Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-02
"T. w. T. RICHARDS"
(Real estate).

(Real estate).
"A moment about the city phones.
It appears from what see in the morn
ing newspapers that the phones of the
city are making good profits. If the
Home company is making money at So,
why should the Sunset company have
$S? 1t certainly would be just to re-
duce the Sunset to S. or both of them
even less.
Again, it is not just for business
man or professional man who is not
doing a business of more than from
5000 to $500 a month to be required TO
pay as much for rent of phone as he
who does $4,000 to $4,000 or more month.
Your position in the matter is greatly
appreciated, and it is hoped that you
can do something in the matter of get
ting nearer justice to small business
and professions. Respectfully,
''DR. S. DANIELSON." e..
ALLOW me to compliment you in not
being drawn in with your council in ad-
vancing the rate of the Home Tele-
phone company. When the company
wanted franchise and subscribers for
the new company it was glad to get us
to sign up on a three-year lease at 50
month. When that lease expired the
company forced the price up to So "A
MONTH This we all feel is a fair price,
and all that most business men can
afford to pay. I trust you will refuse
to sign an ordinance to advance the
price. Sincerely,
"W. L. CARTER,
"a Republican CRealty and Loans)."
1--WE hereby most emphatically pro-
test against the ordinance raising tele-
phone rates, recently passed by the
council, becoming a law, and we hope
that you, as a business man, will use
your power to veto the same. The
phenomenal success of the Home Teie-
phone company financially and other
wise, which was directly due to the
business community giving it the neces-
sary support in it's conception, is the
best argument we can use against the
raising of rates at this time. AS it is
now on dividend-paying basis, if any
thing it should reduce rates rather
than raise them. Respectfully yours,
"BRAUER & KROHN (Tailors)."
'I am now and have been for years a
property owner and taxpayer of this
city and therefore party to the granting
of franchises to public utilities COM
panies, notably the Sunset Telephone
and Telegraph company. l beg to say
that no taxpayers ever supposed they
We're granting a telegraph franchise 10
the aforesaid company, and l beg to
protest against the aforesaid company s
assumption of rights never granted.
Il further beg to protest against the
aforesaid company being permitted to
borrow forcibly from the citizens of
Los Angeles an average sum of $4,000
per month or 100000 per annum with
out interest by compelling payment in
advance for services to be rendered,
thus leVying a contribution of $4,000
per annum against the city, whereas it
has been given a gratuitous franchise
under which 1t commits misdeeds with
out number and fails to do faithfully
and efficiently that for which it was
granted franchise.
1.-The attempt at eXtortion and the
attempt to obtain money under false
pretenses and failing to obtain which
diseontinuing the telephone service of
a subscriber who had paid for same In
advance but who declined to pay twice
for services to be performed being
among the offenses charged and re-
quest is made that the city attorney ue
Instructed to prosecute the aforesaid
company for It's misconduct and its
franchises inYalidated. Yours respect
fully,
"DR. LEON LABONDE,
Manufacturing chemist, Brooklyn,
Newark, Rochester, Los Angeles"
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