Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-04-29


sAy person Arm or corporation. greater o.
less compensation fer any intra&tate service
rendered % 70 BE- rendered BY Y than Il
| chargeA demands. collects or receives from
sny other hrm, person or corporation for 4
iiIkks ald contemporansoas intrastats service
under similar circumstances.
4 ssc. ., II shall be- the duty OF the Com
mission to prescribe uniform rules and eiMssi.
ncaftons pertaining TO the conduct OF intra.
counting % be used BY telephone companies
IN tTsnsaetfnK said business, and 1t shall pre-.
ports Ill 81 which sn sank conform II nearly ri !.
practieabls 10 the rules, ciassincations nc.
counting syaiefns and reports prescribed BY thu
State business IL like size companies
The Commission shall BY correspondence. OF
deavofs toward establishing uniformity in prse
fine IN all matters pertaining To regulation of
shs business business q tsiephone companies bstweer
| fnent Of this ard adjacent statep
Sec, b Every telephone company subject
ranked shs keen ~ ace IL mi. stsse sna
shMli make such reports 10 the Commission al
= sasn from time g time require All books,
BE- ~ oil times subject to Inspection by tile
Commission. II shall close IT. accounts and
isf s ssssefse .n balance sbss. on pscs1s,
following. such balance sheet, together with
such other Information al the Commission
telephone company. shall b Med with tthiss
Commission,
bsc ~ whenever pubic E0nsenience re-
Qutres the same Mvery telephone company
shall for reasonable compensation, permit
physical connection or connections 70 be
between any telephone exchange system OPP
srafed ny ~ and the telephone toll line or
Hires operated by another telephone company.
pr bsfWeeD Hs telephone toll line or Hines
md the telephone exchange system Of an
other telephone company. or between rs toll
company whenever such physieai connection or
conrsetions z praetic.ble and Will not result
70 r0snpAiisd TO be connected. The term
s'physical connection. az used In thia section,
shall moan such number OF trunk lines or
bs required 10 furnish reasonabls and AIDE.
quate service between such telephone lines sud
exchanges and shall not be deemed to provide
for Any connection whereby one line or circuit
IN css3 of failure of the telephone companies
z q " ~
GaudiftonH uron which the same shall be
made application may be made to fha con-
ton ana nxinx the compensation, terms and
conditions thereof. and IL after investigation
se pys. ns Win 's ~, na
ties Il shall b. order direct that such con
conditions and compensation therefor and for
thN Joint usH thereof, and by whom the ex-
g ssss and ss
application II made 70 the Commission request
inx physieal connection II shall be presumed
ths public coIiysnience viii be promoted there.
w. and ths burden OF overcoming such pre-
po sns 3 upon The sary rsIns
connecting shsll give service over the con-
Meeting line or lines without preference TO or
Discrimination skainst any service OF telephone
800. ii. 4 telephone company msy furnish
service free or at reduced rates to tls officers.
playmHnt, but II shall charge full schedule
rates without discrimination for ell other ssrvsi
sny ,slsphone oanany from esrrsir o
any contract now existing between n md any
mn g, shs furnishing e. ~. .eryes
that sny contract Tor Telephone service, atI
discrinninatary rates other thar those with
sonsny - anon a. M same bssoa. ssrnIn
abs hy IL tsrms Or II tho Company has tho
opticn 10 terminate such contract said eption
within three months aftry the passage of this
Sec n. This Commission shall. whenever i,
ef iii ne propelts ~ any tsispho,se cemp a
shali, after nssies % TIE tslephans eempsay.
torssted psrsies ehance 10 furnish evidence
and be be M. For the purpose Of this Act the
cammlssan !. authorized Y arpans snslns.rs
other assistants m II may deem necessary al
saeh rstss q compensation ~ II may pre-
III the discharge III their duties snch ap.
pointss. shAli have every power o. any In
quisltorlsl nature xfanted " this act g the
any number Of investigations eentemporan+ons.
w through its individual members or ap.
snsmscrs he iakns ii ali testimony 81, any any
tnycstikatlon or hearins,
Neo. II, Fer the purpose Of Drinking about
uniformity NJ practice, THE Taninission shnll
have the exclusive right 10 sfant authority tel
any telephone company 20 construct Telephone
u s.ersa Il sny anuipalsy n tSis
state. and to prescribe the terms and coadi-
tipna upon which construction snay he carried
aathar.ty u shall he IN thu form IL 4 permit
of iAdeterMinate dursiion~-ceupled with the
rishs y the mapispslss e purchase .hs ,sle.
prosid Nh local Telephone exchange shall
be constructed or instsiled IN any city or
scribcrs ii such Village o. city, where there il
n operation n such siilase Or city 4 local
without hrst securing from the Commission a
declaration, after public hearing, that nuhi'cI
municipality shall have tho same powers ef
regulation which II now possesses with refer
cree ~ the location ~ poles and wir.s 40 ~
and convenient use nf stre~ss and alleys by
thc public
Soc. IA, Any telephone company may extend
or VILLAGE IN this state Nor the furnishins 81
loag distance service only. subject 10 the regu.
lstinn III the governing body Of such village or
city relative 10 the location af its poles and
wirea ana the preserving of the safe and
oorseeient uAe Of such streets ana alleys 10
the public
sec ~ Any telephone company operating
under any existing noense. permit or frauchiss
Or which ahall hereafter hcfere the taking ef-
feet M this act. acquire any lieense. petnst cr
franchise. may, upon ming with the Clerk Of
the munisipaiity which sranted such franchise,
written dseiarstian that y sarr.nders such
thereof. IN indsterninate permit m defined in
thereafter hold such hermit under all the
terms conditions ana limitations III this act,
The Ming ne such declaration shall he decme,l
right 10 insist upon the fulnlment by any
municipality ns any contract theretafere en-
tered inte relating 70 any rate, charge or
p nad ns ao ses W g
the tetenhrna cotrnanp, the C'erk ~ the mns]
nictpality shalt ME with the Commission n
thereof, ana thereapon j, shai, receive an In
discriminate permit from the Commission cons
ferring the same rights az II originally granted
under this act
sec, la ANY municipality shall have the
right 70 ewn ana operate q telephone exchange
within lte own hcrder.. subject TO the pro-
visions ~ this act. and Il may construct such
mNnt with the owner. or where u cannot aSrve
with the owner ON price, II may acquire an
existing plant by condemnation ~ hereinafter
provided. but la no case shall nfuuicfpaltty
construct or purchase such plant ~ proceed
TO aGauire an existing plant ny condemnation
until such aetten w !, 4 authorised BY =
proposition Al Eencral election or n seeeiai
election ealsed for that purpose, and " the
proposal II to construct a new exchange where
authorized to ao 10 unless sixty.nv~ tea per
cent? nor cent az those voting thereon vote In
favor q the andersakins