The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-04-28
STATE OF MICHIGAN, Before the
Michigan Public Utilities Com

| STATE OF MICHIGAN, Before the
Michigan Public Utilities Com
mission.
At a session of the Michigan Pub
| lie Utilities Commission held at it's
Offices in the City of Lansing on the
10Th day of April, A. d. 1921.
Present:
Hon. William w. Potter, Chairman,
Hon. Sherman T. Handy, Com
missioner.
Hon. Samuel Odell, Commissioner,
Hon. Earl r. Stewart, Commits
sioner,
sioner.
In the matter of the application of
SERVISS TELEPHONE COM
PANY for authority to increase
its rates and charges at it's Thet-
ford exchange.-T. 326.
Application having been made by
the above named telephone system
for leave to increase its rates, rent
ais and charges at its Thetford ex-
change and the same having been
brought on to be heard and it ap-
pearing that due notice of the inten-
ton of said applicant to apply for an
increase in its rates, rentals and
charges was given to all persons in
terested by publication Of said notice
in The Clio Messenger, newspaper
Of general circulation in the territory
served by the telephone lines and
facilities of said applicant and that
the rates, rentals and charges of said
applicant and that the rates, rentals
and charges applied for are justified I;
NOW, THEREFORE,, 1T is HERE
BY ORDERED by the Michigan Pub
lie Utilities Commission:
1. That said Serviss Telephone
System be and is hereby authorized
and empowered to charge to and col
lect from it's subscribers served at
and through its Thetford exchange
the sum of $500 per year, payable
quarterly in advance and in case that
bills for telephone service are not
paid on or before the goth day of the
month following the beginning of the
quarter on which they are billed, then
said applicant is authorized to charge
and collect a penalty of 10 per cent.
of the amount of said bill from such
delinquent subscribers;
2. Applicant shall have and keep
on file at its principal Office and place
of business the rates, rentals and
charges herein authorized and shall
file the same with this Commission
upon receipt of certified copy Of
this order;
8. The rates, rentals and charges
herein authorized are based upon the
rendition of reasonable adequate
telephone service and il applicant
neglects, fails or refuses to render
such service, the Commission reserves
the right to reduce the rate.
This order shall be effective at
1901 A. NJ, May 1, 1921, and the
quarterly periods on which said rent
ais are to be paid shall begin at jan
uary, April, June and October.
MICHIGAN PUBLIC UTILITIES
COMMISSION.
William, w. Potter,
Chairman
Sherman T. Handy,
Commissioner
Samuel Odell,
Commissioner
Earl r. Stewart,
Commissioner
William M. Smith,
Commissioner
STATE OF MICHIGAN, Office of the
Michigan Public Utilities Com
mission, IS.
I, w. H. Bronson, Secretary of the
Michigan Public Utilities Commits
sion, Do Hereby Certify, That have
compared the annexed copy of order
with the original order recorded in
and that it is true and correct trans
script therefrom, and of the whole Of
such original.
In Testimony Whereof, I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed the
seal of the Commission, at Lansing,
this 25th day of April, in the year
of our Lord one thousand nine humid
red twenty-one.
Will H. Bronson,
Secretary, Michigan Public Utilities
Commission.
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