The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-09

Mr.. Gunst then offered the following
| section. s. as an addition 10 the ordinance
which was adopted:
Eight. The privileges herein given are
granted upon the further cOndlion thit
for all telephone service beyond the limits
OF the city, the rates OF charges sndli
not exceed Onc-half OF the present rates.
Proper service and communication shah
at all times be rendered by the ABOVE
named company with any other company
having an exchange outside OF lle oits 81
Richmond and desiring TO communicate
with persons In this city, ana IN me
event OF any disagreement petWeen 'l- ~,
| two companies as TO the propQruohlhs OF
division of tolls. the same shall DC ue-
| tornined by arbitration between the
! companies. and " they do not agree upon
! terms within a few days aller p.ins ~, ~,
quircd 10 agree by the '".l'li' Iseu an 1ti
! Streets then the said committee snali DC,
| terminc the same. and when aeieiillntI
! I'm either way the above-nameu Coiipans
| shall abide by and perform salu tc.nl.'
unless II can satisfy said committee that
! the other company does not aDise ~ ps az 20
! perform said terms. For any lall. l.e ~
carry out said terms, the sila TO, ooli'p ~,
| shah be liable 70 me OF Dot 70 ~" ~
| SO nor more than 500. If az any YIN" tn'
Committee on Streets Shail Dccohle say
| isGcd that the above-named company -
/ not rendering fair ana proper SCI ~
! and communication, required in l'is
] cerfion n shall notify said company OF
such failure. and II said company Sha.i
/ at any time or times WITHIN tle suCceeuu
ing six months fail IN the cpliIon 0l re SAL
/ committee TO render such fair ana proper
/ service. IL shall report said company 10
! the Police Justice and said company
shall for such failure be hable 70 d nl,e
/ OF not less than nifty nor NOR ,nai, ~ ~
| hundred dollars. each day MANURE " NC
a separate Offence. ......,5,,.o,,
| Mr. Fcrrltor offered rs an amendment
! to add section .. which reads as tolloWs'
/ Ninth. They shall equip and operate
! telephone mandatory In TINS CITY lpr
/ eurplving their service ana for the mann
| fcnance and sale OF telephone materials.
The amendment was adopted by Fo'e
on motion Of Mr. Davis. each competing
| company was given half an hour TO pre-
sent its claims
| ARGUMENT OF COUNSEL.
CAPTAIN 4. b. Guigon presented the SD,
! Of the STANDARD Telephone company, eiu
I eavo a brief history OF the case. slalihS
! that every single body ana commute ne
| fore the company had appeared. nad en-,
| dOrsei the company ana fecoihhvlIig,u
! that the franchise be given them- ne
| also cave brief history OF the organiza-
| ton Of the present company ana ile siA-
/ teen companies organized under H.. nj,
Guigon reiterated me s'a tse1nnitfce and
! elsewhere lie alluded 10 fourteen ull-
ferent circulars that had been dlslIlDqiesv
IN the city ,preierrlhg Sn ~, bie CON-
| uany had issued a circular, IN winch II
| recommended that a certain amour Vi
! money be used TO grease toi.. ilill, 80
! ellis with" Mr.. GuigOn enumerated a
! number Of the charges, ana reiulcQ Llth'
! and read a number Of kilograms ana let-
| tiers attesting 70 the eihciehcy OF 'he
| telephones Of his company.
I'm cl(sins Mr.. Guigon said his company
! m ,.trt lrsiness for IL had accepted tic
! ssVo's provisions contained IN lhe oIul-
| ran.a iusf considered by the tOuncli.
! Judge George l.. Christian followed
! Capfrin Guigon on behalf OF the hoine
| Te,ephCnf Company; lie statel tlat III 1ro
! CHARGES alluded TO did not emanate from
| Ills c,.uppny but had been circulated Dy
some of the most reputable newspapers
in this land. and should therefore DC
/ thoroughly investigated before the iran
| chlse We granted to the STANDARD com
! pan; He pointed out that the report OF
| the street Committee was merely paseg
on the opinion of the city Engineer. ana
! fhq- their OpiniOn showed that the TWO
| teierhcres before them performed the
! SANE service. He recommends 10 the
| Council to not only investigate the AFFAIRS
1 Of the Standard. but also OF the iOne
| Company Judge Christian added that ne
| was pref AIRED 10 present an ordinance on
| boi al If the Home Company, the Only
| difaCnce Of which from that before me
| Corr,n was that u did not provide Tor
! a lsver call attachment.
ANOTHER RICHMOND IN THE F1ELD.
When Judge Christian had ended Presi-
| dent Glover announced that 'olohel
! George WAYNE Anderson desired 10 ne
| heard on behalf of the American 1elc-
on motion of Mr.. Murphy, it was de-
| cided that at the closing OF Colonel An
| derson's address the other two companies
/ be granted ten minutes tdcH 10 OiOSc W
| their arguments.
| self as a representative OF the Virginia
| Company. He said his company was
| FIN existence for twelve years, oNheu
! 10000 miles Of wires, connected from
| y 800 to 800 cities. ana had cNpchdti
| S2OOlO.D0p. The telephone OF ms con-
! pany had a metallic circuit contalhlhs
! Two wires and enabled conversation TOT
a distance of l,GnO miles. Inc INES lau
! been constructed as Tar as NieAanuiLa,
! and he thought 10 would cost SluWV
/ 10 come TO Richmond and another SlVpWV
TO put up the lines and condults IN tnls
! city. He asked that If the Oounch ue-
! cided to give an exclusive FRANCHISE 10
| one company, that the matter be referred
| ia the Street Committee. so that MS
! company might present its claims.
Colonel Tazewell Elicit closed for the
| standard Company. lie said that il
! that company was fraud, he was re
! sponsible for It, because he asked the
| representative OF that company 10 come
/ here and give long-distance service az
half Of the cost of the present line. 'Ne
! then explained why his company should
/ be given the privilege.
When Colonel Elicit had ended an
| ordinance granting the privilege or con
| efr,icfinc "A telephone line and exchange
| IN the Home Telephone company was
! presented by MI Davis. and on ms mo-
| lion referred 10 the Committee on streets.
! Air Trower moved TO refer the matter
| hack 10 the Committee on streets. Wh.le
! Air Murphy opposed the motion lie sald
| that This was the last time he would ever
| worry any member OF the touncll on
| that nOor and il would be great saus-
| faction 10 him TO vote that night for
! franchise which would give fehet 10 the
| people of Richmond.
! AIR Trowcr then temporarily withdrew
/ bfs motion TO enable Captain GeOrse -.
I Wise TO close the argument on behalf Of
! the Home Telephone Company. lie brief
| lv summed up and stated that his com
| many had an exchange and factory.
| which could not be said OF the Standard
| Telephone Comply.
! AIR IL. NJ. Smith then read letters on
! behalf OF the Home Company from peo-
! ME In Petersburg who are using their
| folenhones and are we'll pleased with
! them.
SENT BACK TO COMMITTED.
Mr.. Tups then renewed the motion OF
| Committee on Streets, while Mr.. Waller
! stein urged that a vote be taken and
! the privilege be given TO either one Of
| the two companies. so that cheap tele-
! phones might be secured. He thought
| a further reference 10 the committee
| would cause another delay Of at least
| three months.
Mr.. Gunst also spoke earnestly in favor
| of referring the matter back 10 the com
| mittee while Mr.. Glover advocated that
| prompt action be taken He had been IN
! formed by the city Attorney that the
ordinance before the body did not grant