Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-11-20
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physicians and druggists Of this city. ana
read letters from the officers OF that as
ISOLATION. guaranteeing to accept service
OF the Standard company should they sue
coed in securing the franchise from the
Cfiv Council
Judge Christian denied that he ever
reflected on Dir. Guigon's veracity. ana
Mr. Gugon. continuing. said that he had
at least been careless In choosing his IAN
guage on that occasion.
IL the Standard company does not es-
tablish the service they guarantee, Mr..
Guigon said, the city will be the gamers
by che sum OF $500. which will In that
case be forfeited. The opposition. he said'
was all I'm favor Of the Bell telephone
monopoly. whose franchise expired De-
cember 18th.
COLONEL Elicit SPEAKS.
Colonel Elicit. speaking or the stand
ara company. said he was as much IN
Nrestod in having good telephone
service as any one in the city, ana that u
would be patent TO all that IL would ihlh-
tate against his personal interests 70 TO
small extent 10 be connected win any
movement that would not bear the hsht
Of investigation. lie contended that
was equally his desire. with that OF
councimen pr sent. 10 get The pest
'phone. and he asked them to give the
franchise to the Standard company. ana
IL that service did n0t prove satisfactory
the city would get the 5000 forfeit ana
all conduts and wires, and couid turn
round and give it 10 some 0ther COM
pany. ,.
Mr. George Way lsrson. Of the
Long Distance Tele, Company. said
that Colonel Elect that the stand
ard company did not want the FRANCHISE
unless IT could h exclusively lie
urged that If the Council Voten 10 give
the franchise 10 the Standard company,
it practically bound itself to exclude all
other companies. He protested against
such an action. He said that nearly every
city north Of the Potomac us'd the
wires of the Long Distance Telephone
Company. and Richmond surely ala not
want to be without long-distance tele-
phones when Atlanta. Louisville. and all
the important cities in the South were
using them.
The question was then put. and a di-
vision was called for. The franchise was
voted 10 the Standard Telephone Com
pany by vote OF II 10 I.
The ayes were: Messrs. Blanks,
Bloomberg Carter. Cottrell, Deane, Fer
ritter. Griffin, Grimes. Jackson, Murphy
Page, Smith, Trower, Glover.
the noes were: Hessrs. Briggs. Da-
Wis. Doneavy, Epps, Hobson. Mayer
Woody.
LET THE HOME IN. TOO.
Mr. Glover then offered the following
resolution
BE II ordained by the Council OF the
city Of Richmond, That the Home Tele-
phone Company be. and the same Is here
bv. permitted 10 continue and operate
telephone plant or exchange within the
limits Of the citv. subject 10 the same
provisions conditions. and resolutions as
the Richmond Standard Telephone Com
pany ordinance.
After speeches by Mossrs. Glover
Bloomberg Davis. and Blanks, the reso-
luton was adopted by the following vote;
Ay,s-Messrs Briggs. Carter. Cottreh,
Davis. Dcane. Donleavy. Epps, Griffin,
IIobson. Mayer. Murphy Trower, Woody
Glovcr-f.
Noes Messrs. Blanks. Bloomberg. Fer
ritter. Grimes. Jackson, Page. smith,.
FOR THE HEALTH FORCE.
4 resolution from the Board Of Alder
man. appropriating 5000 for the Board
Of Health Department, and consolidating
the accounts Of the department, was
passed men con.
The Council adjourned at l:2O \. NJ.