The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-09
TELEPHONES ARE
AGAIN DISCUSSED
Richmond Company Asks Right
to Continue Work.
Mr.. POLLARD WILL DECIDE
Lively Meeting of Committee on EIec
tricity Last Night-President Mau~
pin and Others Engage in Very
Lively Debate.
Mr.. POLLARD WILL DECIDE

Mr.. Addison Maupin, president OF the
Richmond Telephone Company, appeared
before the Committee on Electricity with
a request that the corporation of which
he is the head be given the right TO con-
t1nue strlnging certain overhead wires
in the underground district, ana "hlte
the request was not granted it called
forth a lively talk from City Engineer
Cutsnaw, Mr.. Hunt Chipley, superintend-
ent of the Southern Bell Company, and
President Maupin, several of the COM
mItteemcu also having q word or two
to say The entire matter was finally
referred to City Attorney Pollard. who
was present, and he will make special
report at a called meeting of the COM
m!ttee Tonight.
me majority of the committee seemed
to favor granting the company the right
to completa the strnging of the over
head wires but they were of the opinion
that it was beyond their power to make
such a grant Under the existing ordi-
nduces.
During the course Of the meeting Mr.
ChipIey and Mr. AIaupin exchanged
few words as 20 the plane on which they
are conducting their businesses, the lat
ter accusing the Southern Bell Of using
unfair means to injure the Richmond
Company Mr.. Maupiu stated that re-
Gently the Bell people had circulated
letter written by the Owens. Grant
Dental Company in an effort to have
subscribers dispense with the use OF the
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DDS of the BeIl Company.
WAS VERY 5OREI.
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