Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-27
RECESS TAKEN IN
PHONE HEARING
LOngley Finishes Three Weeks
TestimOny-Salaries of
Officials Given,

Montpelier, Nov. 2l.--General Auditor
Longley of the New England Teleph one
and Telegraph company concluded his
testimony before the rsblic service
commission this afternoon after having
spent three weeks on the witness stand.
The commission decided to adjourn over
Thanksgiving week. nasmuch as it
must attend a hearing OF the interstate
commerce commission in Boston next
Tuesday. 1t will reconvene the tele-
phone inquiry week from noxt Tues
day.
The interesting feature OF to-days
session was the disclosure of the
salaries paid to officials of the COM
pany in the executive, accounting and
legal departments. These salaries are
pro-rated to the expenses in Vermont
i'm the ratio of the gross revenue of
the company in Vermont to the gross
revenue of the entire New England
Telephone and Telegraph company
Gen. Thomas Sherwin, chairman OF tho
board. gets an annual salary Of $4,000.
Of which S2S3.2O is chargeable to Yer
mont. President Sralding gets $4,000
a year. of which $500 is apportioned
to Vermont, Vice President Hail. Gem
eral Manager Driver and Trea surer
Hostou each receive $4,000. towards
the salary of each of whom Vermont
contributes S2S3.2O Vice President
Hyde gets $1,000. of which s564i is
charged to Vermont The secretary OF
the company. G. +. \. Siedhof, receives
SO, 600. Of which sS4.96 is charged TO
Vermont General Counsel Jones re-
celves $4,000 n year, of which S226.56
is paid by Vermont, General Auditor
I Loncely gets 50 900, of which
Vermont contributes S212.4o
/ OF the annual sala rics of 81 rierks and
assistants in the executive department
amounting to S29,l5G. the sum Of s642.42 Is
charged to Vermont There are 70 clerke
I'm the accounting department whose Az
groeate salaries are s69.s2o Of which
amount sl6t076 is charged against Yer
mont In the treasurer's department
there are l6 employees who receive to-
tai of s2G,jo5. of which Vermont pays
$0421 The total of these expenses
phargcd to Vermont for the year 1879 was
S. 24o55
LEGAL EXPENSES s75,"H
The amount paid to attorneys outsd,
was some discussion as to whether th"S,
payments should APPEAR on the record, as
these attorneys are not on the payroll oi
the company and re- employed only ~
special work. MI l.onglcv said the princ
pal payments to uutsid" attorneys Were
nadc to the firm Of Powers q Hall L
was finally agreed that a statement e.
these spccial legal expenses should h
submitted for the scrutiny Of the com
mission but should not become a part %
the published record The total legal TX
p"nsc of the company was s15ri -
which Sl,1G1.aG was charged Nermour
share.
Attorney Graham continued his iuquir,
into the other expense accounts of tn
telephone company. dcVoting some l'ttl
time to the question OF advertising. Mr.
Iongley said that the telephones fur
nished in newspaper offices We're not re
bat"d. but We're charged for AT the reg
ular service rates. against this charge
| he said, there was "A credit foi adv"rt's
ing and that sometimes the advertising
exceeded the amount of the tel"phon
. service rendered. Asked whether IN
company rendered an account 10 sue
newspapers for the telephone service fur
7 nished and whether he newspapers rem
dcred an account for the advertising us"
lust as If each We're paving cash. NJ,
Tongley said they did.
The advertising in various magazine
> done by tn" American Telephone am
e Telegraph company also entered into tn
5 discussion. Mr.. l.ongley said in respons
l to questions from tn" attorney for tn
baI . mo. C1' a.,