The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-14

By Counsel Both For and AGAINST The
LOng Distance Ordinance.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
Many Citizens Express Themselves
Upon the Subject or Maximum
Rates, While Others Point Out
Advantages OF Long Distance Con.
nection-.an Intcrcstin. Session.

..dyuntn.rs ar r,n.. y,i.,,,,c. .,,-
interesting Session.
,r,a c,o,oc, r.o,o,,
20 take vote on the ordinance grant
rr9, ~, anI ,,,iiSr,,ie 20 tie Americah 1eie-
S;"i,H ana Ieiephone company, OF Nir-
2.'.t,. - uo loctl ana long distance
business IN thiS city.
any ~ hia.'er "a. was; after four hours oi
con,,ra,' ~ .1'n,c! ior the applicant
,,'S - ,''tu nose lor me South2ri
onnnSjn,. ~ Whicn iS
Wa,. ,. ot ; tUr Lti'.ty Gays. or unt!! the
- 80 1:,!i' - ,ty "st1ct councll.
a. ,dio,,rno1 I IiIGN nc!i ne 1"u,lci'
I,oI, ;i,n Il1t 80 -, an" II nau at ina
!toul disposed OF only small portion OF
inr hmi,.,c, en- MuSanS*s peiort It, incluG-
nvprhn,1 ,,.;,,s ,te '3In:.lai'ce oLNsFIhE al
= "a ,r,,.,. " .,E, '-eccN< ciecnlc !i9ht
~. ,,l!t' - i[oMer SlEcutls; underground. The
,,,,r; ,a't '.t'!' iiSt' DCeh devoted TO the
,n1 - hnaI; 49,; W. .t.c ny 'siCi''onc lFahcAise
,r,,,+s : ~, ''s', t'iS cA1iuSIiNe af&u-
e;hoI.tI,. af.t
NJ, Ia,,a .se. 80 ti@ Iouhcl convened
= alIsanrn ~ nn,.-f, .-H.i ~" ~ view OF ne
,,o.te, l .(,t, - - ii't'il oei's. that the
aii1Stna :is,s, De PASSED hN temporarily, vas
W;Lnn prn.i,,
ho,i,. ,.Ntn n,.,2,. -, cn,Foii called the
,;.o,,.. ,,,,sn,,, r, 80" i9l!oWlhG members
Jsaij,,ii ur;i, '5'!tc4iNieA l.oW2nhcrG,
I;yima-. f-;,o,. ~, I. /" oMpie Jones,
and C,rn,.,,T.I,n,I = :te''lah' cooper
THE BATTLE BEGINS
Aftcr the minutes haa h,,,
aDproycI ana ,ha ,,.i, "CcH ~" ana
Of the way ,ha tpIa,,bnna u~'.!cSS I,,.. oul
t9l,r;1 M - 'S'ti''ohc mater was
The president rcoa ~
dinanc" glnntinu na,.n,issiC - .te Ii i
,n,n,,3,,,. ~ ,..i!!c i,..o!'c ana Telegraph
''',P ,2,. ms ,5,,G,. Sly
sion b., I:ni,IIj =, ~, -. tiat inc Discus
Mir. E'rs,,,,o1 1,|n.o,.!''t!o .'u''t !ot eacn sidc,
.ihis ii,|n ,mi,H tNts; SnS&eStcd that
cnnssn, CI3,. s,',.H N's'h' De cut down by mutual
.Iudcc EIoal.a ,.,
crn St,,ins, ,rri,,,,Iia.,,,, ,,'1l.t,ts the South-
thut hf. ,rs ,,,,,,, - P'thN, stated
ta,. -. ,.i ~ - uiScuSS me mat
Tho I,ar,riI '7,,,i,5 Sio'l length rs
The ch9:,. Gta:e, ~.
alrenGy Ncrr ,.Iaho,,,1f., 20 G;, i'"' yer mao
fD,a ~. CG,,,,,g I,'; "iScl%Seu be-
bcrs wil n1,.aG" ~. t,,m - ,ht mem
continued ..,i,n ~, ~ '"' moment, he
,nina ~, !, ,Ii, I,Vt,tG, ~ @ cicliE 10 my
that ;hn Ar,,,.i.,,, M ny contention
uhona co,,,,,S,,, :. ~! iIIii|Sr'ph ana Ieie-
ward tba nrG ~. ,>1,,t :" ''CIi.% 70
business ~ ~. ny teiyphone
monopoly is me-, ~. -. ~ 'I.'s naIiuS oi !!
- t"!' ~ Htct u! lhc assertion That
Cyull nv ,,,,i,,. ~. 'rS t'.!o'!e company
,,1tnN ,,,iyo ~ ~ I'n!n = minimum
N,t to.mn,.,.1,, ,it,,a, !, YES cp'nr2hH
cnncrrnimn ia ~. c5aIeli linll
bv sortion 10 i; ~, ~, "'lfI"u lnr Guy
points ! sh1uiG IL ~ WIN ~ clt''r. he',
more fnlIy ~ ''"'e e1"c'talce'
Nj. I.ritr,
"a each Side h. ,hrna.a,,a, ,at, ',,'!e !iioW
hour fol. discussion .rhis, a' ,,,, =, - IN
y1iln.l 'i!S motion pre-
THE CITIZENS SPEAK.
The, clerk thcp r,od 10 n,,;,
also a n,inlbc, of p~fi,tnns hnti ~, ,'i,', ~
against its adoption Thosn natitil,,H
against the franchisc comba,tt,l !, ~,