The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1906-01-26
LOOKING Up BISHOP
City Magnates Would Know More
of "Girlless" Man.
Ordinance for Automatic Telephone
Is Held Up Until Some One
LIS Made Responsible.
Who is G. Earl Bishop?

no ls ~ Earl DlSOOps
Just at present the query is troubling
the city council and those officials having
10 do with the granting of franchises for
new enterprises in COlfax.
Some weeks ago 9. +. Bishop, giving
his address as general delivery, Ia
coma" wrote to Coltax officials asking
for franchise for a new telephone sys
tenn under the name Of the Independent
Telephone company which was TO place
in operation here the system Of the
Automatic Telephone company, known
as the ''girlless' telephone.
The proposition was one which the
council and city officials favored and
MIR. Bishop was advised that the proper
presentation of his service would receive
consideration at the hands of the council.
Mr.. Bishop was invited to come to Col
fax and present his claims. lie wrote
that he would be here about January
Is, 10 time for the meeting.
Mr.. Bishop failed to show up but in
stead, sent a letter stating that his ac-
COmpanying franchise would be more
than acceptable.
In the ordinance forwarded with the
letter the franchise is awarded to &. Earl
Bishop granting the right for % years,
no exclusive right being granted. The
usual conditions of poles and conduits
are prescribed.
Following this and the condition that
the plans aud specifications shall be filed
with the city the following provisions
are made:
THAT said grantee, his successors or
assigns, shall within thirty days from
date OF the commencement of the opera
tion Of said telephone system, furnish to
the city OF COlfaX on demand the tele
phones necessary for the transaction of
city business, not to exceed five tele-
phones and three desk extension tee
phones, connected with and operated
with said system, and shall thereafter
keep the same in repair, without expense
to said city, said grantee shall, if re-
quired by said city for municipal pur-
poses, furnish space in his cOnduits for
five pairs of wires and space on his poles
to carry same, to be installed by said
city for fire purposes or police alarm
purposes; provided, however, that said
city shall comply with the rules OF said
grantee, and in no case shall said wires
so installed, carry a greater current OF
electricity than the wires Ofsald grantee,
his successors or assigns.
THAT the rent or charge for all un-
limited, independent, metallic circuit
telephone service in the system to be
established or maintained under this
| franchise, SO long as such system does
not connect an exchange with more than
two hundred (20O) telephones, shall not
exceed two and fifty one hundredths dol
lars (S2 5O) per month for a telephone
installed in any business office or
| nramiaes for business PURPOSES or one
and fifty one hundredths dollars (S1.5O)
per month for a telephone installed in q
| private residence, and when said system
| shall comprise more than three hundred
| (3OO) and less than four hundred (4OO)
| telephones, the rent or charge shall not
exceed more than two and seventy-tive
one hundredths dollars ($275) pei
month for telephone installed in any
business Office or premises for business
purposes, or one and seventy-five one
hundredths dollars (S1.75) per month
for a telephone installed in a private
residence, and when said system shal