The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-08


Telephone Company to establish and on
crate telephone plant and exchanges u
this city will be favorably reported to th'
House Of Representatives and viii be calie,
up. probably. on Monday 4 favorable re
port on this bill was determined upon oA
the Committee on the District Of Columbus
OF the House yesterday.
The bill is as follows
That Samuel Ross, Thomas ". Smith,
Frank B. Noyes, Edgar p. Berry, ana
Richard A. johnson, OF the District OF CO.
lumbia, and Henry A. Parr, Thomas D.
HAYWARD. James Bond. George r. Webb,
J. Bernard Scott, and Harry ". Neoo' OF
the city Of Baltimore, State OF Maryland,
their associates and successors. be, and
they are hereby. created body corporate
under the name Of the Washington Tele-
phone Company. and by that name shaIl
have perpetual succession and snail ne
able and TO sue and be sued. plead and ne
implicated. defend and be defended IN all
the courts Of law and equity within the
United States. and may have and use
common seal.
Sec 2 That the Commissioners OF the
District Of Columbia are hereby author
lied and directed TO permit the Washing
ton Telephone Company 10 install MAIN
tain. and operate telephone plant ana
exchanges and the necessary service con-
pected Herewith in the city Of Washing
ton and in the District Of Columbia under
such rules. regulations. and restrictions
as now are or may hereafter be made re
latiug to telephone companies in the said
city or District. and they shall permit said
company to lay all necessary underground
conduits and ducts in said city to carry its
wires. and to string wires on poles in the
alleys OF said city and in the District OF
Columbia. subject to the same regulations
and restrictions as now apply. or may
hereafter be prescribed for telephone com
NAMES in the city Of Washington and Dis
trict Of Columbia. Provided, That the
Commissioners Of the District Of Columbia
may require all conduits laid under the
authority Of this act TO be laid under such
conditions and regulations as they may
prescribe. and they shall be so planned
and constructed as to form part OF
general subway system which may here
after be constructed and the plans for
which the said Commissioners are author
lied TO prepare. Any corporation having
underground ducts in the District Of Co
lumbia not in use may lease them TO any
other corporation or individual in said
District required by law or desiring 10 put
its wires underground.
Rates for Service.
Sec. 3. That the rates to be charged 10y
the said Washington Telephone Company
shall not exceed $50 per year for the use
Of telephone in a private residence, nor
Szs per year for the use Of a telephone for
business purposes in the city OF Washing
ton that said company shall install and
use telephones OF a good quality and on
metallic circuits only in the city OF WASH
ington
Sec l. That il shall be lawful for the
Washington Telephone Company 10 acquire
by purchase rental. or otherwise, any con-
duit or conduits duct or ducts, now laid
or that may hereafter be laid IN the city
Of Washington OF in the District OF Co
lumbis.
Sec g. That said corporation shall file
with the Commissioners Of the Disuict OF
Columbia within sixty days from the ap-
proval of this act its plans for a system
Of subways, eonduits, and duets, with
necessary manholes, and shall have tele-
phone exchange. with not less than 1900
telephones in actual operation within four
zen months from the approval by said
Of its system Of subWays,
rs above specified. All extensions and ad-
md ducts shall be subject to she approval
IF the Commissioners Of the District Of
Columbia Within fifteen days after said
Telephone Company has or
ganized by the election Of its officers. il
shall enter into bond to the District Of CO.
umbia in the sum Of 500 600, with surety
1r sureties to be approved by the Commits
sioners Of the District Of Columbia, condi-
ioned upon the faithful performance o all
he provisions and requirements OF this act
md upon failure OF said company TO COM
ply with said provisions and requirements
he said sum of 500 600 shall be and be-
,ome due and payable as liQudated dam
iges. and upon the failure OF said corpora
ion to furnish said bond within the time
herein specified the rights aud franchises
hereby granted shall cease and determine. I
The plans In this section required TO be
to the Commissioners Of the Dis !
riot Of Columbia shall be acted upon by
aid Commissioners at the earliest practi- /
able date after their submission, in order
% enable said company to carry out speed /
ly the provisions OF this act.
Sec. 6. That the said corporation is mere
BY authorized and empowered to acquire
~ purchase or lease such property. build /
ne OF buildings as shall be necessary for /
he successful operation Of its telephone |
ystem and exchanges.
subscriptions to stock
Sec. Z. That within fifteen days from the 4
pprovsl OF this act the lncorporators
Iamed herein. or a majority OF them. shall 1
meet in the city Of Washington and notify /
he Commissioners OF the District Of Co /
umbia in writing Of the acceptance OF this /
harter and shall within fifteen DAYS after |
aid meeting open in said city its books for I
-.
Company. Of which notice shall be given I
10Th as to time and place in al least three I
.apers published in the city Of Washington. Z
nd each subscriber shall at the time Of I
pay in cash 10 per centum OF
he amount subscribed by him. otherwise I
lis subscription shall be null and void
When the books OF subscription 20 the cap
tal stock OF said company are closed the I
1corporators herein named. or q majority 4
1 them shall call a meeting Of the stock 4
elders. 10 be held in the city OF Washing
on. Of which public notice both as to time /
nd place shall be given for three days in /
hree newspapers published To the city Of 4
Washington. al which meeting a board OF .
leven directors shall be chosen and such D
Their business DE transacted as may De
cemed proper Al all meetings Of The
each stoCkholder shall be en-
tiled 70 one vote for each share Of stock
eld by him. and he may vote in person OF
y proxy.
Sec 5. That the government and direction
( the affairs Of said corporation shall
e invested in a board OF eleven directors
very member OF which shall be a stock
Older Of record, and each shall hold his
flee for one year and until his successor
elected and qualified. Said directors. a
n al prffs nj whom shall ha q uFor.rrrY. sHsrr .
nnually elect one OF their number to be
resident Of the company, and they shall
lso elect vice president, a secretary. and (.