The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-01-09
The New Telephone Franchise.

moved, which charge shall be reas-
enable.
Sec. 8. It's agreed on the part
Of the said the Missouri and Kan
sas Telephone Company, to build
the exehan e and have the same in
working order within six months
after the acceptance Of this ordi-
nance, and such acceptance shall be
made within thirty (3o) days after
its passage and approval; otherwise
this ordinance shall be null and
void.
Sec. 9. This ordinance shall
take effect and be In force from and
after its passage and acceptance by
the said The Missouri and Kansas
Telephone Company, and its publi-
cation, the expense of which, shall
be paid by said the Missouri and
Kansas Telephone Company.
In this connection, I call atten-
tion to seven reasons why this fran
chise should not be granted.
fst. There is no necessity for
another local telephone exchange in
the city Of chickasha.
2nd. The passage Of this ordi
nance will create another burden
upon the business and professional
men in the city Of chickasha, par
ticularly doctors, banks, grocery
stores, drug stores, and hotels, be-
sides such other business interests
that would require two telephones
in their business houses.
The present local company, The
Topeka & FL Reno Telephone Com
pany, recently purchased on June
ast, 1908 a little over six months
ago, the old telephone plant and
since that time have expended the
sum Of $4,000 in improving the
plant, and now have 35s subscrib-
ers or telephones in use in the city
Of Chickasha. / don't seq any use
in granting another franchise at the
present time, particularly as it
would compel business men to put
ia additional phones and become
subscriber to both systems in order
to accommodate their patrons for
the reason that some OF their Gus
toners would have the Topeka &
II Reno phone and others the bell
phone. and as these systems do not
interchange business and would
not connect with each other This
is particularly true with physicians,
who would be compelled TO have
additional phones in theirofices and
attheir residences, Drug stores,
grocery stores. banks. wholesale
houses. insurance agencies and in
fars nearly ali business hOnses that
have use for a phone, would be
compelled to have phones connected
with both systems aud thus create
an additional expense which can be
avoided if this franchise in not
passed.
srd The ordinance does not
provide for maximum rate 70 b
charged for the use telephone.
This to my mind is the greatest
defect at the ordinance and no ordi-
nance should be passed by the city
council which does not fix maxi
mum rate to BE charged, and thai
rate If fixed BY the city council
should not exceed the rate named
in ordinance No. 10. nnder which
the Topeka & I'll Reno Telephone
Company is now operating which
isas follows;
Residence service, $500 pei
annum, and business houses, S5C
per annum; and when one party
takes one telephone at his place o.
business and one at his residence
not to exceed s4a. 100 per annum fol
both telephones.
4th. While providing and Civ
ing the city the use of the poles
for fire alarm aud police wires, il
does uot allow the city to exercise
control over said wires but reserves
the right for its local manager tc
maintain them and not the city
electrician.
This provision to allow the cit,
electrician, when the city get
ready for this service, to exercis
control and supervision, shonld b'
inserted so that if the wires shoul'
break or anything get the matte
LII. Ai,..., The cila. l.nitld lhan I'm