The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-14
FIGHTING FOB THE FRANCHISE.
Talk About the Telephone Schemes Now Pend
ing Before the City Council.

The Citizens Cooperative Telephone Com
telephope here style themselves, is composed of
John 81. Stewart William Bosom, Jacob L.
Bieler, FL. g. Stiles. Edward G. Egan, G. F.
Whitcomb, J. NJ Ridenour, Samuel Taylor,
Vance Hunter and William Wallace. The COM
pany, if it gets the franchise from the city, pro-
poses "that each subscriber for telephone can
pay for $40 of stock in the company, for which
he gets paidup certificate, worcestershire,
and the free use Of one telephone
for the first year, after that to pay
not exceeding So per month or $50 per year for
all business places, and for private residences
not exceeding $40 per year, so that . person de-
string telephone at his place of business. ara
one at his home can take $50 worth of stock and
have the free use of two instruments one year,
and pay after that an amount not exceeding 500
per year for the two, and by holding his stock
becomes not only participator In any profits
arising from the plant to which he is a subscrib-
er, but having voice by his votes In its man.
agement"
John F. Wallick returned from Chicago yes
to-day, from a meeting of the directors of the
Central Union telephone, which was held there
the day before. He reports that nothing was
done regarding the situation.
The Central Union yesterday removed the tel.
ephones of the patrons named below. several OF
whom have been supplied with private lines:
Gilbreath Bros, DR.. Wagner. residence,
G. w. Nickum III. H. Martin,
Geo. &. Walton, M. r. Moore,
e. @. Clarke w. d. Engle,
VIM. NJ Johnson Edward Hawkins,
l.. ID. Waterman w. III. Brown,
A. r. Baker, residence, Simons Smithers.
j. l.. Barnett, Julius Walk,
Allen Delp, I. l.. Klingensmith,
O. Stechhan, III. Tmberlane,
=. Schwartzer, J. @. Adams. yard,
H. f. Hills, Perry & Prince,
VIM. Buschman, Wilcoxon & Hoffman.
j. d. Meyer Co., A. Burdsal ~,
w. F. Piel q Co. (2), Uhl Bros.
New Independent Ice Co., +. P. Rush, elevator.
Said well-known lawyer, who, strange to
say, has failed to become a member OF any one
Of the numerous telephone syndicates: Keep
your eye ON the City Council; watch EN-. Some
very estimable citizens are scheming to get
telephone franchise that they will not use them
selves, but will make some money by selling.
We don't want any more tinkering of that kind"
ssYou may say for the West telephone folks"
stated gentleman connected Herewith, that
we mean business We want the franchise and
if it can be got by fair competi-
getting it. The charge that we are
cat's-paw for the Central Union is absurdly I'M
true We say openly that if we can get the
franchise we will try to buy the poles and wires
of the Central Union. You can see the time
that would be saved by such an arrangement. l
think that will be the best thing to do for any
company that gets the franchise"
Nearly every Councilman" remarked the
telephone man yesterday, "as know. is inter
ested in one or another of the different schemes
for telephone companies now before that body
There will be pretty fight over the matter. as
you shall see, but for goodness sake, don't say
told you"