The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-31
LOCAL PHONE
COMPANY IS
TO MAKE RATE
RAISE OF So
Business Phones $42 Those in
Residences $24 Under New
Schedule Filed With Public
Service Commission.
OCTOBER |
Especial to Palladium

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug 31-The
Richmond Home Telephone company
filed a schedule of new rates effective
in the city on October 1, 1918. with
the public service commission of Indi-
ana today
Individual automatic lines in resi-
dences will thereafter pay s24 annu-
ally instead of sci. the present rate.
1t also petitions for an increase "a
rates outside of Richmond.
The new city rates effective Octo-
Der /, 1918 follow:
Individual automatic line, business,
s42; residences s24 per annum
Two party automatic lines, business
s36; residences $21 per annum.
Four party automatic lines business
$50; residences SIS per annum.
Increase in Subscribers.
The statement Of the company sets
out that under its franchise and con-
tract of March 2, 1908, pertaining to
telephone rates and charges tor SER
vice within Richmond the rates are to
be based on 1000 phones or less, and
after each increase of LOCO phones
over 1000 phones, the company will
be allowed to charge 25 cents per
month additional
From and after Januray /, 1908, the
rates were to be; For party line
phones in residences not to exceed
four parties on line, not more than
SIS per annum. For individual lines
in residences, not to exceed SIS per
annum- For party line phones in busi-
ness places or public Offices not to ex-
ceed four parties on the line, not more
than $50 per annum. For individual
lines in business places or public Off
ces. not to exceed s36 per annum.
Increase in the number of subscri-
bers since January 1, 1908. has per
mitted the company to increase its
rates since.
To Raise Rural Rates.
The company also petitions for per-
mission to increase the rates for
phones outside the City of Richmond.
For rural service on and after Octo-
Der 1. 1918, it asks the commission TO
establish the following annual rates:
Party lines, manual type five to ten
stations, inclusive, business $33, resi-
dence s21
Party lines, automatic type, five to
ten stations inclusive, business $780,
residence, S24
For rural service, the following spe-
Gifted rates plus line charges:
Individual automatic, business SAP;
residence s24
Two party, automatic lines, business
S36; residence S21.
Four party, automatic lines, busi-
ness $50; residence SIS.
To the above specified rates shall
be added the sum of Sc per annum for
each one-Quarter mile or fraction
thereof beyond one mile radius from
the central Office for line charges:
said charges TO be borne equally BY
all subscribers in the line using any
such ope-quarter mile of line or frac-
ton there of in service, to, from or
through the central office.
The petition says the present rates
for service out side the city of Rich.
mond unjust and inequitable both to
the subscribed and the petitioner" and
that theh present rate and charges are
inadequate and insufficient to main
tain the system and keep it in a state
of efficiency.
The company says that an automat.
ic party line with a rate of S24 per
annum was tried out with a number
of subscribers and the rate found sat
isfactory.