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SUBJECT INDEX.

COMMISSION LEAFLETS NOS. 144–149.

January-June, 1924.

ABANDONMENT. See Exchanges: discontinuance of.
ACCOUNTING:

depreciation charge account (See Depreciation Charge)
reports (See Reports)

sub-accounts (See Securities: stock issue: conditioned on)
system of:

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development of, outlined (Mont.)...

714-715

installation according to class and character of com-
pany as required by Commission, ordered (Ind.).
uniform:

622-623

rules and regulations, effective from specified
date, ordered

showing proper apportionment between main-
tenance and depreciation expense, ordered
kept

ADVANCE PAYMENT. See Payment.

AMORTIZATION:

appraisal and legal expenses, of, over three year period,
approved

ordered amortized

478-481

.43, 505, 509

461

discounts, commissions and expenses on sale of securities,
.....158, 251, 548, 950, 959-960
before complete amortization remaining amount may
be charged to profit and loss..
organization expense:

158, 950, 959-960

company's figure allowed on condition that amount

be amortized over reasonable period, upon re-
hearing (N. Y.).....

use of proceeds from bond issue for, conditioned on
amortization of amount over period of years (N. Y.)
ATTRACTION OF CAPITAL. See Rate of Return: allow-
ance for: basis of. Rates: basis of.

AUTOMATIC. See Rates: classes of service, for: automatic,
also private branch exchanges: automatic.

BILLS. See Payment. Toll: revenues: allocation.

BOARD TO BOARD METHOD. See Valuation: basis of, in
general: allocation.

1051

1053

BONDS. See Securities: bonds.

BOOKKEEPING. See Accounting.

BURDEN OF PROOF. See Toll: rates: interexchange serv-
ice, toll: established: charges.

CABLE. See Lines.

CERTIFICATES OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND
NECESSITY. See Public Convenience and Necessity.
CHARTERS. See Public Convenience and Necessity: in-
vasion.

COIN BOXES:

withdrawal from hotels, not permitted (Mo.)..
See also Toll: service: non-subscribers' use: placing.
COMMISSIONS. See Amortization. Discounts. Rates: basis
of: private branch exchanges: hotels. Toll: commissions,
also interline.

COMMON BATTERY. See Rates: classes of service, for.
COMPETITION. See Franchises. Public Convenience and
Necessity: discontinuance, right of: exchanges. Rate of
Return allowance for: basis of: monopoly.

CONFISCATION. See Public Convenience and Necessity:
discontinuance: exchanges. Rate of Return: confiscatory.
CONSOLIDATION:

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651

authorized

cancelation of outstanding common stock by company
owning controlling interest, following, approved...
Commission without authority to require (Wis.)..
debts and obligations assumed by controlling company,
upon, approved

......

550-551

550-551

248-249

550-551

duplication eliminated by, approved......14, 17, 129, 274, 314–317

329-344

free interexchange service, following, approved (Ind.).. 316-317
long distance service, securing unlimited, approved....
sale of property, following, approved.....

129

14, 16-17, 128-129
610-611, 1014–1015

two companies having subscribers within same corporate
limits of town, of, recommended (Mich.)......
See also Jurisdiction of Commission: unification. Public
Convenience and Necessity: discontinuance, right of:
exchanges.

CONSTRUCTION OF LINES. See Lines: construction of.
Public Convenience and Necessity: certificates of, in general.
Rules and Regulations.

1016

CONSTRUCTION WORK IN PROGRESS. See Valuation
of Property: basis of, various items.

CONTRACTS:

flat rate two-town service, for (See Public Convenience

and Necessity: discontinuance, right of)

license contract (See License Contract)

rate, for farm line service (See Rates: classes of service,
for: farm line service: exclusive)

sale of property, for (See Sale of Property)
service (See Service)

service to subscribers of other companies' exchanges, pro-
viding for, found reasonable, binding on purchaser of
property (Kan.)....

switched service (See Rates: classes of service, for:
switched)

toll (See Toll: connecting, also rates: interexchange ser-
vice, for)

Western Electric Contract (See Western Electric Con-
tract)

CORPORATIONS:

corporate franchise (See Sale of Property: franchises)
increase of capital stock authorized upon filing amend-
ments to articles of incorporation.....

