National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-04-12
SIX MONTHS TRUCE.
THE " PLuGGERs /" AGREE TO uNPLuG,
Aud Try the New Telephone Rates for Half Year
"A Stormy Session Of the Association
The Executive Committee Criticised
Telephone Expenses, Sc.

The meeting of the Telephone Sub
scribers' Association in Lincoln Hall last evening
was the occasion for large turn out of the bust
ness men of the District and an animated discus
sion on the report of the executive committee.
lasting nearly three hours. Mr.. J. S. Edwards
chairman ofthe committee, read the report.
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES REPoRT.
The report reviewed at some length the proceed
ings taken by the executive committee up to date,
and stated that every member of the association,
far it could be ascertained, had been true to
his pledge to plug" "The action of the new
management" says the report, in promptly recog-
nizing and dealing with the officers of the associa
ton does not indicate an Endorsement blythe Teie-
phone Company of the attitude of the former man
ager in the premises After reciting the facts oil
the transfer of the Bell telephone franchises
from the District Telephone Exchange to
the National Capital Telephone Company,
it is stated that the committee were unable to OBJ
tain any accurate data to the cost ofthe original
"plant" or outlay 1t is estimated that $4,000
was the cost of plant" to the old concern. for
which the new company as alleged, paid $4,000.
The report then says: The present management
have abandoned the schedule of rates of January
90 known as the Maynard Schedule" and in lieu
thereof have submitted the following regular
charge for connection with the Exchange
By general wire within the limits Of
Washington and Georgetown, S25 per annum,
payable semi in advance. (The above
charge is for maintaining telephone connection
with the Exchange, and includes no part of the
cost of transmitting messages9
SERVICE RATES TO SUBSCRIBERS,
$3.50 per 100 calls, in sums of not less than
400 to be paid for when ordered, good for one
year. Discounts will be given as follows: On
1000 calls to be used in one year, ten per cent? ON
1900 calls to be used in one year. twenty-five per
cent; 5000 calls, to be used in one year, thirty
five per cent. Special contracts for larger num-
bers of calls and for special wires and service, will
be made by the company with its patrons.
SPECIAL RATES FOR PRIVATE RESIDENCES.
Those having telephone connection with the
exchange at their places of business may have an
additional telephone at their residence at $50 per
annum, payable emi-annually in advance. and
five cents per call in number, not less than 100,
payable when ordered and good for one year from
that date. Other private residences, by persons
not having telephones at their place, of
business, S55 per aunum payable in the
same manner, and five cents per call, as above.
Calls upon the central Office for communication
on subjects not pertaining to the company's bust
ness will be charged to the subscriber making
them. Calls made upon the central Office, or upon
any officer of the company, for the purpose of max
ing reports that telephones out of order or on
other necessary business OF the company, VIII not
be charged. The companys officers will give any
subscriber whose telephone they use ticket,
which will be credited to such subscriber as good
for one communication. Communications will be
charged to the sender only, no charge being made
TO the receiver.
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For the convenience of its patrons who may de-
sire to use the telephones of others the company
proposes to issue tickets at the rate of s. per hun
bred, which will be receivable from the sub
scribers in payment of dues. The company also
proposes to establish stations in convenient places
within its territory for the of the telephone by
the public at certain fixed rates. The proposed
charges under the head of Service Rates to Sub
scribers" may be explained more intelligently by
the following table: