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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, a recent act of the Texas legislature created the Public
tility Commission of Texas; and
WHEREAS, on the stroke of first day this Commission acquired juris-
iction over telephone rates, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company lumbered
)rth with the greatest state wide increase proposed in its history; NOW
'HEREFORE:
IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
THAT the Public Utility Commission of Texas is strongly urged to carE
fully study this flagrant request for exhorbitant rates presented in a sweeping
state wide manner and take strong action to grant only the requested increases
in areas where they are justified and deny in firm fashion the increases re-
quested for the South Plains -West Texas area which are admittedly in excess
of necessary returns; and
FURTHER, the Commission is urged to show by its action that it has
courage to consider the interests of the people of Texas and not become an
►matic stamp of approval for titility requests.
assed by the City Council this 9th day of September , 1976•
TTEST:
s, CbfSecretary-Treasurer
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Fred O. Senter, Jr., City At rney