The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-06-07
THERE,
WHICH PHONE ?
Raleigh is to Have Two IeIe
phone Systems.
BELL AND INTER-S1AItS
CHARTER GRANTED ~ III.
INVERTEBRATES LAST NIGHT.
SOME OPPOSITION TO fRANCII.
The Bill Company filed Letter Asking /
il be Allowed 10 Give informal on
BEFORE the New Franchise
was Granted.

was Granted.
The following new ordinance WAS Pr
nosod and passed by the Board OF AIa'
,oan II their regular monthly meetIn@
held in the Mayors office last hlshl:
..Re il ordained by the Board OF Al
do,n,en Of the city Of Raleigh, That I'll"
Interstate Telephone and 1eleGraI"
Company shall have the right TO ere.
,nl maintain poles and other appliance
and fixtures on the streets ana alleys ".
tha city and attach wires thereto ai'
IN, ar stretch the same over. along OH"
across the streets and alleys OF the clI|.
,nd maintain the same. for the pufp"~"
~ tplpphonic or telegraphlc commune"
tion between the parties of Sald collla|.
and others who may be ;lloWtu 10 u>'
its wires and instruments: IF"Nri'o.
nevertheless. That said company sinai.
in erecting and maintaining ITS pole
wires and other appliances ana III jI'
conduct OF its business conform IN al.
respects to the existing ordinances To.
any ordinances that may hereafter b"
adopted by the city. III relation to the
fro alarm and police telegraph system
or IN relation to said Interstate Icl,-
phone and Telegraph Company. ami
similar c~ntcrprises. and shall conform i'm
AL aspects to all ordinances Of the cry
now in existence OF such as SlldH i'
hereafter passed: md, provided further.
That the said company shall save The
city harmless against any suits for da'I-
age that may be brought against >aNl
city for injuries to persons or property
by the said company in erecting or mann
aiming its poles and wires or other APP
pliances.'
The franchise. after some discussion.
WAS granted by q vote of q to ,.
The Bell Telephone tompany'S letter
requested that the matter be deferred
until some future meeting, when it would
be able to submit information of intere~f
To the city and to the Board.
Alderman Drcwry. in arguing again~r
Immediate action. stated that Il fran
chise of this character was of value an3
of much Importance. and he th0Ught H
best 10 defer action until the matter
could be thoroughly investigated.
Alderman Correll saw no reason for
delay. e was ready to vote TO give tu
Raleigh Il competing telegraph system.
Mr.. \. A.. Thompson stated that the
Interstate company WAS asking no Spu-
cial privileges. 1t was merely asking for
the privilege of coming into Raleigh un
the same basis rs other companies. and
SiNt 10 the city Il competing telephone
service.
Alderman Johnson saw no reason for
Taste and favored deferring the matter
until some future time.
Alderman Correll moved that the
franchise he granted.
A4uerman Drewry offered as an amend
ment that the matter be postnonod The
amendment was lost. the vote BEING a:
tie. and the Mayor voting against posi-
ponment, Alderman Robinson beiu-
present. but not voting.
Alderman Drewry then offered .I.
amendment that Il bond be required CT.
5000, for faithful performance of con
'fact. MI. y. y. SUGGEST.
that the same bond he required of oil
IKE companies. Alderman McDon.H
hloNeu that the bond be $500 instead
OF S-.GoO- The amendment was lost .
WaS also the amendment of Aldnrma..
l,ruWFE, requiring Il bond of s q
suit as stated.
MI W. W.. Shaw. who is in Roloiob
representing the Interstate comnan,
says mat the company will ~o tn n-orr
Immediately and will have The sorrir.
III i.alel@h as early as possible. \ can
N'SS OF the town is now being made M
price Tor phones IS &24 and S34 for In
mess ana residence phones. reSnectiveIt
80 price 70 be cheapencd when the.
arr hNe or more on one circuit. The T..
iN''Ie company IS also working on
lonG distance line from winston ~.
greensboro, Durham. Raloiab NH ",l,.
h"ro. to Wilmington. which Mr. Sh...
S'Is' VIII soon he completed
Besides passing the now to1onL
.H"i'er tie Board last night did notLtuu
''Tel man regular routine work
illnor license for six months rr.r.
Ccl"HI'" /" the following parties: :. r..
Ct'iIin; SIMPSON x Quarles. Acme Wine
q nN. Woodland, II. T.. Candle. A..
,nn ''l"rq, ). ). Johnson. j. u. Car
W.. I'LL. \. l.. Bailey & Co.. J..
WHITE. Home Rrevin~ Con,nauy
I,ohert Portner Rrewinr Con,anr =
~. 7 /. l.. Bailey. .Joyner & Batch
I T ,'rnton < Dixon. w. d. Tpchnrch
~ - i>ohert J.. parham. Jno. IT Smith
mos. 1eScHd. Jno. r. FerraU & GO
=. Lowry. +. J. Robinson. n, Dnhov &
~, VI. ItosenthaI. T.. V. Denton I 7
I " ". \. FcrralI. Joyner e. Potter.
~ n"ttling Works. Mortimer Moxvan.
~. hoover and c. II. StonehankS.
IN ordinance was passed nrobihitinr
'ne use Of any material eycont etana
Pha!' or vitrified brick in navin~ a.. ,.-
paving the sidewalks on E,vota~aI.
street between Morgan ana Dayi.
renters in the market were oiceu
months. - the S'Iillil''
\ netition for Il fire hvdr,nt n A..
u1rhcr Of Fayetteville ana ooh ,.,,.
800 was referred to the fire comm.
tee with power to act III
''or matterS acted unon
''''''' and of minor Importance.
it shoots. "' N'chs murder than