The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-09-02
Commission Get Petition of
Wisconsin Co. and viii
Hear Evidence Sept. "a.
BOOST ON ALL RATES
Company Makes Exhaustive
Schedule Showing Proposed
Rates as Increased by 400.


The Wisconsin Railroad Commission
today announced that the hearing on
the petition of the Wisconsin Tele-
phone company for the increase OF
rates charged by the company at the
Kenosha exchange will be held at the
office of the commission in Madison
on the morning Of September Oath.
The formal petition of the telephone
company was filed with the railroad
commission on Tuesday morning. The
notices for the hearing were sent to
the city clerk Of Kenosha, Kenosha
Evening News, Hotel haywood, Cham
Der of Commerce, First National bank
Thomas E. Berry and w. r. Mccoy
.rn. general manager for the telephone
company at Milwaukee. Other parties
desiring to make any statement in
favor or against the change in rates
will be welcomed at the hearing in
Madison.
Says Expenses Increase Fast.
In support of the petition for
change in the rates the company has
this to say:
In the operation of the petitioners
said telephone business there was an
increase in the past year over the nor
NAL cost of materials and of labor of
,ar 100 per cent, and the cost of such
labor is being increased and will be
fuzther increased during the year
1920.
In order that the petitioner may de-
rive an income from it's said tele-
phone exchange, sufficient to meet its
operating expenses and afford rea-
sonable return it is necessary that
the rates which it may be permitted
to charge should be increased.
Asks 1929 Increase in Rate.
The company in it's petition has set
forth the present rates charged in
Kenosha and has asked for uniform
increases on all rates in the amount
of forty per cent. Under the proposed
schedule which it is generally believed
the rates for telephones in Kenosha
will be granted by the commission,
would be as follows:
Effective for service within exchange
base rate area bounded by Balm ave
nue. nthe west, Fairfield avenue on
the north and Selma road on the
south, as per attached sketch, dated
October l, 1914.
Rate
per month
One party business unlimited $500
ifoI M
Business extension telephone 4. 100
Plus Acc per month for each one
eighth mile line or fraction thereof
on stations located outside premises.
One party residence unlimited $500
Two party residence unlimited !. $50
Four party residence divided ring
ing unlimited ........ 200
Residence extension telephone,
wall or desk set ....... rs
Plus 40c per month for each one
eighth mile line or fraction thereof
on stations located outside premises.
Rural rates for subscribers coz
nected with rural line $225
Within six miles from central Of
flee with $500 per annum additional
for each mile or fraction thereof be-
yond,
Suburban Rate.
Suburban rates for service at Ke-
nosha Heights, South Kenosha and
North Kenosha, beyond exchange base
rate area and within boundaries indi-
Gated on attached sketch, dated De-
tober /, 1914:
One party business line $50. $500
Two party business line ...,. 400
One party residence line - 800
Two party residence line $500. $50
-Four party residence line .... 200
plus excess radius.
Private Branch Exchange No. 1.
Business, Cord and Cordless Switch
board. private branch exchange OPP
orator to be provided by subscriber)
Cord switchboard each, with OPP
orators set and not to ex-
coed Is drops, battery included $500
Each additional group of five sig
nails or fraction thereof $3.50 AZ
Cordless Switchboard equipped
for trunks and 4 stations
or for trunks, stations, bat
terry included ........,..... 40C
Two way trunk, each !. .......
M Same as | party business
Generator circuit, each ,.. SOC
Each station in same building as
switchboard u. ,.. loo
Bach station outside building loo
PLUS 40c per month for each one
eighth mile line or fraction thereof
Beyond.
Hotel Private Branch Exchange.
Two way Trunk, each-Guaran-
tee Of net revenue to company
equal to one party business
unlimited rate
Switchboard, including batteWk
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