Mexico Missouri message., 1916-12-21

Decision of Public Service Commits
sion in the telephone case i'm which
evidence was taken i'm the City of
Mexico, on Nov. "a, 1916, before
Commissioner Shaw and submitted
TO the Public Service Commissioners:
Report. w. Mccoy and other
complainants allege the lack of and
public necessity for physical cOnnec-
ton between the toll lines of defend
ant Buffum Tel. Co. and the local ex-
change of defendant, Laddonia Ru-
raj Tel. Co., and request an order
requiring such physical connections
with the switchboaTds of defendants.
Defendant, Buffum Tel. Co., is will
ing to satisfy the complaint and
make physical connection and estab-
lish joint rates and agree to pay the
cost of making the physical connec-
ton and to maintain it under the
standard form of contract entered in
to with other connecting companies,
providing for the operation of such
connections and for the division of
joint rates, tolls and charges. De-
PENDANT Laddonia Rural Tel. Co. does
not deny any of the material allega-
lions of the complainant, but resists
the order on the ground that it may
be subjected to additional costs, pos
sibly requiring it to maintain an adj
ditional telephone operator, and that
it is satisfied with the present con-
ditiOns. The company appears to be
voluntary association with share
holders located outside of the city
limits of Laddonia, and furnishing
telephone service to it's shareholders
without the payment of monthly
rental, but on the basis of assess
ment to pay costs and furnishing
service to subscribers within Lad
donia on the payment of monthly
rental for such services.
In the past two years it has not
been necessary to assess the share
holders of this company, while all of
the costs of operation, maintenance,
etc, have been met from an accumu-
lated surplus and from revenue of
maintains free exchange with other
similar companies and with Rush
Hill but cannot get telephone service
to Mexico.
Upon consideration of the evil
dence under the provisions of Section
SO, subsection 8, the Commission
finds that the desired physical con-
nection can reasonably be made be-
tween the two telephone companies
This extension and connection the
Buffum Tel. Co. agrees to make at
its own expense, so that the two COM
pany lines will make a continuous
line of communication.
AT a session of p. S. Com. held on
Dec. 12,1916, after free investiga-
ton of the evidence and after due
elaboration the Commission orders:
Order 1. That the defendants
shall make and maintain suitable
physical connection at the expense
of the Buffum Tel. Co.
Order 2. Tolls and charges at the
rates now on file by said Buffum Tel
ephone Co. Tolls and charges here af- !
ter established with the consent and
approval of the commission.
Order 3. That defendants sepa-
rately shall publish and file with this !
Commission and put into effect said |
joint rates, tolls and charges within |
ten days of the effective date of this |
order.
Order A. That the Commission re-
tains jurisdiction to establish divis- |
ion of the joint rates, tolls and !
charges by supplementary order after
turther hearing, provided defendants |
40 not agree between themselves upon
the division of rates, tolls and charges
Order 5. That this order shall be
In full force and effect on and after |
END day of Dec, 1915, and remain in
erect until changed or abrogated by |.
the Commission, and that within ten |
days after service upon them of this
order and report, each defendant II
shall notify the Commission, whether 4
the terms of this order are accepted
and will be obeyed.