Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-04

ground conduits, and shall furnish
upon its poles pin space for the wires
or circuits of said fire alarm and POI
lice patrol system.
Section S. The Tri-City Automatic
Home Telephone company, its sue
cessors, lessees or assigns, shall fur
nish service to ali its subscribers free
Of charge until such time as it may
have twelve thousand 12,0O0) tele-
phones connected to its system in
such a manner that telephone con-
versation can be carried on from one
telephone TO the other. These twelve
thousand Q2,000) telephones may be
located IN the cities of Rock Island or
Moline, Illinois, or Davenport, Iowa,
or any of the suburbs or rural dis
tricts convenient thereto with which
telephone connection may be had
without toll charge.
When Twelve thousand Q2,O0O) tele-
phones have been placed and con-
nected, as aforesaid, the Tri-City Auto
matte Home Telephone company may
/ charge during the life of this agree
ment, for telephone exchange service,
not to exceed the rates hereinafter
/ specified, when paid monthly in ad-
vance, as follows:
/ When twelve thousand $4,000 tele-
! phones, as above noted, are in SER
/ vice the monthly rental rate shall not
! exceed four dollars and fifty cents
! (S4.5O) for each business telephone
]
$4,000 per month for each residence
telephone for unlimited service. At
ter twelve thousand (12,00O) tele-
| phones are so connected the COM
pany may charge for each additional
one thousand Q,O0O) telephones in ex-
cess of twelve thousand $4,000 an
additional monthly rental not to ex-
coed sixteen and two-thirds cents
(16 2-3c) per month for each telephone
SC connected with the various central
Offices of said company
In estimating the number of telc-
phones by which to determine the
maximum rates al telephones con-
nected to the cOmpany's system in
such a manner that telephone CONVEX
phone to the other, and located in the
cities of Rock Island and Moline, Ill.
and Davenport, Iowa, and in the SUI
burban towns or rural districts con-
venient thereto. which are connected
with the various central exchanges of
said company, and enjoying inter-
Changeable service with the city sub
scribers at not to exceed the rates
herein specified shall be counted, and
a statement under oath by an officer
of the company published in one or
more local newspapers, shall deter
mine the number of telephones con
nected with the company's lines.
Said Tri-City Automatic Home Tele
. phone company, its successors, lessees
or assigns, agrees, however, at all
times during the life of this agree
ment, to furnish a class of residence
and business telephone service, limit
eG as to the amount and character OF
use, and as to the number of parties
on line, at a rate not to exceed
one dollar and fifty cents ($150) pei
month for residence telephones anG
three dollars $4,000 per month foI
, business telephones. Such limited
service to be at all times subject tC
= such rules and regulations as may be
adopted, from time to time, by thc
company, but such rules and regula
tons to no more restrict said service
than it IS RESTRICTED in cities in the
United States of like size, furnishing
like service for an equal rate.
. All churches, orphanges and othel
: entirely benevolent organization
shall be furnished service by salt
company at one-half the rates speci
y fed herein by this ordinance
$ Provided that the maximum rate,
S for service herein limited and provid
} ed, shall cover without extra charg,
S interchange of service to all of tn
II company's subscribers connected t,
S its exchanges in Rock Island, Soutl
= Rock Island. Searstown, Milan, Eas
T Moline, Silvis, WatertOwn, Ill, ant
d Davenport, and Bettendorf. Iowa, an,
l. suburbs and rural districts that ar
/ within a ten-mile radius of its ey
u changes in Davenport, Iowa, Rock Is
S land and Moline, H.
d Section 9. That the said Tri-Cit
e Automatic Home Telephone company
D. its successors, lessees or assigns, dun
IS ing all the time it shall carry on bus