The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-18
STANDARD THE WINNER.
THEIR ,PHONE SELECTED BY the
STREET COMMITTEE.
Who Recommend To the Council That the
franchise be Givcnto That Com
pany-rho Conditions.

A called meeting OF the Committee on
Streets was held yesterday afternoon AZ
8 O'Clock In Room 40. OF the CITY Hall
FOR the purpose OF receiving the report
OF tho experts in regard TO the qualities
Of the two telephones OF the competing
telephone companies. The following mem
hers were present: Mcssrs. Allen CHAIR
mani. Bahou. Blanks Bloombcrg. Burton.
Diaconi. Fcrri;cr. King. Mann. and Page.
TIE following report, signed by Colonel
CGtshaw. the city Engineer. ana super
iutcudeut Thompson. OF the firc-Alarn
Telegraph, was then read.
Tnt HfPoRT
We have examined the telephones as
directed by you by having them attached
TO a circuit Of nrc-alarm wires or about
twelve miles talking separately through
the telephones Of each company unoti
similar conditions. and then having thH
Instruments taken apart by their rcspct-
tive representatives. ana fully explained
In an their working parts, mechanically
There was n,tlc or no difference in
operating the telephones OF the two COM
iauits over this circuit in this one uia''
ana while We DO not Know now con-
slant and continued use would affect inc
service OF either OF these phones. ia We"
OF the fact that the Maxwell telephone is
70 some extent stih IA an e1peIiln l',il,a..
approaches more nearly telephones now
in daily use by established telephone eA-
changes. We are Ted 90 believe the stand
ara TO be the better telephone.
GlvfN TO THE srASDABD.
Mr. King then moved that the commit
tee recommend 20 the councll that tne
franchise be given 10 the Standard Tele-
phone Company in accordance Win Inc
provisions of the ordinance prepared by
the city Attorney and CITY rnsmeeT
Hfa lff + Z.
De inserted in the ordinance providing
that the company give bond OF >J'WD IN
city bonds that their tclcpnones are Oi
TIE same quality as the one submitted 10
the committee This was agreed to. ana
uffor "a brief conference with the repre-
sentativss Of the company, - Ms decided
on the suggestion OF Mr.. Mann, thdt the
bond 10 bc given by the company Should
also furnish the necessary guarantee that
the company will begin work on the con-
sfructiOn OF is lines within thirty days
after TIE ordinance mas been approves
hy the Mayor and that the work he com
yleted and the telephone exchange IN
operation within ninety days from that
date.
The motion 10 recommend the granting
Of the franchise 10 the Standard Com
psnv under these conditions was then
adopted by a unanimous vote.
TIE PETITION GRANTED.
A petition was taken up from the Ar
mOur Company, who asked that the thcS-
apoake and Ohio Railway Company be
given permission to extend one of its
tracks ON Union street 30 the building of
the petitioners across Grace street. Upon
the recommendation of the Ward Commit
tee and the city Engineer IL was de
cided that the adoption of an ordinance
hc recommended TO the Council granting
the permission. with the provision that
the cars Of the company shall not re-
main standing IN front of the building in
question longer than from z A. NJ. 10 9
a.. VI. and from j. VI. 10 i. VI.