Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-10-13
THE TELEPHONE QUESTION.

A meeting Of subscribers to the local
telephone system has been called to be
held in the court house tonight for the
purpose Of finally disposing Of the is
sues that were raised between these
subscribers and the telephone company
on the requirement of the local ex-
change by the Piedmont-B people.
It will be remembered that as the
result Of a mass meeting held some
time back, a committee was appointed
to take up the subject Of rates. etc.,
and report as to what would be a rea-
sonable and fair basis Of agreement be-
tween the subscribers and owners Of a
local exchange as to rates, etc. That
committee made its report in due time,
and It was instructed to confer with
the Bell Piedmont people and get from
them the best proposition they were
willing to make.
The committee had a conference with
the Bell-Piedmont people, Messrs. Maui
pin and Babington, and they insisted
that they could not accept the terms
and conditions which had been pro-
posed; but instead submitted the fol-
lowing:
This agreement, made this 9th day
Of August, 1905 between the Piedmont
Telephone and Telegraph company,
party Of the first part Hereinafter call
ed the Telephone Company and the
committee Of citizens empowered by
the Citizens mass meeting to act for
and on behalf of the telephone sub
scribers in Yorkville, 8. c., parties OF
the second part, Hereinafter: called the
Committee) witnesseth,,
1st. The Telephone company agrees
to install a switchboard through which
an efficient grounded telephone SER
vice may be operated, and to repair Its
pole routes so that an efficient ground
ed circuit telephone service shall be
furnished its subscribers In Yorkville.
End. Until such a switchboard Is in
stalled there shall be no change In the
rates heretofore charged by the Bed
ford Telephone company, nor shall any
toll be charged to any point In the
county of York. s. c. ~
3rd. After the said switchboard is
installed the rates. for telephone service
shall be as follows, viz: r. ..:..,..
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$500 per annum. ~ -.
For residences, and for business; $24
per annum. .,...: :.........,' -.
All of the territory In the county Of
York formerly operated blythe Bedford
Telephone Co. including only such sta
tions as were owned by said, company,
the rate shall be. $24 per annurn. All
Of the territory In the county OF York,
formerly owned and operated by the
Bedford Telephone Co., including ROCK
Hill, s. c., and points controlled by the
exchange at Rock Hill now owned
wholly or in part by Mr.. Paul Work
man, and to Fort Mill. S. c., the rate
shall be $50 per annum.
For farmers stations on party lines
the rate shall be $24 per annum, which
shall entitle such stations to all points
given under the $50 rate aforesaid.
4th The Telephone company further
agrees that night service shall be CIV
en- and the Sunday service shall con-
tinue to be operated.
5th. The committee hereby under
takes Jointly and severally to assist In
securing such right Of way as may be
needed through and over private prop
erty.
9Th. This agreement shall terminate
with the expiration Of the franchise
granted by the council Of Yorkville,
S. c., to w. B. Moore for the Bedford
Telephone company, and not before ex-
cept by mutual consent Of the parties
hereby bound by 1t.
The committee representing the tel
ephone subscribers has not seen proper
to take the responsibility Of accepting
the foregoing, and the meeting tonight
Is for the purpose of laying the mat
ter before all who may be interested in
order that they may take such action
as they may deem proper.