Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-10-23
Chairman Bacon Inquiries How
Instruments Happened to
BE Installed at Capitol.
LEARNS IT IS CUSTOMARY
State Authorities Made Request
as Usual for Telephones
during Session of the
Legislature.


Les'oi"'"ie'
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montpelier oc'' io'-free telephohe
service to State departments interested
the special counsel for the state at
'"e 'eiep"o"e He''''s 'o-"aS'
Nice-President II. Is HAN gave Il hst
OF II free telephones IN the state
mouse at ,he morning session AT the
opening Oh the nearing III the after
no" WI CooN ie"" .''e S'"'u.e p'o-
'i"ins ior tne pay li'ei'' LOT sue" seIN
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n,id h,. hir, 1f ,horo ,,.a. 49,, a,,oi,
earvice ror,,inin,r r,noid for ha ,s,,od
to have hills randorod ir,redi.to1,.
The talcnhoro o,erator NJ ,bo Stoto
House Is paid bv the state and tho cost
of furnishing this FREQ service &c horne
bv the Now ENGLAND and ony otber COM
naniae o,,or vhos. limos rross.g,s NAV
ho sor+
Chairman pacop irc,irod boy ,bosa
free ,nhonas banpap.d IN no r,t IN ard
vc,s tn ror,,o, $40. .ho c.,., a,,.,,,,.io.,
made tba reouas, of " - {, s,ic,roy
r.nera, couns.l for tbo cor,nor,. t., 1-or,
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HEhNI OE Nof II >t'Vp'
This free service is understood to have
cost or to have represented charge Of
ABOUT '',VVo lor inc session Oh l'll ana
""S P'ood"'S "'oie io' ''e Session Vi
a'i-' "' wat 9'9'i''' was i""'" ''Hs'''
Inns Tree se'Nice mas peeh reh"eren Tor
SeNci"' years ana mas ooi'ie 10 ne looheo
On as ''a''tr ol COURSE though II was
"'ous"' out tH'S morning as ne" as
coNel!' me company NouIu nave no
rlSht TO install It's instruments III the
oui'ding unless asked to 90 So
questioned by Chairman Bacon MI.
!iall said that the telephone in tn"
executive chamber had been furnished
free from october, 1872, to March.
1913, and since then it had remained
under contract and was paid fo".
The telephone in the office of the sec
rotary of civil and military affairs
was free for the same period, AMI
since then has been paid for by tn,
state purchasing agent
Mr.. Hail was the only Witness at
to- laws hearing. There way no an
praisal he testified Of the nronortv
of the New England comnanv sold 70
the ChaupIain valley but on ,rroo-
ment was reached nc m tho ,.o1uo Of
The nrone~tv
"
~ i'> W. "iONN
In March, 1905, there was issued %
shares Of preferred stock for cash to
the incorporators In the same month
1,79S of preferred and 800 of common
We're issued for property of the New
England company
In September, 1895, there were issued
81" shares of preferred and Isl of COM
mon in payment for the Kelley lines.
The addison County company receiyc ed
II shares of preferred stock and the
Pittsford company ~ shares. :. X Bur
bank received one share and the New
England two sharcs for short lines. The
Peoples company was Given 1891 shares
of preferred and 40 of common in June,
1911, for its propertv, and in Aprll. 1919.
the New England company bought for
cash at rar i1s shares of common and 26s
of prcferrcd so tina; the Ney. England
company now owns s4S,9dO out of total
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,,orght tbo conno,,rc oor,nary or cola
70 n hut alr.o,s ,yI,b an agreouept nc
IA rostriction or to,,itor,, and ro.orv,r.,
tou cbor..s "a tho Nov, Erc,,rd INT,
Mr. Hail denied
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