Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-07
WHAT THEY WAN 7
OLD PHONE COMPANY WILL SUB
NIT ORDINANCE TO
COUNCIL.
provides for Underground Wires in
Business Section and Fixes Seized
uie OF Rates.
ALSO ERECTION OF BUILDING

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N Messrs. J. E. Farnsworth, general
fcanager; r. l.. Powell, state superin-
4 tardent, and W. 7. Terry, state al
4 forney for the Southwestern Tele-
rraph and Telephone company, are in
the city today for the purpose OF
cOmpleting arrangements for the erec-
y tion of new building andl the plac-
4 ing of the wires under ground in the
basiness portion of the city. An ordi-
nance will be presented to the city
gCpuncil at it's meeting tonight ask
tng permission to place the wires
aunder ground and making certain
contracts with the city.
sAs The ordinance grants permission to
We company to operate and maintain
wires beneath the surface of the fol-
lowing streets: Second avenue from
Walnut to Alabama; Walnut stree
Sfron Barraque to the alley between
Second and Third avenues; on Pine
street from Barraque to the alley
fbelween Second and Third avenues; in
alley between Second and Third ave-
spues from Walnut street to Alabama,
sor as much thereof as the company de-
xires to use; in alley between Scond
Avenue and Barraque street from Wal
nut street to Alabama, or as much
Hereof as the company desiresA to
hse. This permission includes con-
4lts, cables and wires, n anholes, dis
Eributing poles and house connections
N provides that the Southwestern Tel
tgraph and Telephone company shall
Mmplete the work within twelve
Months and shall remove all surface
roles except snch as may be needed
M make house connections. The
Mng distance wires may be above the
surface. The city engineer will be re-
Quired to superintend the work.
s consideration of the rights and
privileges so granted the telephone
company agrees 10 furnish the city OF
Pine Bluff, free of charge, one tel
ephone for each one thousand popu
lation of the city as estimated from,
time to time by the mayor and su
perintendent of the telephone compa-
Nv. Other telephones will be furnish
ed as needed at one half the regular
vnt 70 to ho aif fI, |,
earees to maintain such wires as nay
NJ needed for the use of the fire and
pclice alarms free of charge.
WThe telephone company, in making
f improvements. shall not at any
be have torn up more than six
hdred and fifty feet in length of
Tement unless specially authorized
IA the city engineer. The company
Ill repair the streets at it's own
It.
Fhe work shall not interfere with
sewer, ditch, drain, water, gas
$other structures and fixtures now
Ated in the city or that shall here
be built.
he company is granted the prlvt-
of placing at least one thousand
of underground wire and conduit
b year hereafter o. may be need
| Paved streets shall not be torn
| flor this work except by consent
he city engineer and city council.
he right of the company to operate
underground and overhead cir
shall be subject at all times to
ordinances of the city council. The
tion of all poles shall be under the
ction of the street committee and
rintendent of public works
be city is given the right to use
and crossarms for fire and pO-
alarm service.
e company shall charge no more
$3.50 for business telephones
p per month for residence tele
s until after the number of in
ents connected with the Pine
exchange. which are subject te
the subscribers without pay