Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 April 1920 — RAISE OF 50 GENTS PER PHONE [ARTICLE]

RAISE OF 50 GENTS PER PHONE

Given Jasper County Telephone Co. by Public Service Commission. The Democrat is in receipt of an , advance copy from the Indiana public service commission of the proceedings in the application of the Jasper County Telephone Co. to’ an increase in its rates which was filed last November. The increases granted are given in the following paragraph, and is practically 50 cents per phone in Rensselaer and is * graduated on country lines according to the disfrom the exchange: The Jasper County Telephone Co. was authorized and directed to increase Its rates per month to the following schedule: Single line, business, $3 (automophone), 52.50 (magneto); single line, residence, $2 25 (automophone), 52 (magneto, metallic), $1.75 (magneto grounded); four-party Une, residence. 51.75 (automophone, metallic), 51-50 (magneto selective); single line rural, business, 52-75; single line rura., residence, 52-25 (metallic), 51-75 (grounded); party line, rural, (selective) 52; single line, school or library, 53; single line, lodge or church 51.50; joint user, 51; the rural rates plus a line charge ot 25c if from 12 to 18 miles from ex- t change, and 50c if from 18 to 26 milts from exchange; all rates plus a delayed payment charge of 10% if not paid by the end of the month in which service is rendered. The commission placed a value of 560,000 on the property of the company, and the latter is- ordered to pay to the treasurer of state, through the secretary of the commission, 5214.62, the expenses incurred by the commission in the investigation of the cause. It was shown in the petition that the total gross revenues from the plant last year was 521,669, or about 510,000 less than the amount needed for the reasonable requirements of the petition, the commission decided.