Oxford Democrat., 1921-06-07

Telephone Company in regard to service.
| To the Honorable, the Public Utilities Commis.
sion of the State of Maine:
| Respectfully represents the Curtis Hill and
Telephone compsny that they are
the State of Maiue, and having their principal
place of business at Paris. In the County of Ok.
ford and State Of Maine, for the purpose OF own
Ing. controlling and operating telephone lines In
| the said town of Paris and vicinity.
That at meeting of the directors OF said cor.
poration the undersigned were appointed Com.
mittee. by said corporation, TO lodge complaint
I to the Public Utilities Commission and ask that
certain rights and duties Of said Telephone Com.
pany might be definitely defined and set out by
your Honorable Body.
Said Telephone Company: through its Com.
mittee, complains that the limits within which
said corporation may do business are not prop
erly defined, and that they believe they are en-.
croached upon by other corporations or persons
who have no right TO do 30; and that their rights
be defined In order that they may render the
best service to the public, which they are trying
to, and are duty bound to serve under their
Charter and the laws of the State Of Maine.
Wherefore your petitioners pray that your
Honorable Body may order such hearing and
notice Of such hearing as you may deem proper,
and will define the rights of said Telephone
Company and It's duties to the public In the fol-
lowing parilCular6:
first: To define the limits within which the
Curtis Hill and Paris Telephone Company may
do business under their Charter, and the rights
OF other corporations, persons or firms In said
second: TO lay down such rules or regula
tions, under the Charter of said Telephone Com.
pany and the laws Of the State of Maine. as to
the service to be rendered by said Telephone
Company within those limits.
Third The rights Of any other parties or
telephone lines to connect with the lines OF said
Curtis Hill and Paris Telephone Company,
either through its central office or otherwise
regulations a. to the service to be rendered to
the public as the good of said Telephone Com
pany and the rights Of said public may de-
mand; especially as 10 the hours during which
the telephone central shall be open.
Respectfully submitted.
Curtis Hill and Paris Telephone Company.
By CHESTER II. LANE, JR..
r. L. CUMMINGS,
@. L. RIDLON,
Its committee duly authorized to bring this
complaint.
May 8, 1921.
On the foregoing petition, which Is hereby
made part of this order, 1t is
ORDERED, that public hearing be held at
the Office of the Public Utilities Commission 10
Augusta. on June 8, 1921, at 90 O'Clock In the
place the Public Utilities Commission win hear
the petitioners and other parties interested rela.
tive to the matters set forth In said petition.
1t is further ORDERED:
That the petitioners give notice Of said hear:
ing by causing to be published In one Issue OF
the Oxford Democrat, seven CD days at least be.
fore the da'e of said hearing. q copy OF said
petition and this order thereon duly attested by
the Clerk of this Commission.
Compliance with this order ehall be deemed to
be sufficient notice to said petitioners.
Given under the hand and seal of the Public
Utilities Commission, at Augusta, this 2lst day
of May, A. d. 1921.
LIS. HERBERT w. TRAFTON.
ALBERT GREENLAW.
Public Utilities Commission Of Maine.
A true copy,
ATTEST; GEO. r. GlDDINGS,
% Clerk.