The Detroit times., 1916-04-13
Ordinance No. 35NA.

Ordinance No. 35OsA.
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y ORDINANCE grating The right
to use the strests. highwsys, alleys
g StAes P.slie places Of the City
een1sifs q those tra.ssetin. :
Iscsl tclsEhSns buslness q the city,
' ,REa5 PEOPLE or THE orr On
SECTION /. Every person. part.
nership. association or corpora
ton now or hereafter transact
Ing 9 local telephone business in
the City OF Detroit shall on the
following terms and conditions
10 use the hiShways. streets, a.
lsys Or other public places. Of the
dults. and except upon these
terms ana conditions said right
70 us: 10 hereby refused and
Sec. Q. The rates to be charged
by the TRANSLATOR Of said bust
ness for the telephone service
rendered. with the other Income
produce . revsnue sufficient to
pay q reasonable annual return
on the fair value Of the property
reasonably necessary for and
used n the service OF the public
expenses OF said business man
aged. maintained and operated In
. reasonably economical manner.
and . reasonable depreciation
0 Sec fsr ' TSs Pfe cIIRowisnx rate. ar.
hereby established. and. with the
other income of said business In
the City. are declared sufficient
fer the aforesaid purposes:
LiMiTED SERVICE:
Business. l-party. $50 calls
Excess Der " caIia .:,c:h,.....'...'s|ssSS
Coin box. i-party. 100 calls
MaIti-party. SO cali. per Wv
Commission on receipt: FOR ''
local messages. in excess
coin box rates. to be paid
Comm ssion on receipts col
lected at public pay sta
lions for local messages, to
be paid to the proprietor
OF the premises. 40 per cent
UNLIMITED SERVICE:
Business. 1-party ..........t 500
2-party ................ 500
Residence, 1-party ......... $50
.-parly .....s........... 500
4-party ............... 400
= Private branch exchange,
with minimum equipment
OF one position switch
board. one operators set,
one trunk line, two tele-
phone stations. and bat
terry 1880
switchboard and opera
Additional trunk lines. each 500. 500
Additional terminals 1900. LOO
EXTENSION TELEPHONE
Desk or wall set with or
without bell:
BUSINESS lines ............. 0,50
Residence lines ..,......... so
Private branch exchange. -. so
SPECIAL SERVICE:
Charitable institutions, churches,
and clergy shall receive a con-
cession OF 33 per cent from the
above 1.party business or resi-
CHARGES FOR SERVICE NOT
Charges for service which are
not listed in the above schedule
just and reasonable and proper
tional to the total cost of service
and equipment.
TIME OF CALLS:
Under unlimited service. calls
are not to exceed Ave minutes In
duration Under limited service.
calls are to be charged as one
call for each period of Ave min
utes, or fraction thereof.
INSTALLATION CHARGE:
The charge against the user OF
residences or business telephones
for moving q telephone from one
location to another. or for tho
reconnection or an existing in
stalaffipD shslI net sSSssd $3.50
For each auxiliary telephone on
the same premises. fifty cents per
month,
TEMPORARY TELEPHONES:
Whenever a subscriber shall in
stall n telephone and retain IL
for a period OF less than sixty
herein fixed and established. he
shall pay such reasonable sum as
Will cover the cost OF the labor
OF Installation and removal and
depreciation OF material used.
established and, with the other
income Of said business IN tho
city. declared sufficient to pro-
duce the reasonable revenue here
20 produces said revenue. u shalt
be the duty OF each subscriber.
WHO nar fOt Wise COntTACl-
ed. to pay tho transactor OF said
business, In proportion to tho
basic rate herein fixed for the
service selected by said subscrtb-
er. such additional sum as may
DO necessary to produce said
revenue.
Sec. S. Should the rates here
by established and, with tho oth-
or income OF said business IN tho
city, declared sufficient 20 pro-
duce the reasonable revenue hero
IN con templated to be raiscd,
produce q revenue greater than
laid revenue. n shalt be the duty
OF the translator OF said business
90 refund to each subscriber. who
has not otherwise contracted. his
share of the excess revenue. In
proportion 10 the basic rate herein
liked for the service selected by
him.
Sec. q. The Translator Of said
business shall comply With all
ordinances now IN existencs
regulating the stringing OF wires.
the placing OF poles And laying