The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-06-30
IkNTED 4 FRANCHISE.
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1s~ssrs Arsssss6 -othsF Maa-
chester News.


me- HclI e1Rnsr. BsAT1u Block.
4 upocia1 meeting Of the City council
~ kol6 n The Council Chamber last
1<onk Those present were Captain John
+ 65r1sa president IN the chair; and
onbu. c. n. Sims. J. r.. Green. ". q.
Han1ls<t. Matthew Morton. H. A. Camp
~ W ": Pool. H. c: Nelson, h =. r. r -
+. csSssin o'Brien stated that the Council
hAa been called TO consider the report
- ne street Committee
IAe clerk then read the ordinance -
xrSoonted b. the American Long Distance
xofephons Company and amended oy City
Attorney Judge William ]. Ciopton ana
2ocommendcd by the Street Committee ~
a. 1otion rule % was suspended.
Mr.. Campbell stated TO the Council
tha1 ns OBJECTED TO the franchise being
at upon the ~ rvico. As was afraid
hat this compan; might crush out AL
The mercy OF = hsartless corporation and
thex would then charge any price they
might deem At.
M. Pool agreed with Mr.. Campbell and
was opposed to trusts.
Mr. Owens said that It was to the In
terest Of the company to come TO Man
chester and to the advantage OF the CITY
20 have then. come. He was In favor OF
Long Distance Telephone provided they
wNvh not do local business and ne un.
de- stood these telephone people did not
want to do local business In thia city.
Mr. Young was asked by Mr.. Campbell
II his people positively refused to set q
price upon the service OF his company.
His answer was that price would not
he set by his company and that tarin
Of rates would govern his people.
The franchise was granted by the votes
Of Messrs. Green. Sims. Kandlett. Nor
ton. Hart, Nelson and Usz.
Messrs. O'Brien. Camp. ell. Owens. Pool
and patram voted against the franchise.
FAVORED THE FRANCHISE.
The Street Committee held regular
meeting In the City Engineers ONCE yeS-
terday afternoon at O'Clock. Inoss
present were Messrs. Z. n. Sims (chair-
mani, and NJ, A. Campbell w. T. Hart
and Matthew Morton.
After the transaction OF routine bush
ness the committee accepted the WORK
Of paving Hull street from Eighth street
to Fourteenth street and ordered the pay
ment Of the bill Of Ambrecht Il Mitten-
dorf for $500. the amount due for said
work.
Mr.. Clarence e. Young. the reprcsen-
tative of the American Long-Distance
presented the claims of his company.
The ordinance as presented BY him.
with the amendments made by Judge
CloptOH in regard to granting the fran
chise 3 asked for by hts company. and
was recommended to the Council by the
The Vote stood: For ths franchise
Nessrs. Sims. Morton. and Hart; against
it--Mr. Campbell.
Mr.. Campbell stated that his objection
TO voting for the franchise as presented
was on account Of a price not being put
upon the phones provided local station
was put In service. He did not propose.
~ naid, 20 vote for franchise that
all competitors and then put the service,
at any price that they might deem mt
for their purpose and gain. He wanted
the price to be SO arranged that in
lease Of q monopoly the people would
know what they would have to contend
PROF. CAREERS ACCIDENT.
Prof. A. w. CARRIER, the blind musician.
met with an accident yesterday after
noon that will materially interfere with
his duties as an organist
He was chopping wood in his yard and
had made two attempts to split a piece
OF wood without success. but at the third
stroke the blade of the Ratchet came
down upon one Of his fingers. severing 1t
from the hand with the exception Of
small piece Of the skin Of the finger hold
Ing II.
DIR. Lawrence Ingram was summoned
ID rendered the necessary medical at
ntion-
fIOIs Udrpef IL tne organlst OF tne
resbyterfan church, and Is a music
acher in this city.
WITH THE POLICE.
In response to q telephone message
yesterday afternoon Officers Jones and
NTH went to the tramps' headquarters
ear Belle Isle and succeeded In bringing
NO to the station house.
M. John N. Childress, the assistant
Engineer at the pumping station telephon-
d for the officer. He said the tramps
Fere holding high carnival at their re-
ort. When the officers arrived they
found three tramps on the ground In a
Drunken sleep. The officers ordered the
|nen to consider themselves under arrest.
rwo gave In, but the third man broke and
Fan Officer Jones fred several shots
pftcr the fleeing man. but he never stop
ped AMI succeeded In making his escape.
The men gave their names as John T.
Martin and Joseph Linehan. of Alabama.