Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-03-15
INDEPENDENT PHONE
EXCHANGE IN SIGHT
A. {. Bowe Applies For a Fran
chtse For an Independent
System for Willmar.

Mr.. A. c.. Bowe, owner of the
telephone exchanges at Olivia and
Bird Island. and telephone man of
long experience, has applied to the
City of Willmar for a franchise for
an independent telephone exchange.
The terms he offers are such that
they will appeal not only to all who
wish to see popular telephone sys-
tenn built up at Willmar but also
those who believe in the municipal
ownership of the plant.
Mr.. Bowe says that he will spend
not less than $40. 900 in erecting a |
modern up-to-date system if the
people want him to come in, and
he expects to move to Willmar with
his family and make it his home. !
He is at present resident of St. !
Paul, but his telephone interests
require his absence from home so
much that he has been looking
about for some larger town where
he could get into the telephone
business and reside with his family. |
During his visit at Willmar to
negotiate for connections with the
Kandiyohi County Telephone COM
pany for his Olivia and Bird island
exchanges, he was struck with the
desirability Of the place for resi-
dence, and met so much encourage
ment in the matter of erecting an
independent system here that he
concluded to make application for
a franchise. An ordinance granting
such franchise was introduced last |
Monday evening by Alderman Free
berg and was unanimously given |
its first reading. An adjourned |
meeting of the Council will be
held next Monday evening to give
the ordinance it's second reading |
The following is the main body of |
the ordinance as introduced:
Sec. l. That Arthur C. Bowe.
successors and assigns. be and they
hereby are granted the right and |
privilege to use the streets and al
leys of the City of Willmar, for the
laying and constructing of UNDER
ground conduits and manholes~@ con-
nected Herewith and the placing of |
telephone cables therein; the sett-
ing and erection of poles and posts
with fixtures and crossbars and the
stringing of wires and cables there
on, for the purpose of furnishing
the City of Willmar and the resi-
dents thereof with a good. sufficient
and modern telephone system and
exchange, upon the following COLI
ditions and not otherwise.
Sec. 2. The telephone system to
be built under this ordinance shall
be what is known as Central Bat
terry System.
Sec. 3. All telephone wires upon
the streets of the business district
shall be in lead covered cables placed
in underground conduits.
Sec. 4. All poles and posts set
under this ordinance shall be placed
in alleys wherever possible.
Sec. 5. The locating of all con-
duits, manholes. poles and posts,
placed under this ordinance shall be
under the supervision of the City
Council.
Sec. 6. Should it at any time be
come necessary, through the change
of grade Of any street or by reason
of anv public Improvement, to
move any telephone pole or fix
ture then upon thirty (30) days no.
tice by the City Council. the said
Arthur C. Bowe, his successors or
assigns. shall, at their own expense,
make such change las directed by
said City Council to" conform to the
new grade or Public Improvement.
| Sec. Z. The said Arthur C. Bowe,
his successors and assigns. shall at
all times during the life of this or
dinance, save the City of Willmar
free and harmless from damages
or damage suits caused by or aris-
ing from the building, construction
or operation of the telephone sys-
tenn installed under this ordinance.
Sec. 8. The maximum rates to
be Charged for telephone service
during the life of this ordinance
shall not exceed the sum of twenty
four dollars ($24.0O per year for
business telephones or the sum of
Twelve dollars ($l2.00) per year for
residence telephones.
Sec. 8. Should the City of Will
mar desire to purchase or take over
the telephone system installed un-
der this ordinance at any time af-
ter three years from the time said
ordinance takes affect, the said Ar
thur {. Bowe. his successors or as
signs. hereby agree to sell the same
to the said City at its original cost
plus five (5) per cent. or in the
event that the said City desired to
purchase and take over the said
telephone system at the end or ex-
piration of the term herein men
toned. said Arthur C. Bowe, his
successors or assigns, hereby agree
to sell the same to the said City at
fair and reasonable valuation to
, be determined by three (3) apprais-
2 ors. who shall be experienced tele-
Z phone men. one to be selected hu the