El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-18
THE new PHONE COMPANY
Text of the Ordinance That Will Be
Presented To the City Council
Tonight.

Tonight.
The following ordinance, accompan
led by petition requesting considera.
| ton of it, will be presented to the city
council tonight:
An ordinance granting to Frank B.
Nc Elroye r. A. Brett and their asso-
ciates hereafter to be incOr-
porated nnder the name of
the Ell Paso Mutual Telephone COM
pany, or some other appropriate
name, the right to constructs, erect and
main tain an electric telephone ex-
and to erect and operate in the public
streets, alleyssand other public places
all necessary poles, wires. lines, etc.,
in connection Herewith.
Whereas, the said Frank B. NOEL
roy, r. A. Brett and their associates
propose to organize corporation
under the aforesaid appropriate name,
hereafter to be chosen, under and by
virtue of an act of the legislature of
for the organization of telephone and
messenger service companies"
for the purpose of
oonstructing,:ow owing, and maintaining q
plant in the city of Ell Paso, Texas, to
be known as q telephone exchange, for
the purpose of telegraphing, tele-
phoning and renting or selling of
electric telephones and furnishing
telephone service to said city and in
habitants thereof, therefore, the COM
mon council of Ell Paso do ordein as
follows;
Section l. Permission Is hereby
given and granted, conferred upon
and invested in Frank B. McElroy,
r. A. Brett and their associates and
assignees, to be hereafter organized
into corporation under some
appropriate name, under the laws
OF fo.1 the state OF Texas, as as
known and called in the ordinance,
streets, bridges, alleys and public
places in the city of Ell Paso and to
construct, erect, operate and maintain
in said public streets, bridges, alleys
and public places of the city, all need
full and proper poles, masts, cables,
wires and other appliances and fixtures
for electric telephone and telegraph
purposes, subject, however, to all the
conditions and restrictions hereinafter
tions as the said common council may
hereafter from time to time enact.
Section 2. The said grantees to be
named are hereby granted the right
10 construct, erect and maintain an
electric telephone and telegraph plant
in the said city of Ell Paso and to re-
pair and extend the same and carry
on the business of telegraph
ing, renting electric telephones,
and furnishing telephone service; pro-
vided, however, that the yearly rate
for the telephones used for ordinary
business purposes shall not exceed the
sum of thirty (S30) dollars, and fer
private residences, shall not exceed the
sum of twenty 1920 dollars.
Section 3. All poles, ETC., used in
the construction of said plant shall be
erected under the supervision of the
city council or whomsoever they may
designate.
Section 4. This ordinance shall con-
tinue to be in force aud effect for |
term of thirty years from the lay and |
late of Its adoption.
Section 5. The company organized |
under this ordinance agree to give the |
use of five telephones free of all rental
to the city of Ell Paso, and place them
designated by the common
council within the city limits.
Mr.. Brett and Mr.. McElroy were
seen this afternoon. Mr.. Brett said:
"We are not asking a franchise for
ourselves, but for citizens of Ell Paso |
am not organizing or trying to or
company. That would be
sheer nonsense
This company is to be a local com
oapy, whose stock shall be owned by
ocsl indivials, and run by local people. |
want that fact clearly understood.
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