Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-04-08
TELEPH HONE 60.
REFUSES TO
REMOVE POLES

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Following a notice served last Sat
urday by Mayor Bollschweller on
President w J Lansley, of the Hud-
son & Middlesex Telephone and Tele-
graph Company, to remove the COM
pany's poles from the streets through
(which it had not obtained fran
chise, the mayor received a letter
from President Lansley this morn
ing, stating that the company had
not infringed on the city's interests,
and that no changes would be made
until after the company's attorney
had been allowed to explain their
side of the case.
In the letter President Lansley in
Inmates that the Bell Telephone Com
pany is behind the action of the
mayor, and he cautions that careful
consideration should be given any
proposed attack on the H. & M in
view OF the fact that local men have
over 100000 sunk in the corpora
tion.
The mayor will communicate with
President Lansley this afternoon to
arrange for meeting with the COM
pany's attorney. Meanwhile, the ten
days notice to remove the poles re-
mains in vogue.
The letter received this morning
by the mayor is as follows;
Perth Amboy, n. j.,
April 7th, 19i0.
Honorable Albert Bollschweiler,
Mayor, Perth Amboy, N. \.
Dear Sir:
SIN reply to your letter calling at
tention to certain poles on Market,
Sheridan and other streets, wish
to say that we have made a careful
examination OF the several franchises
owned by us and it appears that we
have not trespassed in any manner
on the rights of the city of Perth
-Amboy We should be glad to have
our attorney meet you and present
our side of the case at any time con-
venient to you.
eve feel that in view OF the un-
doubted benefit that our company
has been to the city of Perth Amboy
in reducing the rates for telephone
service, and that citizens OF this city
have over $100, 900 invested in this
enterprise, that any attack upon our
property should be carefully consid-
cred, more especially if it be inspired
by the Bell Telephone Company.
I'VE trust that the liberal policy
which has heretofore characterized
your administration Of city affairs
will not be departed from in this in
stance.
Yours very truly,
HUDSON & MIDDLESEX TELE-
PHONE g. TELEGRAPH co.
WILLIAM ], LANSLEY,
president"
The police have been instructed to
prohibit the erection of poles on the
following streets: Irayette street,
from the easterly side of the New
York and Long Branch railroad
tracks to Oak street; Oak street,
from Fayette to Market street; Mar
ket street, from Oak street to Sheri-
danstreet; and from Market street
along Sheridan street to the Raritan
river.
In his letter President Lansley
claims that the company has been
granted privileges, or retains the
privilege of placing poles on the
foregoing named thoroughfares. The
mayor made tour Of inspection on
Saturday morning and located the
poles. Later in tho day he instruct
ed Chief of Police Burke to have the
patrolmen arrest anyone attempting
to erect pole ON the foregoing
named streets.
The meeting of the mayor and
the company's counsel, which Alder
man-at-Large Voorhees, will also at
tend, will be held before Wednesday
of next week. AT that date the ten
days notice will expire. and II the
poles have not been removed at that
time or an amicable settlement made
they will be taken down.