Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1920-01-18 | Page 17 | Poor Telephone Service, Charge

POOR TELEPHONE SERVICE CHARGE Protests of Overcharge and Inefficient Work ork Hearby Heard Hear by Commission oll H Hearing of oC tho time petition of or the Mountain Moun Moun- lain tain States Telephone Telegraph company for retention of the thc Burleson rates now in force and which were promulgated when the government took over the wire iro transmission lines was reopened yesterday esterday b by the publIc public pub pub- lic lie utilities commission for tho the purpose purpose purpose pur pur- pose of or hearing evidence on alleged poor service Four protestants were heard hear all al alleging alleging al- al that the tho service given them was bad that overcharges had been made mado on calls cans and A. A W. W Vance averred that a relative of or his who had been away from homo home for six Ix weeks was presented a bill by the Telephone company compan on her return for forthe tho the rental of or the tho telephone and also for eighteen excess calls Attorneys E. E A. A Walton alton and D. D A. A Sheen of or Salt SaIl Lake Lako also claimed to have had tho the poorest kind of service Francis G G. Luke detailed alleged e over over- overcharges charges on long distance calls and told of being charged 1 U 1 for a tele- tele hone I directory director wl l when n time the one that had been left at his office had been carried carried car car- I ried ned awa away b by some one Representatives of or the tho company compan re requested ye- ye quested that they be furnished with copies caples of the c complaints and protests an and they were ere assured b by the tho commission com corn mission that the they would b be furnished Judge Joshua Johua Greenwood president of the commission stated that the tho case caso would bo ho left open as the city and county of or Salt Lake Liko dc desired ired to Investigate Investigate In 08 tl ate a number of details and Milton till ton Smith general courll counsel el for the compan company com corn pan pany said he Ime desired t to make oral ar argument ar- ar gu ni c n t