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

I'm Any manner Whatsoever Knowingly or Will
fully, charge, demand collect or receive from
any person. Arm Or corporation, greater c'
lees compensation for any intrastate scryic.
rendered Or To be rendered by IL than II
, charges, demands. collects or receives fru1r
, any other firm. person or corporation for Z
like and contemporaneous tntrastate service
under similar circumstances,
Sec. D. IL shall be the duty Of the Com
mission to prescribe uniform rules and classi.
hcati1as pertaining To the conduct OF intFa-
state telephone business and . system OF &c.
counting 70 be Used by telephone companies
scribe and furnish blanks and forms for re-
ports. all OF which shall conform ~ nsariy ~
practicable 70 the rules, classiheations &C.
Interrtate Commerce Commission for the inter
state business Of like size companies.
I The Commission shall by correspondence, OF
conference where necessary, use It's best en-
deavors toward establishing uniformity in prae
tice IN oil matters pertaining 70 regulation Of
The business Of telephone companies between
the Federal Government and State Govern
tnsnt Of this and adjacent states
TO the provisions OF this Act. wherever or
wanIzed, shall keep an office In this state and
4 shall from time to time require All books,
records and htH and all or its property shall
g a. III ss . sns1sst os 70 Inspection BY as
take therefrom a balance Hhaet on December
sist each ycnr, and on Or before March tst
such other information AZ the Commission
shall require, verified by nm officer Of this
telephone company, shall be filed with The
See, 10. Whenever public convenience re-
giires the same. every telephone company
/ q physical connection or connections to be
made and telephone service TO be furnished
eaea BY and shs tsiephans ,e ss line or Or
lines operated by another telephone company,
or between iss telephone toll line or lines
other seIsphons company, Or between i IT, toll
line and the toll lire OF another telephone
| connections Is practicshie and Will not result
IN irreparable injury TO the telephone system
70 aompeled % oe contacted The tern
physical connection" as used In this section.
shall mean such number Of trunk lines or
complete wire circuits and connections AZ may
| auate service between such telephone tines and
exchanges and shall not be deemed To provide
for any connection whereby one line or circuit
IN TO be bridEed upon another line or circuit.
| In cssa OF failure Of the telephone companies
tcnnceTped 10 allow or agres upon such physical
connection or connections. the terms and
| conditions upon which the same shall be
| made, application may be made to this Com
mission for an order requiring such connee.
tton ana liking the compensation, terms and
| conditions thereof, and II after Investigation
| and hearing the Commission shall find that
such physical oonnectione will mot result In
| irresparShis injury to such telephone proper.
| ties, II shall by order direct that such con-
neeiions BE- made, and prescribe reasonable
conditions ana compensation therefor and for
the Joint use thereof, and by whom the ex-
penEe of making and maintaining such con-
ncesion or connections shall be paid. Whenever
| application II made to the Commission request
| ing physical connection II shall be presumed
that such connection IL necessary. and that
thu public conyenienee Will be promoted there
| BY. and tho burden OF overcoming such pre-.
| sumption she'll be upon the party resisting
| connecting shall give service over tha con-
Meeting line on lines without preference to or
discrimination against any service or telephone
see ii, 4 telephone company may fornixh
service free or at reduced rates to It's officers,
agents or employees In fnrtheranee Of their eni-
Dl9ymHuf. but III shall charge full schedule
rates without discrimination for all other serv-
ices Provided that nothing herein shall release
any telephone company from carrying out
amy contract now existing between ii ana any
municipality Tor the furnishing 81 any servies
that any contraet for telephone service at
discriminatory fatrs, other than those with
mnnicipalities shall DO tsrminatea BY ., The
able by It's terms or IL tho company has the
nntlon To terminate such contract said option
shall be exercised and the contract terminated
within three months after the passage OF this
Act,
Sec ~, The Commission shall. whenever IL
deems tho same necessary. determine the value
OF NIL the property Of any telephone company
devoted to the public use, and IN 80 doing IL
shall after notice 10 the telephone company,
hold such public hearings az viii give all tn
tcrested parties chance to furnish evidence
ana be heard. For tho purpose of this Act the
Commission II authorized 20 appoint engineers,
examiners, exnerts. clerks accountants and
other aHAistRnta M II may deem necessary At
| such rates Of compensation as u may pre-
scribe,
In the discharge Of their duties such ap-
pointees shall have every power or any In
| Commission. The Commission may conduct
any number Of investigations contemporaneoua.
| ~ through its Individual members or APP.
polnteea. ana may delegate 20 ITS individual
| rnsmtmrs the taking OF ali Testimony on any
Investigation or heariRg.
Soc H. For the purpose Of bringing about
uniformity Of practice, The Commission shall
have the exclusive right to grant authority to
any Telephone company TO construct telephone
lines or exchanges for furnishing local service
To subscribers In any municipality of this
STATE. and 70 prescribe the terms and eoudi.
ON, snd whenevcr the commission grants snch
authority X shall he In the form ~ pernit
OF indeterminate durstion~~eoapi~d with the
right TO the municipality 10 purchase the tele
phone plant within the city, as hereinafter
provided No local tclephone exchange shah
Village Ear furnishing icca, service to sub.
seribcrs In such village or city, where there Is
n operation IN such village or city local
without fsrst securing from tho Commission a
declaration, after n public hearing, that public
esshsnss, hut ss Ne governing BODY q any
| municipality shall have the same powers. Of
regulation which u now possesses with refer
enee TO the location of poles and wires so ~
10 prevent any Interference with the safe
| and convenient uss OF streets and alleys by
| the public,
Hs long distance lines Into or through any city
| or village " tha state for the furnishing OF
Il me- aa Sss ~ saes s
| city relative to tho location Of Its poles and
wircs and the preserving Of the. safe and
convenient use ct such streets and alleys to
| the public,
See 10, Any telephone company operating
| under any existing iicense, permit or franchise
feet Of this act. acquire any license, permit or
| franchise, NAV. npon nlnE with the Clerk OF
ne maaiepalis which sr.a,.d sass franchise n,,
license, permit or franchise. receive In neH