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AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE RATES OF THE SOUTHWESTERN
BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY IN THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS., AN» FIXING
A SCHEDULE OF RATES TO BE CHARGED.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
SECTION 1. That the Southwestern Bell Telephone
Company is authorized to place into effect as of June 11th, 1940,
the following schedule of rates and charges for telephone service
within its Lubbock exchange:
Class of Service
Business Service:
One party,
Semi-public, messages over guarantee
Residence Service;
One party
Two party
Fo~r party
Private Branch Exchange Service,
Commercial:
Trunks, each
Monthly Rate
$6.00
.04
2.75
2.25
2.00
9.00
Rates for all other services, including business and residence
extensions, semi-public service, private branch exchange switch-
boards, rural service and service stations, shall remain unchanged.
Also, upon the going into effect of the foregoing schedule of
rates, the additional monthly charge of 15¢ now being made for
hand sets shall be discontinued.
SECTION 2. That the City Commission reserves to itself
all of its lawful rights to inquire into and to regulate telephonu
rates at any and all times, and nothing in this Ordinance sustained
shall be construed as in any manner, nor or hereafter, limiting
or modifying the right and power of the City Commission under the
charter of the City and under the law to regulate the rates charged
by the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company for telephone service
within the City of Lubbock, Texas.
PASSED and approved first reading this the ~~~day of
May, 1940.
~a...~ PASSED and approved second
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May, 1940,
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