Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1906-10-04
BID FOR SEWER WORK.
CITY Council Receives One Bid for
ReIaylng Sewers &c. New Phone
Franchise Wanted.

lEouC1llSC V0uSCU.
Regular meeting Of the city coun-
Gil Monday evening. Present Mayor
Sc 1ern and Alderman Buckley, McEl-
roy, Grant, Tunstall, Fl. ". Kelly
E, F. Kelley, City Attorney Kneeland
and Auditor Bensch. A ABSENT, Alder
man Dewey.
inmates of the last regular and
special meetings in September we're
read and approved.
A communication from resident
of the first ward was read which stat
ed that a nuisance was being main
tanned by E. L. Calkins in said ward
and asked that me be permanently
abated. Alderman Grant moved it to
be laid on the table. Alderman E.
E. Kelly stated that attention of
board of health had been called to the
same matter before and the board
had had the place cleaned up. The
nuisance complained of was keeping
dairy, with COWS, in the city limits.
Communication referred to board of
health.
An ordinance granting the N. D.
Ind. Telephone company privilege of
using the streets and alleys for long
distance telephone business only, was
introduced by Alderman Grant and
given it's first reading. Period desired
was thirty years and not exclusive.
General Hughes of Minneapolis, an
officer of the company, addressed the
council in behalf OF the franchise
wanted. He stated that large num-
.ber of small local independent COM
panies we're operating in the state
and for common defense, had united
In tie organization of one company.
H.R. Lyon of Nandan and associates
had built up a system west of the
river The Hughes Electric company,
resident Jones of the First Nation
al bark of Fargo, Beecher Cox of Val
ley City and others, owned a number
Of smaller lines centering in VALLEY
City, Casselton and running north
and west with several town exchang-
es. The business and financial stand.
ing of the men interested are unques-
TONED. The company is building
toll line from Fargo to Bismarck, a
trunk line to unite all smaller COM
panies mentioned, and connecting at
Bismarck with lines to Glendive, at
Valley City and Casselton with lines
centering there and at Fargo with
the Tri-State line into Minnesota.
8 The company desires to pass
through here and give people compe-
tition with the toll business, and
give service at points not now
reached by the N. W. company. The
line will be first class in every re-
spect. They do not desire to estao-
lish a local exchange, but want to
compete for toll business only.
Alderman Grant asked II phones
would be placed in houses and used
for long distance service. Gen. Hugh
es stated that the COMPANY desired
to place booths IN public places, or
any business house or residence for
long distance service only, They ask
ed no right to give any local service
and only desire to get on equal foot
ing in the long distance business.
Few people will want it, but those
who do, he thought should have 1t.
Alderman McElroy said There was
no provision for rates named. Mr.
Hughes said control of long distance
rates out of city was not in the juris-
d,ction of the council. Competition
takes care of rates.
Mr.. Hughes was asked If provision
as to rates charged be placed on the
contract would T. be binding, as one
condition Of using streets. He doubt
ed the right to enforce such provis-
lon. One company has been granted
franchise. Why not another? He
claimed that better service could
he had with two long distance COM
NAMES than one. Thought COMPANY
{ should be received, with open arms
the sane as any other enterprise
coming into the city. They desire 20
confer a bene6tto our city, not to IN
u lure it. The com pany also offered 70
furnish city free toll service fol
4 police purposes and fire protection.
The company is pushing work last !'
4 and desires to build through the city
before the next meeting OF the coun. '1n
oil and asked for an early consideIa- .
I tin or the matter. Alderman Grant
S8t moved That ordinance be referred tC