The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-13
BILL Is DIgALLoWED
leasi Service Bill Of t1,s05 DisaIto~ed
TO W.. q. and r.. r. Collins for
seryice In Telephone
Suit

GCzSG CTQlAdECS pIOS!GIA&S LUZ A3ohtH-
~ statements from all persons. corpor-
Rtions, partnerships. or associations.
engaged IN the public utility business
within the city Of Keokuk. In let
ter appended to the Dropozed ofdtn-
ance, Mr.. Collins states that such an
ordinance providing for public utility
corporations Ia the city making
monthly statements OF the value OF
their property employed In such
service and specific items OF receipts
from all sources and expenditures for
ali purposes would enable the council
to exercise Judgment and discretion in
liking fair and reasonable rates for
public service He states also that
similar ordinances have been adopted
in other cities and are In force. Pow
er 10 enact such an ordinance mas
been sustained By the courts.
The proposed ordinance contains
provisions TO require the public serv-I
fee companies 10 make out these re-
ports each month and provides for
making delay IN the reports mis-
demeanor and each days failure or de-
lay to make the report would consti-
tuts a df5tinct and separate onense,
upon conviction Of which the company
should be fined not less than IS and
not more than @25. II fs further pro-
yided by the proposed ordinance that
any information against the compan-
les might contain one or more viola
tiona OF the provisions of the ordin-
ance but that the several charges must
be get out in separate counts and the
accused may be convicted and punish
ed on each count, as separate fnforma-
tions and separate Judgment should
be rendered In each count under which
there is finding OF guilty.
Legal Bill D1saliowed.
The BILL for legal services amount
ing to s1,e05 against the city, sub
mitted by w. B. and n. r. Collins. for
legal services In the case OF the Iowa
( Telephone company vs.. the city Of
Keokuk in the y. s. district court,
were disalIowed by a resolution pass
ed by the council tflig morning. The
city clerk was directed to notify the
firm Of the fact and to advise them
that the council would pay only such
amount of the bill an may be determ-
1ned TO be due by the court.
A communication has been received
by the council from the same law
firm, w. p. and Fl. r. Collins, in which
they announce their withdrawal from
further service in the case OF the
Iowa Telephone company ys. city Of
Keokuk The letter was received and
filed.
Against Ordinance Repeal.
The city council today received a
letter from David 8. Hall, district at
torney for the American Telephone
and Telegraph company. in regard to
the petition recently presented to the
council! by w. p. Collins, recommend
ing that certain ordinances granted
to this company be repealed because
the ordinance had not been accepted
of record, that the company was dis
organized and dissolved and that no
exchanges were being operated in this
city. Mr.. Hall states that the ordin-
ance was accepted in May, 1902. II
is further stated that the company,
represented by Mr.. Hall, within two
months after the ordinance was grant
ed STRING long distance wires out of
the city on the poles OF the Iowa TeIe-
phone company and that these wires
are still owned by the same company
md are being maintained by the same
company. The Iowa Telephone COM
pany is employed In this city as the
agents OF the company represented by
Mr. Hall, according to llIs letter. 1t
is also stated that the company has
never been in any financial difficulty
and has never been dissolved by de.
cree of any court. The council is re-
quested to be heard by the telephone
company before any action toward re-
pealing the ordinance Is taken.
The council today directed the city
clerk to write a letter to Messrs.