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62-64

144

stock issue, order authorizing, to be recorded on cor-
porate records, ordered (Me., Mich., Wis.)..637, 641, 891, 892-893
See also Dividends. Intercorporate Relations. Public
Convenience and Necessity: invasion of territory:

charter.

CREDIT. See Rates: basis of: credit.

CREDITS. See Refunds: lapse in service.

DEEDS OF TRUST. See Mortgages.

DEFICITS. See Rates: basis of.

DEPOSITS. See Service Connection Charges: deposits.
DEPRECIATION, ACCRUED. See Valuation of Property.
DEPRECIATION CHARGE:

account:

867

accrued interest on funds of one exchange remaining
unexpended after deduction of proper charges,
should be credited to exchange where one general
account kept for system as a whole (S. D.)....
books to show, to which shall be debited monthly
sum, from which actual cost of plant retired, plus
removal cost less salvage, ordered (Kan.)......328, 987, 988

DEPRECIATION CHARGE Continued:

account-continued:

entry as to property involved, equivalent to that on
books of selling company, sale of property condi-
tioned on (Ill.).

reports (See Reports)

allowance for:

4.5% of book value, made (Mo.)............

5%:

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166, 298

662

depreciable property, of, made (Ind., Tenn.) . . . . 45, 47, 302

458, 462, 622-623

less than, for return and, authorized (Mo.).... 1026
made (0.)...
...850, 851, 852, 853, 984, 987, 988
present value, of, reasonable (O.)..........
rate-making value of property, of, made (O.)..
reasonable (0.)

value of property, of, plus 5% of cost of addi-
tions from specified date, made (Ind.)...

5.2%, rate for one exchange should not exceed rate
for company as a whole, approved (S. D.).......
5.5%, approximately, of value not considered exces-
sive, reasonable (Wis.)...

.....

5.72% of depreciable property as allowed by govern-
ment during period of federal control, approved
(Mont.). . .

approximately, made (Ala.)

94-95

81

419

320-321

868

470

...669, 713-714, 811

6%:

277

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not unreasonable or excessive (Wash.)..

set aside monthly, made (Kan.)....

7.2%, plus 6% of cost of annual additions, made

8.1% for return and, inadequate (Kan.).

8.2% for return and, inadequate (Kan.)..

9%:

depreciable property, of, for maintenance and,
set aside annually, ordered (Neb.)..

for maintenance and, made (Neb.).....

total fixed assets account, of, for maintenance
and, set aside annually, ordered (Neb.).....

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DEPRECIATION CHARGE-Continued:

allowance for - continued:

13.5% of investment for return and, reasonable

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263, 266

905, 1169

123

as allowed by government during period of fed-
eral control (Mont.)..

...669, 713-714, 811

cost of proposed additions and improvements
included in value in estimating requirements
for depreciation and maintenance (Neb.)....
rate for one exchange should not exceed rate
for company as a whole (S. D.)........
reduction from 10% to 9% for maintenance and,
request of company for, granted (Neb.)... . . .
same method as used in previous valuation, by,
made (Ore.).

....

390-391

868

384-386

1097

made (Wis., Minn., Mo., Okla., Cal., Ill., Neb.). .41-43, 118, 189
369-370, 422, 487, 507, 509, 573, 601, 913
1030, 1031-1032, 1145–1146, 1148, 1152

operating expense, as, cases noted.....

712

rates requested producing sufficient revenues to pro-
vide for, authorized....

643

462

713

subject to readjustment if found insufficient or ex-
cessive (Tenn)

various percentages as, numerous cases noted....
(See also Dividends)

balance used for property additions to be deducted from
rate base in determining rate of return (Tenn.).....
jurisdiction as to, pending determination of rate by I. C.
C., state commission free to act without restriction
(Ore.)...

462

.. 1097-1098

rates as requested sufficient to permit certain repairs and
improvements but not for, authorized (Ind.)......
rates requested producing:

insufficient revenues to provide for return and,
authorized (Ill.) . . . . .

sufficient revenues to provide for, authorized (Minn.).
renewals and replacements following sale of property
(See Sale of Property: conditioned on)

See also Operating Expenses.

DIRECTORS. See Management.

519

35

349

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