The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-10-24

4 application for telephone franchise:
ITO the Honorable Mayor and Com
mon Council, City Of valley City.
I'VE, the undersigned, having ex
, amined the franchise and statements
submitted by the North Dakota indie
pendent Telephone company, same be
ing before your honorable body for
consideration, and believing that the
business and social interests Of the
city demand an efficient and complete
telephone service, and the company
furnishing the same are entitled to q
fair earning on the investment, do
therefore, recommend as follows:
THAT the CITY Council grant to
the North Dakota Independent Tele'
phone company an extension OF this
franchise Tor period OF twenty or
twenty-five years under the following
conditions:
The telephone company to recon
struct their valley City exchange. re.
placing open wires with cables, max.
ing all lines metallic, move all poles
not in proper location as to curb
lines. install equipment so as to give
se1ective party service, remove the
present poles and wires now located
on Fifth avenue from the Normal
school grounds to Fifth street north,
and on Fourth street from Fourth to
Fifth avenues and place the wires
underground.
Assuming that the statement OF
assets, earning, ETC., prepared by the
company and submitted to you and
examined by us, is true and correct
we believe the company, as soon as
this work Is completed and in ser
vice. should be entitled to the follow.
ing rate for a period Of five years and
subject to periodical adjustment by
the Board OF Railroad Commission.
ers. or such other board as may have
jurisdiction over the rates of tele-
phone companies in the. state Of
North Dakota:
Single line business telephone, $2.75
with discount of 25 cents for
prompt payment.
Business extension telephone, $780,
Single line. residence telephone,
1925 with discount of % cents for
prompt payment.
Party line residence telephone, $1.75
with discount of 25 cents for prompt
payment. ~
Residence extension telephone. 50
cents.
il. J. EARLY.
.2.-John Tracy. "
3.-Lee Combs. 4
A. s. Sigurdson.
SC. F.. Mudgett. .,. A
6.-The Northwest Nursery Co.
7.-Geo. NJ. Young,
S.-Chas. G. Lund.
9.-Ernest G. Warmer.
Johannes Grady.
1.-THE siegfried Pharmacy r,
12.-Hugh Mcdonald.
BE. S. Delaney. -
14.-John Halverson.
15.-John D. Gray.
16.-Northern Seed Co. .f.
17.-Valley City Nut Fire ms. Co.
18.-A. B. Cox. *'- & 1,f @
19.-Stacy Mercantile Co.
20.-Myhro & Aldahl Nero. Co.
21.-E. A. Pray.
22.-Sheyenne Bottling Works.
23.-James r. Mcintyre
24.-John Holmes. H
25.-G. B. Vallandigham.
26.-Peoples Fuel Co.
27.-J. r.. Andrews. IL
2S.-S. A. Zimmerman.
29.-E. r. Roberts. FL
3O-Frank s. Henry. ..a b
31.-Barnes County Abstract Co. II
32.-Russell.Miller Milling Co.
! 80. Simenson.
34.-Occident Elevator Co.
35.-W. F. DuVall. @
36.-Herman Winterer.
BID. s. Richie. w..
3s.-W. J. Westergaard.
39.-F. w. Heidel.
4O.-C. C. Chaffee Co.
41.-Chaffee-Warley Co.
42.-W L. Writer.
"A. M. Trosdale.
| 44.-W l.. Whitcher.
45.-valley City Grocery Co.
46.-Straus Clothing Co.
47.-F. C. Riedman.
48-Western Union Telegraph Co
49.-Earl !. BEST Lumber Co.
5O.-Times Record Printing Co.
| 51.-G. w. Bowen.
52.--Valley City Green House.
SO. James w. NELSON.