New-York tribune., 1889-10-29
covptAry1yG OF TELEPHONE CHARGES.
LIVELY MEETING AND INTERCHANGE OF IN
CIVILITIES.

The rooms of the Board of Trade, at No. 55 Liberty
ST. were well filed yesterday afternoon with teie-
nbone subscribers who met protest against the ras
charged BY the Metropolitan Telephone ana lees'dPu
Company. and TO secure If possible their ruuclioii'
The following were elected officers OF the leleProio
subscribers Association President, james Ialc',.
vice-pesidents George Pearce, c. c. shayne ana ~
stewart; secretary, Frank ,. Gardner' ,S sa,.r
fam Martin directors simon eterno - 49,
W. II. Brockaway and David Hirsen. -. -. ,,so
,f,,r Mn Talcott had taken the char SCI Vi ioSo
Iutions were introduced, declaring thdV aS ."o,O
investigation by legislative ooiiii'.'oo ,roets
that the telephone companies were reooV'"e - p,'n.
enormous beyond all reasoh' a"'un'ine - -, -
oa e., civ vears and at the same time rehderins pooi
''Ht IL - I'm had been introduced into the Legs
-. . ,odv these conditions and still allow a
satn nro6ts. and as this bin was finally defes'eu III
,ba Assembly under circumstances Vncou"s 80
,"y ,na,, on rho wisdom Of a legislative body ana
m tho telephone companies themselves thereioro
@ on t dntv Of the Telephone subscribers AsSocl+
,on m make known TO the voters OF thls s'a'e u'o
curse of their Assemblymen on the measure anu :"
,oo Tho nembers OF the Assembly from New
vi, CIV and Brooklyn who voted against THIS Ius'
aud reasonable measure as unworthy OF the supPo
~ the nubc or the votes of their constituents "HOA
they had misrepreseDted. ..h.,s
The resolutions called forth spnneu ~,
Mr. sterne moved that they be passed saS~e n,,, .
the charges weD higher III ths WY ''N -, 20.
,hor and far greater than those abroad. hc
souowe,n by c. c. shayno and others, VINO or
norte1 the resolutions. VicePresident [. f. Ou.'o,'
90 tho Netropolltan Company. who was present. - ~.
oid that the statements of the resolutions s' -
nroats Of the company were incorrect a"" 80.
rated and that the deductions "efc 49, 80. ,rr,ch
lie propo,ed TO prove this to any ~. ~,a,s.
n,,h, be annointed by the association inn'
-, .a,,sei II p simmons 10 move tha' tue ro'0,-.
- =, ,td ., the table and that conhihi'eo W
No' :. corfor with the telephone eonPannpos H.
Par ~ 10 the cons dcrati0n OF u'o ,rst ibe cir.
pflor 70 ''O 's ,hc .-,OcatOn then san thas .'' "a,
- y.as Founded upon lhLal,It o,,nort,,nitv to
cular I,,o companies had Ian oPPV1. 1.,i. him,
the teiephono r,ect that Vice President Cu'er MN .
prove them M the stand in Albany before ihat 'ns
sell had Deen ,y U bnh Threatened to hN thls me.
telephone Mr simmons and the mah VINO hss
hs, Sd S, LIs motion we're ac'hb' "o ''0'
interested mOtlNos hanye of several other rcmarhy
After tnc tnc otTered by the chair who salu & mss
apologies WI I,d NOT wish 10 impugn the mO'.tos
the assOclanO" vote then taken upon W W
Of thcse which were passed with but TWO VI r,s.
resolutiOn' ,.oces Vice President cutter thcn nI,sS
that as he could not entertain ,ia the
and SAN ' 'catlon which had already prelGlssssa,ioa
of an a. massage OF such resolutions MS ,nr bnt
case p3 tdravn lie then started for the ~, I'M hs
was maoa,ied by Mr. shayne who asKrH % %resoIutioa
was ieNnr bJS invitation the part OF ne 'eeoo,nany
woua wou.g tbat the amount OF profits OF e ro mis- NS
ASSERTING ornncus should be struck out handed BY
MeIu a,rsed and the resolution was ssr motion
Cutter the nercentace OF profits. hhone hoh com.
strlhlus 49, committee 10 visit the WIefrassed the
TO apPon'th h discretion OF the chair was ne prcsl.
pmset,ns adjourned TO meet al inc 0"
dent.