said
h1Ee 10 service at al un.
i = I'D bis bill without quea.