The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-20

addition TO the usual property tax levied and col
lected under the general tar laws Of the State,
and ordinances Of the city in pursuance thereof;
| shall be imposed during the first year, and that
! not exceeding per cent. of the gross annual re-
ceipts derived from telephone rentals shall ever
| be exacted. ls.l All the telephone instruments
used by the company, or intended fol-. use else
annapolis. taj Active operations looking to
the erection Of poles, stringing of
wires and establishing an exchange
for furnishing telephone service shall begin
within thirty days. tl0.) The company shall be
primarily liable for all damage occasioned by
repairing their poles, towers or lines, and shall
indemnify the city against loss on account there
of, by executing bond Ia the penal sum of &c.:
O0O. ll1.) The city reserves the right to grant
any other persons or corporations the same or
other like privileges. (12.) The city. through
its Common Council and Board of Aldermen, re-
serves the right to amend or repeal the ordi-
nance at any time. 13) No sale, lease or
suitcase of any rights granted to or Of prop
erty hereafter acquired by the company in this
city shall ever be made to any other person.
company or corporation operating, or desiring to
operate, telephone exchange in this city, with
out the consent of the Common Council and
Board of Aldermen; provided that nothing in
the transfer of all the rights granted to a cor
poration to be organized for purpose of doing
the business incident to this grant tl4) Not
exceeding $50 per annum shall ever be charged
for any telephone and service operated under
the provisions of this ordinance Q5) Any VIC
iation of or failure to comply with any provision
or requirement of this ordinance shall forfeit all
rights and privileges granted by it 4.
DEFINITE ACTION DEFERRED.
Mr.. Swain said he thought the ordinance read
WELL but personally he not ready to vote
upon it then, and was of the opinion that it
would not be bad business idea to make haste
slowly in matter of so much Importance. He
moved that the consideration of the matter be
deferred until a special meeting could be held on
next Monday night Several members objected
next Monday night was the night OF the cir
Gus. Mr.. Swain then changed his motion to
next Friday night.
Mr.. Coy said he had motion which he
thought would meet the case, and moved that
special committee of five be appointed by the
Mayor, whose duty it would be to examine into
the merits of the different telephones that have
been or may be presented to the Council and re-
port the result of their investigation at special
meeting of the Council next Friday night.
Mr.. Coy said that number of the telephone
gentlemen thought they had not been treated
fairly by the committee, and they want to be
given an opportunity to present their GLAZING.
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the matter scientifically, and that it might be
advisable to employ an electrician telephone
may be had that cannot be sued by the Bell COM
pany If one with an incontestible claim cannot
be had. it would be well to get one with some
thing as to it as possible. Employ an cleo
trician, and cage him so the telephone men can't
get at him.
Mr. Pearson-There are over 1900 telephone
patents. Do you suppose we can get an electri-
clan that hasn't an interest in some of them2
SWAMI A o.
day said, please don't do anything tonight;
there's man coming in from Greenfield with
two telephones" want to give him chance to
get in. Laughter
Mr. Edenharter rose and, turning glittering
eye upon Councilman Coy, said. with great in
dignation: II am not surprised that Coy should
offer motion of this kind. It is In keeping
with many things that gentleman of his stripe
would be expected to do The motion is a refee-
tion upon the gentlemen of thiscommittee, who
have been at work for four weeks in this matter.
He comes here and asks for special committee
before the committees report has been received.
Some men say they have been treated unfairly.
These men who have come in at the eleventh
hour are like men who have been great sinners
all their lives and ask Jesus Christ to pardon
them, but He will tell them to 20 to hi Mr..
Edenharter didn't think Mr.. SWANS idea of hav
ing an electrician would amount to anything; an
electrician would not establish the fact that the
telephone company that came in would escape
suit
MT. Coy toian0ly, ana IN the sweetest poSSiDl6
temperl-The Doctor Edenharterl is little off.
have done only what other members OF this
Council have done time and again. have been
asked to introduce that motion and did 30.
When men want Office this with significant
gesture toward the Doctorl they come to men OF
my stripe to get it.
Mr.. Edenharter-I never did
Mr.. Coy-You did, and the recommendation is
fie up stairs. And for your brother too.
And have put bread in your mouth.
Mr.. Rocker said he had neglected his business
for four weeks in this telephone matter and what
he wanted was the report of the committee to be
accepted. That came before any motion. He
had got tired of hearing about telephones. He
dreamed Of telephones, drank them in his coffee
and people called him ''old telephone" in the
streets.
Mr.. COMMUNICATED 'em to switch off.
Mr. Coy withdrew his motion, the report of
the committee was adopted. Mr.. SWANS mo-
ton to meet in special session on next Friday
night was then taken up. Mr.. Benjamin moved
to lay it upon the table. On the motion to
table the vote stood:
Yeas-Benjamin. Cummings, Dell, Dunn, Eden
harter. Haugh, McClelland, McGroarty, Rocker,
Smth-1O.
Nays-Burns Coy, Herig. Howes Mack. Marley,
Newland, Pearson, Reinecke, Reynolds, Smither,
Stuckmeyer, Swain, Thalman, Waterman-15
The motion then passed.
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