Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-26
GARDINER.
PETITION NOT GRANTED.
Eastern Telephone Co. Denied Right Ia
Operate in this City.

! The petition of the Eastern Tele-
! phone Co. to be allowed to operate a
! line in this city was not granted at the
special meeting of the MAYOR and
| board of aldermen, last evening For
a number of weeks there has been q
strong discussion in the city in regard
to the matter, ever since it was learn
ed that this company desired to enter
the city. The feeling towards it was
about evenly divided and the result
viii be pleasing to many and q great
disappointment to others. At Rock
land where the company is now doing
business, there is a strong feeling to-
wards it and in other places there is
the same against it. When it was
learned that the company would ask
a permission it was known that the
New England Tel. ana Tel. Co. would
put up strong fight against it.
Last evening the meeting was called
for 80 o'clock. but it was after s
when the meeting opened. All the
members of the members Of the board
were present and the mayor and for
the Eastern Tel. 60. Hon. o. Il. Clason
appeared to make the argument and
F. s. Wall of RockIand and NJ. s Bird
Co., Hon. A. NJ. Spear made the argu-
ment and f. w. Story and Il. 6. Han
son of Boston. and w. II. O'Brien Of
Iiallowell, We're present
The meeting opened by the reading
OF the petition and the order Of the
board granting a hearing. After this
Hon. @. +. Clason made some remarks
in regard to the company as did Mr..
|
nothing to put in as evidence. Hon. \.
NJ Spear opened the argument He
made mention Of the fine service which
was being given at the present time
ana that competition would he q great
Inconvenience. He claimed that a per
son having two Instruments In his
place VI business would w greatly in
convenicnced and that the extra poles
that would b" necessary would be q
draw back to the good looks W our
streets. He also made some remarks
in regard To- the charter Of the com
pany not being i'll such Il condition az
to 30 business ana brought forward
many points Of law. lie occupied
about an hour ana a quarter In his ar
sument. which proved Very interest
ing.
For the petitions Hon. .. =. Clason
spoke lie brought up the several
points that Mr.. Spear did and claimed
that the charter was for doing bust
ness in any part " the state. He
claimed that a dual line Of telephones
III the city would b. a blessing ana that
tx would bring down the prices 50 that
all could have Aservice. IL had clip
pings from maN papers i'll regard tu
thc dual services ana claimed that i'm
the West il was meet with great sue
,sss. a. ia the poles they would agrc"
u ~ ~ the city wished ana would put
into all the departments the instru-
ments that was needed, and this the
New England immediately agreed TO
do. Mr. Clason brought forward many
points Of the law as did Mr.. Spear and
explained the technical points.
a few questions Were asked by the
members Of the board and the vote
was taken. the result being a tic. I" ).
This made it necessary for the mayor
10 vote and h. decided against the
Eastern Telephone Co.. ana it will not
ne allowed to put its lines through the