Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-11-21
commission ACTS
AGAINST BELL CO.
s0t'THwEsTERN II NOTIFIED TO
BE PREPARED FOR LOCAL
INVESTIGATION.

Tho Southwestern Bell Telephone
Company was notified yesterday even.
ing 10 b. IN readiness Tor an investipa.
tion Of It's affairs which Is 10 com
lnencc on Tuesday. November 3Oih.
The City Commission resolved upon
such an Investigation al "a special meet
INK held az the Mayors Office ycster
day afternoon. The resolution, rs
passed by the comiSsion. calls upor
the company a. exhibit 20 the Ci.y
comission, its engineers auditors. anJ
other agents its books and records a.
the end that the commission may Oh
tain full Information with respect TO
It's properties and the valuation thereof.
and full data on both receipts and cX.
pcnditures NJ the company.
This action IL IN line with the recent
~ announced determination of the com.
mission 10 compel the telephone com.
pany TO live up 20 the terms Of its
franchise.
VIII Get Good Service.
The discussion proceeding the adop.
ton OF the resolution emphasized the
fact that the commission h resolved
20 obtain good telephone servlco fur
the citizens ~ Amarillo. and that thy
city n prepared 20 resort 90 any meas
over four hundred applications for %,
Installation ~ telephones pending. and
the commissioners say they arc going g.
Eet those phones Installed II there Is
any gOsihlc way ~ doing H.
Tho resolution providing Tor the IN
vestiEation follows.
Resolved hy the CITY Commission of
the City % Amarillo. That the South
western Bell Telephone Company ard
the Southwestern Telegraph and Tcl,-
phone Company b.. and they are
hereby notified that an Investigation
will b. commenced by The city Com.
mission on the 3oth day ~ November
at ten o'clock n. m. az which time "a
meeting ~ the CITY Commission win D.
held and said parties will b. Finnic1
n hearing.
Aim Of Inquiry.
The object az the Investigation and
hearing will b. 90 ascertain the nccos
ary information and 20 take nppro
pirate action and adopt necessary or
dinances By the city Commission pre-
scrihlng proper rules ana regulations
for requiring said commnirs 90 pro
vide telephone facilities Ter aN psrsans
applying for sane and requiring sliA
telephone companies tu render PROMPT
and efficient scrvics 90 It's customers
and requiring said companies 20
charge rates not exceeding those Pm.
vided for In thu original contract urtii
nance and franchise granted % IT, 4
Davenport and Company. and requiring
said parties a. comply with the ~
quirements - said original franchise
with respect 10 underground constrtlc.
ton. and 60 provide such other meas
ures as may b. proper Tor improving
tho telephone service IN the CITY ~
Amarillo and obtaining said service az
xeasonable rates and 90 provide 40.
rropriate penalties for violating such
regulations.
That said comfsan MES shall D. grant
ed a hearing at said meeting 81 the
City Commission and az other nppro.
propriate times and phccs. and said
companies are required a. exhibit O.
the City Commission and to engineers
auditors and other agents appointed hy
the City Commission. their books and
records and permit such agents 10 In
yesfigate fully and 90 obtain fun In
formation with respect a. the proper
ties 81 Eaid companies and the valua.
tion thereof. and the receipts and dis
bursements and Income 81 said com.
lnsnies. and said companies are rcuuir.
ed 20 make such report and submit:
such data as they may h. called upon
90 submit from time % time during
said Investigation"