The Portland daily press., 1900-01-25

Of she Board Of Aldermen, who voted
to 9 against the petition Of tss Dirigo
Yeisphons Company OF Maine for this
right TO do business 10 the City Of Port
land. Inc vote was rs follows:
Against admission OF the new eoupa'
ny-Aldernen spraane. Ward 1; Mannix,
ward Q; johnson. Ward 8; Merrill, Ward
4; Lamsup, Ward 9; smith, Ward z
Those In favor Of the Dirigo Coupauy's
petition wers--A ldermen Dow, Ward 8;
MouIsou, Ward 8; Frye. Ward Q. TO whom
all honor 10 due In standing for the peo-
plss' rights.
The following Is the full text Of the or
der, which was presented to the Board
of Aldermen and which the Dirigo Com
pany was willing TO assent to and be
bound by. but which the aldermen dio
not permit to be read In open session.
hut instead they simply, ON motion OF
Alderman SIN 18th Of Ward Z. seconded By
A lderman hanson OF Ward O, eoolly gave
the petitioners leave to withdraw, there
fore deprivins the city and Its people of
the advantages to follow BY the intro
duct,on Of competitive telephone oom-
pany:
Ordered: That the Dirigo Telephone
Company Of Maine lie hereby authorized
to construct and maintain for the con-
duct of its business underground con-
duits, cables and wires, under the surface
Of such Of the streets or sidewalks or both
OF said City OF Portland. as the board
Of municipal officers may hereafter de-
tsrmiue, and to construct therein and
maintain the necessary ansnholss and
house connections; and said company 10
further autho to nse In the conduct
Of its business any polss, cross-arins and
brackets, heretofore lawfully erected
or placed, or which may be hereafter law
fully crested or placed, within the limits
of said city of Portland. BY any other
company or ompanies. provided thst
the consent Of said campany or compa-
MES to suoh use shall be first obtained.
4 The foregoing rights and privileges are
granted subject to each and all OF the fol-
lowing provisions, viz:
First-Said company shall commsnoe
construction of its system within SIX
months from the date OF this order.
Sesond-Said company shall construct
at least three miles Of conduit each year,
from the date of said commencement,
until total OF at least fifteen miles
shall have been laid, unless before that
time action by the proper authorities
shall have been taken ordering all cleo
trical wires under ground, In which case
this company. II IL SO elects, shall have
| the privilege OF making suitable arrange
ments to join with other companies in
the construction and use Of Common
| conduit.
Third-Said company. In the construc-
| ton of all Its conduits, rs above provided,
shall lay and msiutain two ducts to be
| used free of expense to the city OF Port
land, for running the wires Of Its police
sig nal and fire alarm svstsm.
L "a IA rnnduif In n
| structed, as above provided for, this com
psny shall discontinue all over hsad
wires on the streets through whioh said
conduit IL laid, except In so far rs the
same shall b, necessary for purposes OF
distribution to otncss. stores and resi-
dences.
Fiith--An the construction work which
said company may find necessary or con-
venient to enable IL TO operate under the
franchises and privileges above granted,
shall be done under the supervision OF
the city OF Portland, acting through LIS
proper officials.
Sixth-The annual telephone rates to
be charged by this company for the next
ten years to subscribers within o radius
of one mile from the City Hall shall not
exoeed twenty -four (Ss4) per instrument
for residences. and forty two (si2) per
instrumens for offices or stores. and sixty
dollars (sd0), for an instrument In both
Itore anu Office to the same party; these
rates. in each case, emitting the Sub
scriber to metallic circuit, and prt-
vate individual Hue.
Ssvsnth-Ihis company shall furnish
to the city Of Portland, for nee In It's
executive offices, twenty-five (25) tsle-
ph onss, free OF all expense to the city.
and any further number Of telephones
which the city may require, at rate net
to exceed twenty -four dollars ($!4)
year per instrument.
l i0h n0tinn GhalI hts faEan Inv
this company In the way Of sale or lease,
| whereby competition in the telephone
busines IS In the oity VI Portland ehall be
destroyed, or whereby this company shall
reuder itself unable to operate under
| the franchises hereby granted, under
penalty of forfeiture of these franchises,
aad forfeiture to the city OF Portland by
this company of all its right, title and In
terest, In and to all conduits, cables and
| wires at that time owned by said c0mpa-
ny, within the limits Of the City Of Port
land.
kinth-Ths city reserves the right to
purchase, from time to time, any or all
of such conduits as shall have been laid
by this company, at a price to Be deter
mined by three appraisers. one OF whom
shall be- chosen BY the city, one by this
company, and the third by the two 30
so Oh purchase this company shall have
the right to use such conduits on pay
ment 10 the city Of reasonable rental
Tsnth-This company shall not be
deemed to have accepted the fore DING
franchises and privileges until 10 shall
have dled with the proper official a bond,
with satisfactory sureties, In the penal
sum OF ten thousand dollars ($10. 00O),
indsmnifying the oity Of Portland for
all loss or damage, OF any kind whatever.
which may result to 1t from any aot,
| neglect or omission on the part of this
company.
The several hundred subscribers, al
ready secured, consist Of the principal
wholesale and retail merchants, ssanu-
faoturers, bankers, lawyers. insurance.
companies, private residences, repre-
ssnting as they do. the leading business
and professional men Of Portland. How
su Oh action can be explained TO the oiti-
zens is . mystery. when the exacting
condition Of tho order. srs taken into
consideration. a. printed above. with the
liberal proposition as made TO ths city by