The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-01
COURTHOUSE PHONES GO.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ORDER
THEM TAKEN OFT.
Number and Power OF Business Mems
Committee Incressed-Teiephone
May Not Only Come 0us, but stay
Out-TaIk of New Company.

A meeting Of Seattle business men was
held yesterday afternoon at the Chanber
Of Commerce rooms TO take further ae-
ticn In regard to the settlement Of the
telephone troubles The matter was iis-
cuseed from all sfandp0ints.
II was determined 10 continue the pres
efi policy OF inducing the patrons nf the
company 10 order out their phone-.
Every subscriber viii be called 1pon 10
cancel existing contracts with the com
psny. II was also decided to make the
agreement stronger than heretofore. Each
subscriber ordering his telephone rsr1oy-
ID will also agree to not replace IL except
by permission Of the executive commit
tee IN charge
The committee which has been circu-
Iafirg the agreement was increased e.
twenty members, with an executive com
mittee Of three. TO be chosen at meet
Ing this afternoon In the Chamber o. Com
mcrce rooms az o'clock.
The lists which have been circulated VIII
be tabulated ana The secretary Of the com
mittee will see that every signer Is pre-
sented with regular HIST within the NEXT
two or three days. Those who have I'll
ready signed any Of these lists VIII prob
ably be advised By the executive com
bill IN advance. on the ground that the
service VIII probably not be any better In
tho near future than II has been during
the month Of July. ans also that the city
phone company can collect.
thorough organization Of the commit
tee viii be perfected this afternoon aud
funds win At once be raised for carrying
a mum Der Of merchants are in favor OF
forming q local telephone company. and
argue that IL the present company should
cut Its rates. II viii In the future cost no
more for Two telephones than at present
for one. These merchants express a W Il.
inKness q sisn contracts for period ~
ence WIN the new company. NJ. Kas-
son. Of the Northwest Fixture Compapy
has wired Chicago for a price on Iooo
Telephones, cost OF installing same ard
length OF time In which same can be fIr-
nished. This information viii be given -
the committee this afternoon.
The following compose the committee
now In charge. Thomas Burke. Robert
Moran. Howard Alien. s. chsasty. James
Gregg. J. w. Kahie. David p. Porter. Fred
Rice Rowel, j. NJ. Moore Al Barton
K sa sara 9 woo 5is 1a., rsS cc,
Inns. r. W. Andrews. T.. Moore. n. Schocn-
field. A. y. Stewart
The county commissioners yesterday
added 10 tire list ~ those who desire their
telephones removed. by writing letter
90 the company peremptoriiy asking them
10 take ali the 'p1ones out OF the county
ronrsnsuse cen m sisnn $50
few weeks had been 20 bad that ~ was
worse than none ~ ALL The complaint.
+ general In all departments Of the court
house. There are eight telephones IN the
courthouse and the long distance bill for
each month amounts TO quite a sum- The
letter 70 ths company r. g. follows:
remove al once the Telephones from ths
King county courthouse AZ we will not pay
longer for the service we are receiving
nc HOARD s, or COUNTY coMMIssroS.
ny GRO. n. gibson. chairman.