The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-04-18
Now Located in the New
HOwland & Cave Building
With Removal, Vermont Telephone Com
pany Goes onto Common Battery
System, with Subscribers Ring
Discontinued.

The Vermont Telephone a Telegraph
company Is moved 10 its new quarters
IN the Rowland & Cave block, having va
Gated the old quarters III THE Miles build.
ing Saturday night. where the company
had been located since 1902. Prior "a
that date, the Offices were located in the
Wood block over Tilden's store, being in
that location when operated by Col A.
.C. Brown Of Montpelier.
The new quarters give ample room and
viii meet the needs Of The business for
10 or 20 years to come. The operating,
retiring, terminal, battery and inspectors
room are on the third floor rear and are
spacious and well lighted The operating
room. 25x40 feet, occupies the southeast
corner OF the third floor, out Of this
space Is reserved the retiring room Cor
operators rest ROOM, 1919 feet Adj
joining the operating room are the termis
nal and battery rooms. the former l5x25
feet and tho latter exl2 feet.
The terminal and battery rooms have
in them the protector apparatus test
board power plant, ringing machines,
and special racks for switchboard lines.
Next adjoining is the inspectors room,
lnx25 feet, q total Of ever l700 square
feet 81 floor space. The floors are an
hard wood the finish heinu birch, stained
70 match the surroundings the walls
and ceilings are finished in white and
light tints throughout, with specially
arranged electric light and gas fixtures.
Electric soldering irons and gas stoves
are provided
On che second floor Il located the pub.
lie office. almost at the head Of the
stairs to the right Of the staircase lead.
ing from the ground heor 10 the hrst
door This Office, i2x25 feet, Is equipped
with two booths. counter and pay-stR-
ton, attendants desk. and provides a
quiet. accessible and suitable Office FOR
transacting the public business Of the
company
THE change IL the type If telephone
equipment from that used Ia connection
with common battery operation. and
change Of central Office ioes ton requires
word Of explanation. IN order 10 fully
comprehend the magnitude Of the task
and the oompleNity Of the work
Generally speaking, the main difference
between the magnetic and common bat
trtA ~ F1e titN ll thF AaAHtifA VI tAttAA
central incidentally In the location and
source Of current for talking purposes,
and the switchboard arrangement
In the new common battery system
Of operation, the subscribers equipment
consists 0f 4 telephone set and q CAN bell
only In order 10 call central, the re-
ceiyer Is lifted from the hook. which &C.
ton lights a small Is 70 candle power
lamp Just below the subscribers answer
ing line Jack on the switchboard The
talking battery consists Of storage bat
terry, located at the central office, for all
lines
Also when subscriber wishes To call
the operator in on a connection. IL il
only necessary to move the book slowly
a few times, instead Of hanging up the
receiver and ringing, as in the old system.
Thus subscriber having finished con-
versatioH with one party and wishing 70
call another Immediately simply moves
his hook up ard down. which causes one
of the supervisory lights u fash, telling
the operator that she IS wanted on the
connection
Much confusion and poor service has
been traced in the past 70 lack Of uni
formity in line and ring numbers, and
this haphazard method prevented tho OPP
orators from handling calls systcmatical-
W 1t is arranged to reserve all figures
ending In and for special lines to
use calls Of one ring for all special and
two-party lines; 70 use ring numbers
], 2, 3 and 4 for four party lines and
ring number /, 2, 3, 4, ! / and IL for six
party lines, ard the special code fof
farmers lines This makes it possible
for THE operators 10 become familiar with
NJ special and two party lines, and en-
ables her to become proficient III limit
ii number OF rings, always the same for
The same class Of lines and avoids the
and poor service where line
and ring numbers are assigned without
/ dcfinite plan Of selection.
Over 700 changes IN numbers was ne
ssssisated IN assigning numbers in the
rev switchboard catalogues covering the
changes. which were delivered in advance
IF the scut over, so that on the date
vet, By destroying the old book and
Ksing the new ones correct numbers
sould be obtained for parties wanted
The new switchboard has capacity
If 500 lines; $50 being now ii Use, and
local and ! switching
operators and is model type Of the
Western Electric No. 10 switchboards.
NE beat there Is in the market to-day.