The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1915-03-20
BOARD ORDERS FURTHER CUT
IN FIGHT ON sc. PHONE RATE

duced and would receive unanimous
support"
The text Of the of,ciai announce
ment 10 ~ follows
"The Public Service Commission Of
the Second District has decided the
pending New York City telephone
rate case. The order a. adopted by
the Commission will be effective July
!. 49,. and 10 to remain in force for
period Of three years and there.
after until the further order Of the
Commission.
The order nxes maximum rates,
leaving the company free to mako
reductions during the period covered
by the order. The order will pro-
vide that the maximum rates to be
In force from July 1 shall be those
submitted by the company at the
last hearing, but with the following
important notifications:
The message rates OF the COMPANY
shall be established as for ten Zones,
In accordance with the zone map filed
BY the company In connection with its
proposed rate.
NO EXTRA TOLL BETWEEN
BROOKLYN AND oUGENS.
The local areas for service under
message contract rates are changed
from those fixed by the company 30
that Zones 8 and Z are not only local
to each other but local also with
Zones I and s. This permits Queens
subscribers to talk under their mes
sage contracts with all Brooklyn. In
GLIDING the Coney Island section, and
also with Long Island City and A..
toria. The minimum message direct
line rate Of SO for TO messages -
retained.
Zone 3, which 10 the Upper Bronx
region. 10 made local not only with
Zone :. but also with Zone 1. 20 that
all Manhattan and the Bronx will
constitute . single local area for zons
-. without . toll charge. The mini
mum message direct line rate Of
l3s for 720 messages II retained for
Zone ..
"Zone 9. the Far Rockaway and
Hammels exchange area, which the
company proposed to make local only
with Zone Z. the Richmond Hill and
Jamaica district, 10 also made local
with Zone s. the Coney Island and
Bath Beach section.
From Zone 9 Gar Rockaway) TO
toll rate Is reduced from 10 cents to
8 cents, the Same a. the company's
proposed toll charge from Zone to
Zone I. the Brooklyn and Long Island
City district.
"The minimum message rate for
individual subscribers stations direct
line In Zones I, 2, 4 and s for both
business and residence service 10 re-
duced from the proposed rate Of 3i2
for $40 messages to 40 for 900 mos
sAGes.
REDUCTION IN PRIVATE BRANCH
EXCHANGE RATES.
"Private Branch Exchange rates in
Zones I, 2, I and s for the minimum
equipment and messages described by
the company. In Its schedule OF pro-
posed rates are reduced by the Com
mission from 3133 to &l26 for monitor
board service, and from 313S to t132
for corded switchboard service. These
the company for Zones 9, 8, z and 8.
which are not changed.
The company's charges for mini
mum Private Branch Exchange
equipment and messages In Zones .
ana 20 are required to be kept upon
the present schedule rates AZ dis
counted. and to that extent are made
lower than those proposed by the
company. The Private Branch Ex-
change rates 20 dxed a. q maximum
In the various zones are not to apply
to hotels, which the company will
serve under special contracts az here
tofore.
Extension stations are kept at the
rates fxed by the company In Its pro-
posed schedule.
"Ail rates now In force within
Zone . and 10 for individual message
rate subscribers shall remain az they
are At present. that Ii to say. the
discounted rates now In force.
served"