The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-29
Won by the American Telephone and
Telegraph Company in Committee.
A FRANCHISE SHOULD Be GRANTED.
That Was the Sense of SIX Members Of the
street Conmitiee-TbeN Nature Of the
Franchise 60 BE Considered Later.
None Bound by the Resolution.

nance, presented hE that company lo-
gcther with the amendments, be laid upon
Tho table for consideration at future
meeting"
Ayos-Mcssrs Baheu. Bloomberg, Ebei,
John NJ King. Pollock and Woody-6.
Noes-Messrs. Allen. Burton. Garter and
Poster
Tho above resolution. adopted by the
above recorded vote. was The result OF the
Street Committees consideration ycster-
day afternoon OF tho petition OF The Amer
ican Telephone aud telegraph Company
90 erect lts lines upon the streets OF Rich
mond.
Tho petition has been q matter OF great
interest 10 tho citizens of Richmond gem
orally but tEe attendance of spectators
was not as large as was the case when
the matter was cOnsiderd before. Senator
John w. Daniel Mr. Clarence T.. Young
Mr.. IT, NJ. Smith. Jr.. aud Col. GcOrgs
Wayne Anderson were present in the
interests OF the American Telephone and
Telegraph Company. while Capt A. y.
Gugon represented the Richmond Icle-
phone Company. Cen. T. =. MDIny Pres
ident OF the Long Distance Company. M
John l.. Robertson. President of the Rich-
mOud Telephone Company and capt.
Andrew pizzini were also interested
spectators of tho proceedings.
40 MORE SPEECHES
Although such an array of legal learn
inc was on hand there was no discussion
OF tho matter bv outsiders as the COM
mittoo had heard nt previous meetings
all tho spcechmaking that they cared for.
IL took comparatively short time TO
adopt the resolution and each gentleman
who voted for n declared that hc did not
fcol hound to Grant The company such "a
Trencnte, ,s r.., osi,og t,t rosor,od
81. rirb+ I,,. or1lrsnoo IN restrict thcm
10 n ion0-di.tsroo hueiroes
Tboso who voted i'm fine NEGATIVE took
fbo erourd ,b,t tbo o1oufior of tho res
o1utio, ,,,,,ld hind tbo conn,iffoe to
rivo Tho co,,,,,,,. eu d.. RIGHTS asked
for ir ,n. ,,tifi,,, aud ,,-i,ia t,o, favored
baviro "a lone df.tanco service fhov wtre
llnfltorablv onno.,d fo allowing another
local compauv to come here.
Tho committro tat @ O'Clock with the
following members present: Mcssrs. Al
len chairman. Bahcn Bloombcrr Bur-
ton. Ebcl. Foster Woody. John ~ King
and Carter.
AS coon as Tho reading Of the minutes
had been completed. Nr. Bloomborr NOV
cd that the petition Of the American
Telenhone and Tcloeranh COMPANY bo
taken ND. Tho motion was carried Be
fore Tho mater yvas discussed however.
Mir clarence T. youur senator Daniels
private secretary. stated io tho committee
that General j.. j.. Maanv President OF
the Long Distance Company. and Senator
Daniel would Doe present in O. short time
1ie asked that action Dee suspended untu
they should arrive The committee unan-
imously accoded 90 his request.
MR.. BLOOMBERGS RESOLUTION.
f..r ff
Mcany came in and tle mater was nt
once taken mp. Mt bloompere addressed
the committee and said that although
the matter had been considerably dis
cussed he had not yet made up nus n,no lii
as 70 n," ne SN'r'" VOC itD i-."7 &
tance company Ae f"o. "isned 10 hnoN
how the committee sloou ON '"e queallin
ana for that reason me- olleiiea I'9oiu-
toin 90 the effect tnat IL was lhe sense OF
tho committee that iidnchlse should
be granted the American ephone ana
Telegraph Company ana 'nat lne o'u'-
nance IN papers toHhe'',n l",I'"i'h N'.
laid upon the tabie 10 be '"N'H up "'
some future meetlhs.
Ihe resolution nc 8"i"' W''l' ITO. "''''
the committee that when I'D, matter was
taken up an oIuii'..n,' 'o''" '' '""
Win proper Ie7D ,'ol' ,,.,..
MI o9'O' H,s.,.l. ,l,,.l ,..,,. ,ott,,,
on lne 'aoi' l, nv
he s"la Woula ue uou'. " i' '''-
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MT. IoiocA spoNc l' l"''' va ''0 '''0'u
ton. ne H"i" ''"' '''' ' was
favor OF the long lance S'l zee anu
that the local lil'i'-t Mls l"c oIiF
thing 10 Dee discus en-. mat matter
shouu be fuI'her .onsluei'-' e''u "' ,"'
proper uno on SD"'e .'.,. .o ~