The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-02-01
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Mr. Howard objected to a provision
that the company would not be allow
cd to rent It's subWays. etc. to other
companies. and said this would prevent
an arrangement with independent COM
panles IN this section for a long dis
lance service. He pointed out that
such an ARRANGEMENT would not in
volve the digging up Of any streets Or
alleys.
Mr. Nesbltt invited the suppositlon
that the company would some day de-
sire to use the subways for compressed
air tubes or other devices-without the
provision he had Inserted the city would
not get anything from the granting Of
such a franchise, beyond the per cent
on the revenues OF the telephone COM
pany. No action was taken relative to
the section.
Referred to Council.
Mr.. Howard said the ordinance as
submitted by the company requires
subways to be put down where the Bell
has them, and that extensions by the
Bell would compel extensions by his
company. The Nesbitt ordinance. on
the other hand. provides for subways
where the Bell now has them, and
gives the council power to order ex-
tensions whenever 1t desires, all over
the city for instance, move that would
be beyond his company IL the Bell
were not similarly ordered to extend It's
subways.
Mr.. Williams moved that the clause
Of the original ordinance be substituted
for that Of the new one, and the mo-
ton prevailed.
Section il of the ordinance provides
that the maximum rates shall be $40 \
year for business houses and $50 q year
for residences. Mr.. Howard said he
had urged on the National company'srep-
resentatlve that the rates be placed at
lower maximum, and he had answer
ed that the company expected to make
lower rates than those mentioned in
the ordinance. Tho company would
start with limited number of sub
scrlbers, but az more subscribers came
the rates would drop
Mr.. Watson moved reference Of the
ordinance to council with a recon-
mendation for its passage.
Chairman Mccormick said he was not
in favor Of the ordinance at this time.
This very evening he had been inform
ed by two persons that another new
telephone company would have an or
dinance before council next Tuesday
night. The other company, he under
stood, would grant lower rates and bet
ter inducements than the National. 1t
was the duty OF the committee, he said,
to wait and compare the offers of the
two new companies before deciding this
important question.
Mr.. Williams said he did not consider
the prices mentioned In the ordinance
important. with two competing COM
panies the rates would be low enough.
The ordinance was recommended to
council favorably, the Watson motion
passing with but one dissenting vote,
that Of Chairman Mccormick.
The committee recommended favor
ably the ordinance fixing new scale OF
prices for weighing on city scales.
The Radcliffe resolution that the
weighing of sand on city scales be on
the same basis as coal, was reported
upon by the solicitor; no authority is
given to make such provision. The
resolution was tabled.
The Bradbury resolution for check
or tag system for dogs, was laid over
until the next meeting of the commit
tee.
on the caldwell resolution that prop
erty owners be required to number
their houses, the city solicitor reported
the city has no authority to make this
Requirements. The resolution. therefore.
was tabled.