delivery to customers, former order amended not to prompt: discount for (See Discounts) failure to make: discontinuance of service, approved for.... penalty for, instead of discount for prompt PHYSICAL CONNECTION. See Public Convenience and Necessity PRIORITY. See Toll: priority. 108-110 47 35 PROMPT PAYMENT. See Payment. PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY: toll service, physical connection for, within specified time and costs to be borne by applicant, ordered (S. D.).. RAILROAD COMPANIES. line. RATE OF RETURN: allowance for: See Telegraph Companies: 99-105 7%, made (Wis.) 118 14% for depreciation and, on toll plant, reasonable 8%, not excessive nor greater than company en- 95 123 basis of, normally efficient service, present rates pro- rates requested producing: fair return on fair value of property, made (Ind.).. revenues not sufficient to provide for depreciation and, authorized (Ill.) 6.5%, not excessive nor greater than company entitled to earn (0.) 35 85 monthly charge with assessment at end of year dis- continued and gross and net rates for business and residence service established..... service, quality of, bears on compensation to be paid therefor but factors other than service must also suspended schedules for increased rates made effective, and company required to remove desk telephones, business rate such as to cover with- out additional charge approved, but differential in charge between wall and desk telephones for resi- dence and rural service, authorized (Wis.) . . . . . . higher rates for subscribers desiring desk tele- roadway companies (See switched service, below) agreement between companies fixing charges and 56-57 55-56 66 23-24, 26 conditioned on adequacy of service, and upon failure right retained to reduce rates with or without notice (Mich.). prompt payment (See Payment) reduction in: application for, denied (Cal.)... operating loss of 2% for one year, inadequate return 22, 27 223 See also Sale of Property. held orders for installations, statement by specified date showing number as of certain date, ordered filed (Cal.). securities, record of issue and sale of, and use of proceeds, estimate of company in position to present estimate very closely approximating actual experience, by reason of long experience and corps of trained experts, adopted credit allowances for lapse in service effective from speci- service, governing all classes, revised rules ordered filed (C. L. 144.) SALE OF PROPERTY - Continued: purchase price: consideration agreed upon, property to be delivered not to be binding as to value in future proceedings.. issue: PAGE 39 39 11, 14, 17 additions and improvements, approved for.. sale of: highest price obtainable but not less than par, stock 52 52 52 88, 89 51, 107 ..50-52, 87-88, 88-90, 106-107 par, stock at not less than, authorized (Ind., Wis.).. See also Reports. SERVICE: adequacy of (See Rates: conditioned) cost of giving (See Toll: rates: interexchange service, discontinuance of (See Exchanges: discontinuance. Pay- improvement in, definite and adequate development pro- installations: 23, 25-26 held orders: reduction to maximum number, former order statement by specified date showing number as of rapidly as possible with due consideration to service |