The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-29
Only FOUR VOTES FOR IT.
Long Distance Telephone Proposition
Overwhelmingly Defeated.
SENATOR DANIELS PLEADING IN VAIN.
Ie Spoke FOR Two Hours and h"h he
fore tho Common Council Last Night IN
Behalf Of tho Long Distance People
VIII Now Abandon Their light

NOIS- -Binuks, Briggs, tottte.l, Foster
Gunsf. Harrelsou. Hawkins Jones, hing'
Gnrbcr. Mosby. Pollock, iountrre' Ryan
Tanner. MaIorste,n, Wbaien, Niliiams'
aud ~ cody.
Iho above is the vote by which the
Common council. at 215 o'clock this
morning. rejected tho ordinance reported
from no su,ct Committee, proposing
to erant TO the American Telephone and
telegraph Company local and long-dis-
tsn,c telephone franchises in the city Of
Ec1mond.
for sx hours did the Council and
large gathering Of interested citizens, !n-
Guiding some OF Richmouds most in-
nucntal business men listen 90 the fun
rad free discussion Of the question on its
merits and in an hs phases and the
d-wnfali Of the petition was a. com
piete as lts bit;crcst opponent could nave
asked.
in .hc absence or the president, Mr.
Nlarx Guust was elected presideh, pro
tenn enc members present were Acssis.
Blanks. Bloomberg. Briggs, EbeL Foster
Gun.i HMIelson. Hawkins. Jones, kin.,
Gaf1,r. Miller, Nealc, Noble, Pollock.
Eouu,rce. Ryal, Tanner Wallerstein.
Whaal Woody Williams, CotueI. oId
Moshy.
A,tcr the reading Of the joint resolution
providing for the session, ana the oId-
nance. AIr BioOmbcrg moved that me
counsel for the telephone companies oe
h.urd.
5ir Hawkins moved 10 amend iy allow
ing the representatives Of citizens 10 De
n.ard This was accepted by Mr Bloom
rere. and adopted.
DEBATE UNLIMITED.
Mr Nalcrstein moved TO allow one
hour Go representatives Of the two COM
pauies and half au hour to the represen-
tatiycs of the Citizens Committee TO pre-
sont their views in order 10 facilitate
matters.
AIR. Bl0ombcrg opposed the plan' as he
thought unlimited debate would give an
opportunity for those who did not hear
the argument before the committee TO
understand the question.
Mr.. Wallerstein then withdrew his mo-
ton. and Colonel George Wayne An
dcrs0n introduced General T. i. Meanqy
who addressed the Council on behalf Of
the American Telephone and Telegraph
Company of Virginia.
General Meany opened by thanking the
Council for the courtesy. and promised 20
le brief He began by tracing the his
tory of the telegraph and telephones, and
the remarkable advantages now enjoyed
br husfnc-e men. ON account Of the per-
sc,,to,, - tto ioro- distance tolonhone lie
tbcn og,.. tie efory ~ nis comnanv and
t,o ae,.ator,,,,rt of ian system. In coming
m Richmond they were not met with the
,,.,rcor,,. o,,raot,d no donreoafoa the me-
ceseit,. of annearinr Am the present role.
Cenrral Nfcsncv denied that his COM
NAM, was mart and MARCEL of the southern
pen Tcioptonc Comnanv No two com-
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cue NV "c s"'-. ''' l'.,.s l,.,-s va
s""l1eu N"",' ''o i'N "' 'ti74i''"' just
@a me SiaH'lie i1'tpH"he CoHlpdu9'
Charges hah been made' ne sald' hnt
hc awaited speciuca Ioas oooie hchylhs
them. l.e then, az some length, detended
The company history curing ts Twelve
years existence. ne claueh8ed me rep
re-entatves OF the olher company TO
show whore his had ever violated an
agreement with any municipality.
THE LOCAL COMPANY.
General Moaney discussed the finances
~ the local company and ALLEGED that IL
was not properly conducted The South
Pen. be said. he'd been condemned for
fauure 10 comply with ITS contract with
tho rltv Ile denied being an apologlst for
tha. company. but ne proceeded TO call at
touuon 20 failure OF the local company.
90 carry out the provisions ot the subway
ordinance.
lt was ne .ntention Of MS company %
connect with the southern zen Telephone
company " IL could provide proper termi-
ral faculties. 10 was lot in condition TO DO
so now out ~ this was rcmedied they
expected TO- connect with the Bell Com
plny. They Ola not expect to connect
with the Richmond Telephone Company
because in his opinion tney could not
'"i+i7h tie proper iaclHtles.
'ehti" Metnt} sald ms company has
h' contract Wlin the zen company, but
ho o,1cr could furnish the proper facili-
",- anu Hpo"e on some oi me oiIlculues
""l.n Il -i'." themselves 10 ms mlnd'
~' " I''''' 0' 'o''I'eD'i'Ha Win IlNaI con-
'.-'',
''"'l'i N'"H'f lipi-hl lhe ipcai CONF
l"hl shouid Dee making an citoit TO Keep
Hia company iI0Nn ui"e icutlihs lhem IN
t','u "i t""t"N oiINs lo nave maximum
rate hNtd.
THE OTHER SIDE.
\. y. Guigon, Esq. said he ielt some
hesiuncy in appearing against such
formidable array or talent. ne thought
t would nave been better ior MIN TO nave
been allowed 20 close, put he submitted to
The council Will
lie had expected from rumors that his
company would De uaged awe ana was
surprised a what had been said. lie con-
tended that the local company had acted
I'm good iaith hy the people or Hlchmond