, 1876-02-05

ClCC!IICilN WHO IN HUH lto1Cnt'A ~ ma ~"
provenlents IN telcgsapl,y md NJ Barrett, Of
lilo Firo-Alarm Telegraph. A1i. st ono was np-
po,ntcd secrotnrr. null 1.o rcad - ordinance
nsnting that It ORIGINATED with =. Ghi'ersosi.
aud t1al hcep In Tho lant1s Of the COMMITTEES nN
Fra anil Wa.or, by wnon, II wn Heht haca tn
tho Council. .... ......-..
THE or1S1cS or Ti1E CITY, ATTORNEY
na to the pnwer ut tho Council act IN the ,nat-
tor was al baud nrl wa, read. II In herewith
given,
Yo"r e ohs'Fs.a has Il ,"fsto @ @ r. q NJ
fcrrcl 10 yo hy lie city tanr l.. ard h,sc requested
10 E.vo yo my vewt as to Il powers of ths tour
rho Cy t;ouncli has rowe: to regulate The matter
under certain lfmtattnns, Ill nslIaanccu lattst ha
s S taSs = o. s sssy Ia asss @
oyt m;ttns , !''t ss'"r,n tsoI. Il !ho ; r.ss;;..
tohe renoSsa Or taIniss anx oas fof their ,aain.
sason 10 Tie p.rtea in]ns ID thereby.
Tho question whether m cra!nsneo requiring III"
lis or moi. m,tt il ~, - manner depend ,:ron Ia
quetlfon whether tclesf tphw!res put unler aron,
M aer IT,. IT, sy viii sne sf"y J pes Il trtr t's' u
that condition, Tint hero valid rsuef
y sue ,anaS ssr :ee th'.. !. ro
iR ile ol~lsucs,ona il lie operation. Of e Fro ~
partmcnt fu certain ,x,genc!e..
prooseA changs henl = mad, ~. i:.t ,.r, .;.i,
with Tho snecs-a i operation Q: .ba H1res aa with
out imposing npe tho Company Mld.t!nna nn! MIRA
s2on uos lei ny my ocr ri M 10
done. provided r rtty shall hear sa expense Incurred
BY stns + s Of TIN ordinance
l. not purely Question ~ '!w. ana upon ua: M1. .
yH ars tS o1e cse yor ,e, ]ennt !sttspsy
| :Lu DIXON
WAS Of tbs opinion tia! tho telegraph colnranicb
In this ci'' lad complied with nli rottussoAonts.
aud that nercfotc, BY tue opiion. the CITY wnnld
| 1,o liable tor all expenses incurred III changing
| the Byust III. 10 obtain moro accurate infolna-
| ton on tho subject, lo called for Commissioned
prinlV ll'c. who came aud statei thAt over since
no la beon On The board Of Public Works tho
teicgt apll co.npanies lad AlwAya applied for por-
tnisti "a tn Greet now lines Of wlrss or i,oles No
faul' could bo found there. lie thought that
aucI. compan.cr uuder tho old law could nut
ths r wires OH my public highway without per-
Gu auged. T4ov had. however, obtained the per-
n. lsAion from tho proper author1ten tn all caFcs.
| Tho subject OF the legality Of tho operations
TT tl,e telegraph cotnpnnieH bclns satisfactorily
] Bettlcd III tho minds OF all.
| THE rllAc1tcANIttTr
! Of the underground ssst.m wss discussed.
/ AID Dixou asked slr, Williams. who had stat
c tl4nt tho cost to Tho city Of laying the wiro:.
underground would bs about s5uo,ooo, on what
authority no male the statement.
Mr.. Will;ams had taken the calculation OF alr.
SAauuio'. " ~ -" h npi ~ ~ ~ :;
ErSund toe Hls te..asha' Ms. tnn"ulel t.. nau
hlhao INC en,S".At.on VI .''o rnos oi .1s ~ o.!y
WIG I'M "on.u ausnet .oo ~ n. nnan WV M
sat4eo a. e. - eeHNS ~ '"os -. n"4s o'uS - ~
mtle. ineh' too. tnete "as 'no capense VI 'ea1-
ing up tue sts9fts r,,.,,.
AZ. lllnatsnlo saa. "oto tae sct'eh.s ~sH!e;f. VI,
present sSstop. as tfs cost Of tearing up streets,
ifst 10 !ay the "ites anu @ alsc.watus 10 heep
!hem III fenh's, nonu " u'uht e1pIns.sG, 40 he
Rn1"' aMu ,,I. inconseaont M Ms' ns vi "|utlouu.
AT. Nl,!ia's Yolu1'leosou Inv tntot'4ato
that 10 10 laF tno Hitea o. .no ~ mes1e ~ gh.2
Company "ona cost ABDUL Sosooo'uu9, aha the
Guy Won!a 9o fesponslo,e ~, lor 'uo o1pohse' &C
cotathE 10 1no t'ts 1''otncy'
1lr. Summers raid that he was interented 'n