The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-01-16
C. &.P, TOLLS
PROTESTED
CARROLL COMMISSIONERS AND SUB
SGRlBERS ADDRESS P. S. G..

The Board of County Commission
ers on Monday last adopted the fol-
lowing resolution:
Whereas numerous and represent
ative citizens and residents of Carr
oil county, Maryland, subscribers and
patrons of the Chesapeake and Pot.
omac Telephone Company through the
telephone exchanges of said company
at Westminster, Taneytown, HamP-
stead, Union bridge and New Windsor,
in said county, have brought to the
attention of the Board of County Com
missioners Of Carroll county the fact
that, though heretofore all the patti
rons of the said C. & P Telephone
Company, through each of said eK-
changes, were entitled to the privi-
lege of calls through all of said ex-
changes without extra toll charges
now said patrons are confined to tine
use of the single exchange in which
they are listed, and, in order to COM
municate with any person through
said other exchanges, are required To
pay in addition to the regular rental
charges additional toll rates.
And whereas said residents and
/ ClIlZGuS VI CdIiOl1 nave
quested the said Board of County COM
missioners to bring these facts to thD
attention of the Public Service Com
mission of the State of Maryland and
request said Public Service Commits
sion to pass an order requiring the
said Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone
Company to return to it's former sys-
tenn of charges for the use of it's lines
in hat ic fn hU
abolishing the present system of toll
charges as at present in force, and the
inclusion of each and all of the above
named exchanges in the regular rent
al charges.
= 'Now, therefore, be it resolved thak
William l.. Seabrooke, the Attorney
for said Board of County Commission
ers, be and he is hereby instructed To
% file with the said Public Service Com
|, mission a copy of this resolution, to
! gether with the petitions and protests
k Of said patrons of said Telephone Com-
Ipany, and in the name of said Board
of County Commissioners to appear b-
fore the said Public Service Cor,.,,i
n sion, and to use all honoral, ,,ta mean,
q to bring about the ahC.r,sbina Of fh,
! present system "~fo,i charges and re
= turn to th~%o1r,o,. tn rcs sHs+e,e U 20 Of renta ia
LII
r. lrA'-uses t for the use of the lines of sab
..fTelephone Company in said conntys
" The whole question Of telephun
=. rates is now before the Public ServiD
in Commission to increase it's rates in fh
70 State of Maryland, under that petftiu,
: Ithe telephone company has been re
Iouired to silrnish to the Public Servic,
Commission figures o. its capital, rev
enues and expenditures segregated al
U to Baltimore City and the rest Of thG
- State. On Monday, January 5th. I
l. hearing began before the Commissipl
10 on the statewide question. At tha!
,s hearing Washington and Fredericl
counties, or rather various bodie:
,e from these counties, were representer
If by counsel. A satisfactory segregR
7e ttion had not been finished Nat tha,
" time, and the hearing was adjournet
N to later date. At the next hearing
ir the telephone company will presen;
is it's theory of rates necessary to pro
,r duce fair return upon the fair ..valps
n of it's property used and useful in th&
Is public service throughout the State
and, at the same time, be cross-exanG
If 1ned upon the valuation given at the
If hearing on the 5th inst When thA
J. examination is concluded the segre-
n cation theory will be taken up. Al
s that time Carroll county will be rem
II resented by the members of the Board
It of County Commissioners and their
d counsel. Petitions signed by most Of
) the patrons <0f the above named ex-
% changes are ready for filing with the
Public Service Commission.