The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-05-12
The TELEPHONE HEARING
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citizens desired to be heard. No one
responding, Mr.. Dewell asked Mr.. Man.
ming II he knew of any more citizens
present who would like to be heard
Mr. Manning knew of no more, but said
that large number of citizens, among
them an alderman had told him that
they thought that the new company
should be allowed to locate in New Ha-
ven.
Earlier in the evening Mr.. Manning
had mentioned the fact that a commit
tee had been sent from Norwich to
Hartford to protest against the passage
of the bill concerning the use of the
highways by telephone and other COM
panies, recently reported by the judci-
airy committee.
Chairman Dewell asked him If he
thought, in view of the treatment re-
ceved by the special legislative COM
mittee sent to Hartford to advocate
charter amendments, that 1t would be
advisable to send another committee to
Hartford Mr.. Manning thought that
it might be good idea to send another
committee there. with some chance of
success, If certain few in New Haven
could be induced to throw their influ-
ence with the committee.
f. S. Bushnell said that there was one
thing that he didn't understand, and
that was why there should not be com
petition in telephone and electric light
business as well as in his business, He
a i, CB
ask to come here and ask exclusive
right to do business here He said: Il
should expect to be the laughing stock
of the city if should say that l didn't
want any more grocery businesses to
start here because there were enough
here. | do not think that any prvi-
leges should be granted to the exclusion
of any one else
G.. l.. Foley agreed with Mr.. Bushnell,
and said that he had talked with many
who used telephones a great deal and
they had old him that they were pay
ing too much. If the city was. to get
telephones free that alone should be
enough Involvement to allow the new
to come In.
He said that If the people were heard
they would vote to let the new company
come in. Any citizens opposed to grant
Ing the petition Of the new company
were then invited to speak No one
rose to speak in opposition to granting
the petition and Judge Stoddard and
John w. Alling asked that the hearing
be adjourned to some future evening
when they said that citizens opposed
to granting the petition might be heard.
Judge Stoddard said that it had been
that the entire evening would
be occupied in hearing those favoring
the new company, and that for that
reason those opposing granting the Pc
tition were not present. Mr.. Alling
stated that Mr.. Tyler, president of the
Southern New England Telephone com
pany, would like to address the COM
mite, and as it was so late he sug-
Eested that another evening be decided
upon when Mr.. Tyler might be heard.
Mr.. Wagner opposed continuance of
the matter and thought that the adj
iournment was asked in order to gain
time and to cause a delay.
Chairman Dewell again called for
one responded and Mr. Alling said that
here had been misunderstanding He
said that he had supposed that last
evening was to be devoted entirely 10
nearing those who favored granting the
petition. Mr.. Alling read from steno-
graphic notes to show that the hearing
asst night was to hear those who fav-
red the petition, but Mr. Dewell read
rom the stenographic notes portion
which Mr.. A1ling omitte l. showing that
Chairman Dewell had directed that the
opposition be ready with witnesses last
light.
Mr.. Tyler was then called as a wit
less After answering preliminary
questions as to his connection with the
southern New England Telephone com
,and, he said that the statement that |
he Southern New England company
opposed the granting of the charter to |
he independent telephone company in |
lew London was untrue. He said that |
is company had not interfered with |
ny small local company about the |
tate which desired to do business. If |
he local companies wanted to lose
heir money his company did not care, |
lie referred to the statement made by |
Ir. Holbrool<e at previous hearing
hat telephones had been taken out by
ale university. MIR. Tyler sa d that
here was one telephone placed in Pea
ody museum under personal con-
act with Prof. Marsh and that it was
AIKEN out after Prof Marsh's death,
nd that this furnished the basis for
Ir Holbrookes statement. He said
nat the American Bell Telephone COM
any in its long years of existence had
lcceeded il establishing 2,194 ex-
Ranges about the country. He quoted
atistics to show that the independent
ompanies were losing ground in the
arious cities where they are located. |
e asserted that there was not sim
e independent telephone in operation
Atlanta although an Independent
'mpany had been building at plant
lere for two years.