The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-05-21

All the details OF the consolida-
ton have not been worked out but
the local exchange will be operated
under tho name OF the Panhandle
Telegraph & Telephone Co. and will
be owned by the consolidation. The
consolidation does not now include
the toll lines and exchanges owned
by the company here over the south
plains under the name OF the North.
west Texas Telephone company, the
toll line 10 Childress and the Mem.
phis Telephone exchange which are
owned by j. E. Num-, Horace Gooch
and stockholders OF the several com.
panies.
Lessons Number Of Poles.
In the territory bounded by Fill
more, Sixth. Tyler and North Sec
ond streets, there will be no poles
and no overhead wires save the dis
trlbutlng poles and wires in tho al.
leys. Down ell the alleys In this
territory will rum cables to supply
the city outside this territory and
from the ends OF the underground
cables the lines Will BIO carried In
cables over the remainder OF the city.
Along Fifth or Sixth streets from
Johnson TO Jackson streets will DO
the main east and west underground
cable Eventually there will be no
poles or overhead work In any part
OF the city except In the alleys.
The harmonic system will be used
In installing the switchboard and
phones. Under this system party
lines subscribers will not be disturbed
by calls meant FOR the other sub
scribers on the line. A four party
line OF this kind can be secured for
Sl.25 a month. The ringing on these
phones will be done by currents OF
four different frequencies. The OK
change operator by giving a current
OF one frequency will cause the phone
which has the corresponding ringer
to sound while the other bells are
not affected While one party is
talking, the others on the line OF
course, cannot use the phone, but
as the amount Of talking done over
most residence phones Is not such
that the several subscribers would
be caused Inconvenience, this party
line system is expected TO give sat
isfactory residence service at very
favorable rate.
Council Makes Appointments.
The council was in session prac-
tically all day yesterday from in
the morning til late In the after
noon In addition to settling the
telephone proposition, the appoint
ments made for various offices we're
ratified and the appointments by the
mayor OF council committees were
recorded. A. c. Coylngton was re-
appointed collector for sanitary SER
vice. ]. f. Speed was appointed
street and alley commissioner and
w, NJ. Warren was continued as
sanitary inspector.
Council committees for the year
are as follows.
Sanitary, Anderson, Person and |
ordinance. Person, An
derson and Seewald street and alley,
Snaughnessy, Mcknight, and See
valid; fire, Seewald, Anderson, and
Person; finance, Mcknight, Shaugh-
messy, and Person; water and light,
Seewald, Shaughnessy, and Person;
police, Person. Shaughnessy and
Water Company States Conditions.
AT the close of the meeting yes
terday, Manager White OF the water
company was called before the coun-
oil to give a statement in regard to
The situation. He showed by con-
tracts, letters and kilograms that the
company had fully expected to have
I've more pumps working at this
.ime than are working now and that
allure on the part OF the factory
o get machinery out, kept the com.
,any from using five strong new
wells which have been ready for inn
Mediate use for number of weeks.
lie stated that the supply for do
nestle use would be maintained un-
Ter present conditions without the
'ther pumps but he strongly recon-
nended the forbidding Of sprinkling
nd irrigating till the new wells can
10 equipped with pumps. II the
actory makes shipment on the 18th
4 this month as they have agreed,
he new pumps will be working by
une l..
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