Show HOLDS REGULATION OF UTILITIES 1 Attorney Van Dam Renders Ren Reri Rel ders Opinion on T Telephone Telephone Tele Tele- ele- ele phone Matter Mater That it Is i ful fully within the rights of ot tho the count county commission to regulate public utilities pertaining to their services to the people was the tho contention con con- of oC Herbert Van Darn Dam Dm of ot the te count county attorneys attorney's office this morning Ho Tie further stated s that when ho considered con considered eon con the tho telephone company in rendering ren ron dering dering his decision he had considered all al other public utilities Tho The county commissioners this in considering the tho telephone matter mailer mater pertaining to the tho services es pf of the tho Mountain States StateR Telephone company corn com pany to county patrons referred the matter mater to C C. F. F Stillman Stillman sunman Still Still- man for fot further investigation The matter mater was brought blought up several days das ago apo when the lie Mountain States Tele- Tele company petitioned th the commission com corn mission for a a franchise to ox tend its polo bole line lne two blocks block along Seventh Se East cast Jt E in the tho county Concerning the ho action acton of or the county commissioners to Improve tho the efficiency of or the tho telephone company in th the count county A Attorney t or e Van Dam this tills morning the commissioners commission commission- ers rs had hail full ful power to regulate th the service George GeorKe Harris Smith attorney for tor the tho Oregon Short Shor Line railroad con con- concerning n- n the decision ec lon of the county attorneys attorney's office fice authorizing the county commission to make public utility opinion minion provisions pro voiced a a contrary |