The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-01-28
r,on rhar'aay's Daily
-npHONB OORANY.
:. contract for Subscribers

=, Contract for suhsor1'sr''
s,er,,.y's issue of the MINER the
In In Is ,stsr to be CHARGED Butte sub
,srii1 u - the Montana Telephone Com
'''oe' ~ nablished. 1t rs the general
pm! w. !, EXPRESSED since the puhlica-
s '!p" that the rates charged are un reason.
ZION , s;.h. Many persons who intend
'h'! " r;l,inr say that they cannot af-
:" an Iu to pay 49," per MONTH nth! or 800
i"f' I" for telephone facilities. If the
yer " should ask $500 per month
o'"l~ i,,,,;litic. are that they would
'ae r. increase in the number Of sub
:a'a s.;s far more than they would lose
'e' ,hc difference Of charges.
49,, r,exr;,mc Mr.. w. G.. B0han-
)" No.. received the form Of the print
'''' .,,r.,,.t 10 b. signed by subscribers
Z" .,u a. rs the local manager on be-
., q; the company. 1t isas follows:
..x oud Co.difiOns.-The instru-
=, -. and lines on the subscribers
'"'. ). hal. hc carefully used, and
n.y., herein stated; all ordinary ex-
maintenance ana repair to he
,. l.; the Exchange; he is to pay
~, mr each telephone or call box de-
~ '.,,..l otherwise than hy unavoidable
'. .;a.ut. and 50 per month in case Of
n.r,lmrizc.I removal or detention, un-
-, il, destruction or It's loss, without his
'',u i. satisfactorily proved; but the
',.w.u, shall not confer any title to
H.. iu,;ru,,. ut or right to use it. In
-. communication is interrupted from
my ,,,,s. Whatever, the only liability
.r,Ae Exchange shall he to abate the
-, during such interruption, after
.,.,tv.,u,r hours written notice there
ia the Exchange. The Exchange
I'll, n,,,nve the instruments from place
., ,,,,. during tho term, within the
.rr;,ory covered by the Exchange
i,. u,~n request aud payment
# the expense thereof. Upon
commandment Of any sum due, or
any ,,... o; ;li. instrument on .:.id prem
;,,, IMPROPER or contrary hereto, Or any
,,,.va. thcrrfr..n,, the Exchange may
terminate tie subscribers rights by
written notice served on him Or any &C.
,.,,snl Of the premises, and sever his
,onpe,ti"n and remove the Instruments;
and tor this paris'se and for inspection,
il and its servants may have access
thereto.
The right Of tn. subscriber is to use
the Instruments and connecting wires
where the Exchange may place them,
under suc!, rules ~ the Exchange l'ay
from time to time prescribe, Cor the pur-
ksc Of personal communication with
the Exchange and with parties whom
the Exchange may connect with him
tos thu; purpose, upon his and their bus
MS: ii. are not IL Ike used for any
tx or com, liberation to Ike paid by any
,rf,rn other than the subscriber, nor
for pr.cr.ni,.y amy part Of the work OF
collecting, transmitting, or delivering
any nc*s:g. in respect of which any
toll or consideration has been or Is TO
'rpai,i to amy party other than the FIX
change, nor for transmitting market
quotations or news for sale, publication,
m dis, riMtoa, nor for calling HWsscl-
yrrs except from tho central Office, or
performing any other service in co'nl'c-
lition with service y hich the Exchange
may undertake to perform. Said instru-
nrn,> arr the property "i the An'tri-
ran Bel: Telephone Company, an1
constructed and used under its l'at-
rnts, ami are leased and licensed by 1t
only fer t!,r Uses above stated in c'i'sld-
rn.,ion Of Il royalty and rrmta! which it
it" receive therefor, part Of the pay
n'ent named below, and which the TX
'"d'lSc - Il:IIDEiLVU ~ S"'s>~s 80 =
i"'ri"! ~, exceeding one year IN AT
vance: bu, any use otherwise or without
the payment nf said rental or royalty IL
also an injury 10 and invasion of the
sid rights .: ti,c American Bell Trle-
phone Company, emitting it to an H.
Junction and ether legal redress in a suit
in its name and behalf, ami to the RENE
de-. IS taxing l.:;>.->>ion Of instr'lnlc"ts
and lines. an; ynll.x'ting rentals from
!~su''>rritcr*, ~ provided in the CON
ira" between the said company anu
said ENcl.,,..c, n.s! which the s:sis'eT'n
r:a!r'.~ 10 .nrni, and (" pay.
IN view III The liability to errors ~
transmitting .al messages by telephone
and Ike imp, ,s>ihili!y of6a:r|y fixing IN
':'''>c thercoi. the subscriber Assumes a.
III" ri~!: {" errors from nis.OnnectiOlIs"
n''<'akr- upon and by any TELEPHONY
line. AT! the officers and servants there
". in ;ran>niitiuy, receiving or deliver
'at messages: and in respect Of Nh!
''>Ss'ycs which may be sent ar received