New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-05
Scent PHONES
BY JULY, OFFER
OF COMPANY
New Tariff for Almost
Entire City Will Cut In
come by S. 100000.
SYSTEM PROPOSED
TO BE TEN ZONES
Eight Per Cent Return and
Freedom of Investigation for
Term Asked.

Five-cent telephone calls FOR practi-
cally the entire city will be In effect sf-
ter July /, if certain concessions, which
do not apear to be insuperable, are
granted to the New York Telephone
Company by the upstate Public Service
Commission. The company submitted
schedule Of rates and zones yesterday,
which means an aggregate reduction of
it's income by s5,O0O,OOO This includes
a voluntary decrease OF 10 per cent
given last year.
Thus draws near an amiceble and sat
isfactory settlement of the controversy
that has lasted for nineteen months.
In making the offer John l.. Swayze,
counsel TO the New York Telephone
Company, said: -.
"In the very complex and difficult
situation which now exists as to New
York City telephone rates, the com
pany's attitude is one Of Cancellation.
II is willing to 20 far TO avoid the
possibility Of litigation, which would
necessarily be extremely annoying and
expensive TO all concerned.
willing to Revise Rates.
ITO retain and strengthen, II posi-
BILE, the goodwill IL now enjoys, the
company will assent to a revision of
the rates"
Before the hearing of the commits
sion adjourned, its counsel, Martin W.
Littleton, made a statement in which he
praised the stand taken by the COM
pany.
III wish to say" he added, chat the
telephone company has afforded TO
me, our corps Of engineers and &C
countants and those interested In the
inquiry every facility for information,
and has responded to every request,
which never had to become a demand,
which has been preferred"
Following Mr.. Littleton, Max H.
Winkler, OF 90 Wall Street, who began
the action for a reduction in telephone
rates, added that he heartily concurred
in the sentiments expressed by counsel
Hearing Not All Harmony.
The hearing was not all harmony
Mr. Littleton and Samuel Rosensohn
of the Corporation CounsePs Office
clashed when the latter objected to any
settlement which included the fying oil
an per cent rate OF income. After
heated controversy. in which the city
representatives were accused of being
not truly representative of the inter
ests of the city, Chairman Van SAINT
voord overruled Mr.. RosenJohn.
Counsel to the legislative committee
declared that if its schedule were not
, sustained the committee would appeal
to the Legislature.
Radical reductions are made in all
classes of service by the company's
offer. These are arranged in accord
ance with a system of ten zones, which
are as follows:
System of Ten Zones.
First Manhattan south OF West llcth Stirred
S.cond--The rest Of Manhattan and tie centrs
office districts Of fordhsm, fremont, Merose and
Intervile. IN The BronI.
Thlrd-kng shridss. williamsburg. NoodlsNn
Nestchest.r and city Island districts ~ The BrouI
Fourh-Brooklyn as far south as Flatbush and
| the Astoria and Hunters Point districts OF queens
Fifth-Bay Ridge. Bath Beach. Coney Island
J SiIth-NeWt0wn. Forest HIS. Flushing and Bay
side districts OF queens
( seventh Richmond Hill. jamaica. Hollis snt
Springfield districts Of queens
B Embellishments and Far Rockawsy districts o.
( Queens.
Nnth-west New Brighton. Tompkn,'ille arc
/ New Dorp districts Of staten Island.
Tenth-Tottenyllle district OF Staten Island.
From Zone 1 q subscriber may tele-
phone anywhere in the greater city, eS-
cept Far Rockaway and Tottenville, 81