The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-09-11
1T HrAniNu on Iti.IrAaSt
RATES
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Aph company aad ali Independent
slephone companies. more than lye
i number. 10 appear oetpie i W
he state louse at Montpelier on
| fsesd day. september SO. and show
easou Why telephone rates should
ao, be- reduced 10 the rates named
~ Governor Fieichefs special In
yestl gaiing commission The Formal
rider ree4tes
Whereas. the special counsel au-
horixed and empowered by the.
! public service commission Of Yer.
mont. by special order and notice,
lated June I, 1913. to MAKE general
ayestigalion Of the business aud
properties OF all telegraph and tele-
phone companies in the State 0.
Vermont. has made report aud has
therein presented that the prices.
tolls, rates and rentals charged by
the persons. partnerships, assoc q
lions and corporations operating
telephone plants. lines and property
within the State OF Vermont, for
the use OF and service provided by
said plants, lines and property are
unreasonable. And has therein fur
Their presented that in order 70 /
make such prices. tolls, rates and I
rentals reasonable, the maximum
business aud residence rates fol /
subscribers annual rentals for tele-
..h1ne Instruments and exchange SCI
vice should be fixed AZ follows:
BUSINESS TELEPHONES,
One party-line. thirty-three dollars
Two party-iine, twenty-four dollar
-Four party-line. twenty-one dollars
More than four party-line. elgh-
Teen dollars
RESIDENCE TELEPHONES.
One party-line, twenty-four dol
lars.
Two party-line. eighteen dollars.
Three to six party-line, fifteen dol
lars.
More than six party-line, twelve
dollars.
And that the toll rates charged by
the persons, partnerships associa-
tons and corporations, operating
telephone plants, lines, and property
within the State of Vermont as es-
tabiished by the present tariff OF
ltes now in force and on file with
the public service commission OF
Vermont should be reduced by al
least twenty per cent.
Now. therefore, you and each OF
you, being persons, partnerships, as
sociations and corporations operat-
ing telephone plants lines and pro
perry within the State OF Vermont,
are hereby notified to appear at the
Senate chamber, at the State House
at Montpelier, In the county oil
Washington, on the both day Of Sep
TENDER, A. d., 1913, at 10 O'Clock
In the forenoon, then and there to
show cause, II any you have, why an
order of the public service commits
sion OF Vermont should not be
made, becoming effective on the LIST
lay of December, 1913. ordering
hat the maximum business and
esidence rates charged by you or
my of you for the annual rental OF
telephone ms ruments and for ex-
hange service on such parts of tele-
hone plants, lines, and property
perated by you OF any OF you as
re wholly within the State of Yer
nont shall not exceed the follow
ng annual rental and rate:
BUSINESS TELEPHONES,
One-party line ,thirty-three dollars.
fwo-paity line, twenty-four dol
hrs,
F'our-party line, twenty-one dol
i4s
More than four-party line. eigh-
zen dollars.
RESIDENTIAL TELEPHONES
One-party line, twenty-four dol
hrs.
Two-party line, eighteen dollars.
Three to six-party line inclusive,
fteen dollars.
More than six-party line, twelve
ollars.
And further ordering that the
laximum toll rates, for service orr
mating. transmitted and delivered
pom such parts of telephone plants
mes and property operated by yor
r any of you as are wholly within
le state Of Vermont. be reduced TO
0 per cent. OF the present toll rates
Or said service as fixed by the tariffs
ow filed by you or any part OF you
the office OF the public service
OF Vermont, or now
harged by you or any OF you, with
he provision. however, that said re-
uetion to so per cent shall be re-
uced or extended TO the nearest
,mmon multiple of five cents, and
it'll the exception that said reduc-
on shall not apply to toll rates q
hich do not exceed ten cents, and
irther ordering that all charges for
srvice originating. transmitted and
upon such parts OF tele-
hone plants. lines and property oper
ted by YOU or any OF you, as are
holly within the State OF Vermont.
! all cases where the customer
oes not obtain telephone communi-
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