The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-07-05

the city and Attorney Carr, repre-
senting the West Kentucky Tel
ephone Company of Fulton. Thu
paper was read by Mr.. Carr, calling
for franchise to construct in the
alleys running through the city anC
upon streets necessary to reach I
station at one of the hotels and {
station on First street between the
NJ, G. q st. L. Railroad and the
postoffice, poles and wires necessary
for the transmission of telephone
communication between Union City
and Fulton and other points. the
work to be completed within one
year from the time begun, the fran,
chise good for twenty years. Mr.
Carr stated that this franchise was
similar in its provisions to the one
given the Cumberland Telephone
and Telegraph Company now op.
Grating here, excepting the ex.
change, which the Kentucky Com.
pany did not ask for.
The motion. seconded by Mr..
Adams, being before the Board, DIR.
Edwards arose to oppose it's adop-
ton. He stated, in the first place,
that he was not influenced by the
interests Of either company; in fact,
he condemned in very strong Ian
guage the service given by the OPP
orators of the Cumberland Tel
ephone Company in Union City, but
he was radically opposed to grant
ing franchise to the Kentucky
Company, as practically benefited
Mayfield and Fulton, where the ex-
changes are located, while causing
no end of trouble to the Cumber-
land subscribers at this place. In
other words, man paying tor a
telephone in house here where his
messages are delivered over the
long-distance line, in case this fran
chise is granted, instead of receiv-
ing messages over his own phone,
in his own house, would have to
walk through the cold or rain, no
matter in what part of town he re-
sides. to the toll stations to answer
message from Fulton or Mayfield
sent over the wires of the Kentucky
Company. Not only that, but it
would enhance the value of the
plant in Fulton, while to Union
City it would not only be practi-
cally valueless, but would entail a
greater liability and personal risk
and damage to fire alarm wires and
shade trees. The Doctor waxed
warm as he proceeded, and by the
time he closed the members had
evidently forgotten the temperature
of the room and the loss of ice
water or the report of gun in the
alley, as they appealed for recogni-
ton to be heard
Mr.. Adams secured the floor, and
said that telephone system, over
which a message could not be for
warded tor the distance of a few
miles in whole day was not worth
to anybody. Said he had
tried for weary hours to get a mes
sage for a sick woman to party on
one OF the lines out of town; that he
was told that the party had no
phone. and after hours of vigilant
struggle gave up in despair. He
vas in favor of competition and
renee would vote for the franchise.
w. G. Reynolds put himself on
'ecord as opposed to the franchise.
ndorsing heartily the argument by
he opposition.
Mr.. Polk said that he was in fa-
or of giving the citizens all the ac-
ommodations and advantages that /
WOULD benefit the city. He thought
would secure better
ates and better service; that so far I
S he was personally concerned it t
id not make any material differ Z
nee as to the building Of new +
ne, but the people needed better