The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-09-19
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that eighteen months m which the
other company says n istgoing TO be
getting ready the service viii not be
improved unless the council sees m
to encourage Mr. Num- In his en-
deayors TO give the city 4 better
system / understand that, he has
everything ready he has toll lines
out Of here and he has all the or
ganilation nov that a new company
would have to build up before It
could have a good system with the
improvements the Nunn company IL
ready TO add now, Amarillo would
get the service the citizens have been
wanting.
81 hope TO zoe one telephone sys-
tenn all the time The way TO get
that Is to put these companies ON an
equal basis, favor granting Mr.
Nunn a franchise 30 he will have a
fair start with the other man, some
people may think that II Is not fair
TO grant this franchise But | believe
chat they will come TO see that this
is only granting an equal show to
all parties, Now | AM not man
myself that absolutely has TO have
tclcphone-l'vc got In the habit
o' walking across town when have
any business 10 transact and"
Ruled out Of Order,
"Mr. Crudgington," broke I'm
Mayor Miller, 81 am not clear about
what YOU want II seems to me that
you arc not in order, This telephone
matter had been pretty thoroughly
threshed out and unless the council
rules you In order | would pro-
nounce YOU out OF order here
This telephone business has both
cred me for nearly two years add
ed Alderman W, L. Thompson, "and
the service gets worse all the Zinc
did everything | could 10 get tho
company here 10 give good service
and tried TO get the companies to-
gether. But We voted on the mat
ter ourselves and then left II 10 a
vote OF the people feel that we
have no business going into 1t here
now"
"The companies went into fair
and equitable contest added Mayor
Miller. land this company lost'P
Then according to your ruling
suggested Mr. Crudgington, "Mr.
Nunn is barred from coming here
at all and presenting his side OF the
case"
Hasn't Mr.. Num- a franchise yet
that runs for over two years" asked
w l.. Thompson.
Tho Two Systcws Idea.
MIR. Nunn fought the two sys-
TENS idea as hard as he could said
Mayor Miller, land now he comes
here with a request for franchise
to authorize two systems without
motion from tho council shall
declare this discussion out Of order
81 think it's all right 10 hear Mr..
Crudgington talk" spoke up Alder
man H.. o. Thompson. II rather
like 10 hear him talk"
There's two or three sides to tnis
question" contributed Alderman 80.
blcs. "I believe that VIC can bring
about settlement II those other
people want TO hold mp the Nunn
company, believe We ought 70 give
Mr.. Nunn an even chance with him,
II don't feel like giving 'hc Nuan
company a franchise just TO cluI
the other fellow with" protested W
! H. Thompson
New Franchise Would Not Help.
I'D like very well to help Nj
Nunn settle this matter" said Al.
derman Shaughnesscy but don't
believe the matter could be helped
Wy granting another franchise"
well, in order to get hearing
OF this matter and to get it out Of
the way here suggested j.. 0
Thompson, II move that the matter
be referred to The ordinance com
mitec, which will hear Mr., Crudg
ington's aud Mr., Nunn's statements
and will then pass upon them anc
report 10 the council"
After second, this motion me
The unanimous approval Of all thu
aldermen and the telephone matte
VIII accordingly be threshed over
again by the committee before tn,
time OF the next council meeting.
After the settlement OF a few NOR
orders Of routine business, the coun
Gil adjourned 10 meet this afternoon
to hear Judge Ramsey on the waite
question.
Zellner.Blake.
At 5 O'Clock yesterday afternoon
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