The Coconino sun. (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1898-1978, 1915-07-02
Uses and properties before proceeding


Most Respectfully Yours,
(Signed) S. S. ACKER,
Moved and carried that the above
communication be ordered laid on
table.
Moved and carried that the clerk
be instructed to advertise for bids on
a fire truck, combination.
Notice of the Reception of Bids
Office of the town clerk, town of
Flagstaff, Arizona, June 2Sth, 1915.
Sealed bids will be received up to
five (5) o'clock P. M. July Goth, 1915,
at the Office of the Town Clerk, town
Hall, for combination chemical and
hose motor fire truck, that will con-
form to the requirements of the Ma
tional Board of Fire Underwriters.
The payment of same to be made
one third Q-3) down, and third t-3)
latter part of January, 1916, balance
to be paid the later part of January
1917. The above payments to be sub
ject to call.
The Council reserves the rights to
reject any and all bids.
GEO. A. FLEMING,
Clerk Town of Flagstaff.
Moved and carried that the alley
running east and west in blocks A, 5,
and in r. r. Add. and T. S. Add, be
dedicated to the use of the poles of
the Western Union Telegraph Co.,
and the Postal Telegraph Co., this
account Of the impractibiity of plac-
ing High Power wires underground.
Moved and carried that the Town
Attorney be instructed to draft an
Ordinance prohibiting the skating
with roller skates on cement side
walks.
The maps as furnished by Mr.. Geo.
Babbitt for approval, was ordered re-
fered to the Town Attorney and Mr..
Geo. Rabbit.
The communication to the Flagstaff
Electric Light Co., relative to Orna-
mental street lights was orderd filled.
The communication of the Albu
querque Foundry and Machine Works,
relative to Ornamental street lights
was ordered filed
The communication of the Level
Iron Works, relative to Ornamental
Street Lights was ordered filed.
The following communication was
presented and read:
Docket No. 274.
Arizona Corporation Commission
In the mater of the Investigation by
the Arizona Corporation Commission
upon its own initiative into the law
fulness of the rates and charges of
the Mountain States Telephone and
Telegraph Company in Flagstaff, Ari-
IONA.
NOTICE AND ORDER
1t Appearing, That the Commission
did, on July q, 1914, issue an order
directed to the Mountain States Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company, re-
quiring them to appear before the
Commission on August IL, 1914, to
should not issue an order modifying
Special Order No. 10 issued October
%, 1912, changing the Flagstaff, Ari-
IONA, telephone exchange from GAP
class to "B" class; and
1t Further Appearing, That by pc
tition filed August 6; 1914, The Noun
tain States Telephone and Telegraph
Company requested considerable ex-
tension of time beyond August II,
1914, in which to comply with the
order of the Commission; and
1t Further Appearing, That inform
al complaint was filed by the Common
Council of Flagstaff on May a, 1915,
wherein it is alleged that the rates
then being demanded and collected by
The Mountain States Telephone and
Telegraph Company for telephone
service in Flagstaff are exorbitant and
"prohibitive to the general welfare of
the town." and
1t Further Appearing, That the
Commission in it's Special Order No.
10, Docket No. 8, issued October %,
1912, approved certain classifcations
of towns and cities within Arizona,
including the Town of Flagstaff, and
that in said Special Order No. 10, the
Commission stated: owe are of the
opinion that any schedule of rates
provided for at this time for universal
Consolidated service must necessarily
be arbitrary in it's nature and there
fore should be made conditional and
for a stated temporary PERIOD" and
that it's said Special Order No. 10 was
limited to January /, 1914; and
1t Further Appearing, That the
Commission should, upon it's own in