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

The bill TO authorize the Washington
Telephone Company to establish and OPP
crate a telephone plant and exchanges IN
this city will be fsyorably reported to the
House Of Representatives and will be called
up probably. on Monday. favorable re-
port on this bill was dete rmined upon oy
the Committee on the District Of Columbia
of the House yesterday.
The bill is as follows:
That Samuel Ross. Thomas ". Smith,
Frank p. Noyes, Edgar 7. Berry. ana
Richard A. Johnson, of the District OF CO.
lumbia, and Henry A. Parr, Thomas J.
Hayward, James Bond, George K NeDD,
J. Bernard Scott, and Harry W Neoo' OF
the city of Baltimore. State OF Maryiahu
their associates and successors, De- ana
they are hereby created bo,y corporate,
under the name of the Washington Tele-
phone Company. and by that name shall
have perpetual succession and shall be
able and TO sue and be sued. plead and be
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 10 permit the Washing
ton Telephone Company to install, main
tain, and operate a telephone plant and
exchanges and the necessary service con-
nected 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-
latiLg 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 tie District OF
Columbia. subject to the same regulations
and restrictions as now apply, or may
hereafter be prescribed for telephone COM
panies 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 a 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
Iumbia 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 g. That the rates TO be charged by
the said Washington Telephone Company
shall not exceed s96 per year for the use
of a telephone in private residence, nor
$4s per year for the use of telephone for
business purposes in the city OF Washing
ton: that said company shall install and
use telephones OF good quality and on
1f A.Eh n
ington.
Sec l. That it shall be lawful for the
Telephone Company to 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 or in the District of Co |
lumbia.,
Sec. s. That said corporation shall file /
with the Commissioners Of the District OF |
within sixty days from the APP
proval of this act its plans for a system |
Of subways conduits, and ducts, 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,
Is above specified. All extensions and ad-
iitions made to the said subways, conduits.
md ducts shall be subject to the approval
Columbia. Within fifteen days after said
Washington Telephone Company has or
ganized by the election of its officers. ii
shall enter into bond 10 the District Of Co.
umbia in the sum OF S100. 000. with surety
,r sureties to be approved by the Commits
;ioners Of the District OF Columbia, condi-
toned 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 100000 shall be and be-
,ome due and payable as liquidated dam
Iges and upon the failure OF said corpora
ion 10 furnish said bond within the time
herein specified. the rights and franchises
hereby granted shall cease and determine.
The plans in this section required to be
admitted 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
o enable said company to carry out speed
ly the provisions OF this act.
Sec. G. That the said corporation is here
Dy authorized and empowered to acquire
,y purchase or lease such property, build
ng, or buildings as shall be necessary for
he successful operation of its telephone
ystem and exchanges.
subscriptions to stock
Sec I. That within fifteen days from the
pproval OF this act the incorporators
famed herein or a majority OF them, shall
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
TO the capital stock of said
ompany. OF which notice shall be given
10Th as to time and place in at least three |
apers published in the city Of Washington,
nd each subscriber shall at the time of
pay in cash 10 per centum of
he ainuGnt subscribed by him. otherwise
lis subscription shall be null and void !
When the books OF subscription TO the cap
tai stock of said company are closed. the
herein named, or q majority |
I them. shall call a meeting of the stock
olders. TO 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 in the city of
at which meeting board of
leVen directors shall be chosen and such
ther business be transacted as may be
oemed proper. At all meetings of the
each stakeholder shall be en-
tiled TO one vote for each SHIRE of stock
eld by him and he may vote in person or
y proxy.
Sec. S. 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
cajority of whom shall be quorum shall
nnually elect one of their number to be
resident Of the company, and they shall
lso elee5 vice president, a secretary, and
fl1aar 1
lay deem proper. : the case Of vacancy
l the board of difactors the vacancy shall |