The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-04-15

ordinance no. .tJU-A.
~ ORDINANCE granting the rlght
20 use the strcets. htEhways. alleys
Of Detroit Tor the wires. poles snS
coWdutts Of those q ansacttmK .
local telephone business In the city.
1T * HEREBY ORDAINED BY
HE rEOPLE OF the CITY or
Section l. Every person. part
nership. association or corpora
ton now or hereafter transact
ing local telephone business in
the city OF Detroit shall on the
following terms and conditions
and upon no other have the right
10 use the highways. streets. al
leys or other public places OF the
Quits. and except upon these
terms and conditions said right
20 use rs hereby refused and
denied.
by the TRANSLATOR OF said bust
moss for the telephone service
rendered. with the other income
of said business IN the city. shall
produce a revenue sufficient to
pay "A reasonable, annual return
on the fair value OF the property
reasonably necessary for and
used in the service OF the public
in said business. all the annual
expenses OF said business man
reasonably economical mannsr.
and reasonable depreciation
fund for said property,
Sec J. The following rates are
hereby established. and. with the
other income OF said business in
the city arc declared sufficient
for the aforesaid PURPOSES:
class OF Maximum Rate
service Per Month.
LIMITED SERVICE:
Business. i-party. $50 calls
per month ,...'''''''' W"
Coin box. l-party. 100 calls
Mutt party, SO calls per
month .......... ESQ
Commission on receipts for
local messages, in excess
coin box rates, to be paid
TO subscriber. 80 per cent
Commission on receipts coll
lected at public pay sta
iions for local messages. TO
be paid 90 the proprietor
OF the premises ....fo per cent
UNLIMITED SERVICE:
business, l-psrty ..........t 500
s-party ..'.... ss.s.sr.s... s.VV
Residence. l-psrty ......... $50
.-party ...........'..... 3VV
i-party .....s.........s g.UO
Private branch exchange.
with minimum equipment
of onc-position switch
UOATU. OUt operator set.
one trunk line. two telc-
phone stations. and bat
terry .....s.s..... 1000
Additional positions OF
switchboard and opera
Additional trunk lines. each 500
Additional terminals 49,. 100
EXTENSION TELEPHONE
SERVICE:
Desk or wall set, with or
vsffhntIt hall
Business lines ............. $50
Residence lines ...... so
Private branch exchange -. so
SPECIAL SERVICE:
Charitable institutions. churches,
and clergy shall receive a con-
cession OF 80 per cent from the
above f-.party business or resi-
cHAR 1 FOR SERVICE NOT
Charges for service which are
not listed In the above schedule
or for special equipment shall be
just and reasonable and proper
tional to the total cost Of service
TIME OF CALLS:
Under unlimited service. calls
are not to exceed nve minutes In
DUR, Undsr c l,mlssd :srv an:
call for each period OF Ave min
INSTALLATION CHARGE:
The charge against the user OF
for moving q telephone from one
location to another. or for the
reconnection Of an existing In
:ta,ls,ion, shall not sscssa tiso.
For each auxiliary telephone on
the same premises. ATTY cents per
T TEMPORARY TELEPHONES:
whenever a subscriber shall In.
for a period OF less than sixty
days, in addition to the rates
herein nxed and established. he
shall pay such reasonable sun, as
OF installation and removal and
depreciation OF material used.
Sec. I. Should the rates hereby
esta biished and. with the other
City. declared SUFFICIENT to pro-
duce the reasonable revenue here
In contemplated to bs raised. fail
to produce said revenue. IL shall
be the duty OF each subscriber
ed. to pay the Translator OF said
business In proportion to the
basic rate herein hxed for the
service selected by said subscrib-
err. such additional sum as may
be necessary TO produce said
Sec. 5. should the rates here
by abolished and, with the 9TH
er income OF said business In the
city, declared sufficient to pro-
duce the reasonable revenue here
IN con templated to be raised.
produce a revenue greater than
said revenue. II shalt be the duty
OF the Translator OF said business
20 refund to each subscriber, who
has not otherwise contracted. his
share of tho excess revenue, In
proportion TO the basic rate herein
nxcd for tho service selected by
him.
SEC. 8. The Translator Of said
business shall comply with all
ordinances now IN existence
regulating the stringing OF wires.
the placing OF poles and laying
OF ~ouduits in the highways.
streets. alleys and public places