Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-08-01

Com1nittee. =.
Mayor Wheeler announced the APP
pofntment COT Alderman Hulteng as q
member of the special power company
man Sanders from the fourth ward.
Reports Of Special Telephone Committees
Alderman Whitman. chairman q the
telephone franchise comml. LEE
a report reviewing the Work
OF the committee since It's appoin.m nent
Quoted to date with h local telepnone
in connection with the physl
connection OF telephones In Grano
Forks; The committee roech iae
to the end that the %uniication Of local
telephone systems may be inaugurated
with as much haste as possible.
sed da The c. Several SaIn phases ea'o Of the local tele-
regard to the request Of the Tri-State
for permission to sell itS physl
eal pre sett1idr to m the N Of the detai,s san af-
the city's interests in connection
with the transfer of the property as re-
quested. Commercial Superintendent n.
Ing present addressed the copncil sstat..
his company was making a contract
with the Northwestern company. con
ditioned on present valuations-thee
serqitor rsnt oeeapi es Sg these Competing Pc ne;
Foiiowine the discussion. Alderman
introduced the following reso-
luton for adoption:
Telephone Resolution.
Whereas, the Northwestern Telephone
company Is now, and Tor many
years last past has been operating 9
telephone exchange in the city Of Grand
Forks with toll connections throughout,
among others, the states of North Da-
kota and Minnesota, n ,ho,e md
reMiseef raeas' cone ariys'l Is now. and for
Years last past, has been the
owner Of and engaged in the operation
a telephone exchange at the city Of Of
the. state Of Minnesota lin competition
with the said Northwestern Telephone
company, and
Whereas. under the authority, 9rder
road Commissioner Of the state Of Min.
nesota and Of the Federal Department
Justice, there has been q distrinn-
tion Of territory and elimination ct COM
in the state Of Minnesota,
territory in Minnesota. north Of the
north boundary lines of the counties Of
Carver, Mcleod, Renville. and Yellow
Medicine, has been allotted to the North
Telephone Exchange company,
with the withdrawal therefrom OF the
company, whereby all toll lines and ex-
changes in and through said northern
part of the state Of Minnesota become
the property Of and aIe operated 5y the ne
company. thus leaving the said exchange
the ,Tri-state Telephone and Tele-
graph company at Grand Forks, set
apart, isolated and disconnected from
the balance Of its exchanges. and
Whereas, the said The Tri-state Te1e.
phone and Telegraph Co., desires to sell
its exchange and lines at Grand Forks.
including all physical properties situa-
to the said Northwestern Telephone FIX
change company with the result that the
city Of Grand Forks and its people will
thereafter be served with n telephone
exchange. thus eliminating all duplica-
tion of telephones with the attendant
ANNOYANCE II exnense, and
Whereas. it is believed that the uni
f1cation of the telephone service and
the elimination of dunlication Of tele-
the best interests Of the city Of Grand
Forks and of It's people, and
whereas. the seale by the said Tri-
nf such property to the Northwestern
Telerhone Exchange company is forbid
den by Sec. 10 Of its franchise, without
the consent4of the city OF Grand Forks.
NOW .THEREFoRE:, be 1t resolved
Forks
1. That consent is hereby granted to
the Trf-State Telephone and Telegraph
company to sell. assign and transfer
with and forming a part of it's telephone
system. exchange and ,nlant in the city
cf Grand Forks, to the Northwestern
sent and sale. however. being snhteet
to the following conditions and, obliea-
ttons entered into and assumed by the
Northwestern Telenhone Exchange COM
nany by. the purchase of said property,
(a) That urding the unexplred remain
ing period of the franchise Ordinance
No; 154) Of the Tki-state Telephone and
T tn. igss, eG n Nort ans sntil T May
phone Exchange company will fur
nish to the, city Of Grand Forks for
its use free from all costs or charge, at
least 81 telephones, with proper con.
connections and service are to be at
least equal to the best furnished to
other patrons and such telephones to
be located in such places within the
mated by the city council from time to
time and co1nected with the system of
the said Northwestern Telephone Elk.
change company. and to be operated as
of the two exchanges, until which time
such telephones are to be connected with
and operated as a part of the exchange
nov owned by the Tri-State Telephone
and Telegraph company, and to receive
the same service as the other telephones
connected Herewith.
(bl That the toll service Of the said
Tri-State Telephone and Telegraph. COM
Exchange company in the city of Grand
Forks is to be unified at the earliest con-
venient moment and which is now esti-
mated at a period of from 10. days or
fuUa f~~Na tn I@4-
ton hereof. such uni1cation to be made
by means of cables, lines or such other
devices as will insure reasonably good
connections and service to the end that
toll service between the two EXCHANGES
will be physically connected and inter
changable SO that subscribers of the
st Telephone n Telegraph COM
pany exchange will have the advantage
Of the toll service Of the Northwestern
Exchange company and the
subscribers Of the Northwestern ,Tele-
phone Exchange company will have the
s stvan! Teien Of the to t9n service Of the.Tri-
exchange without any additional charge
or expense therefor.
tc) That the exchange of the Tri-
state Telephone and Telegraph com-
pany shall be consolidated With the ex-
change Of the Northwestern Telephone
exchange company at the earliest con-
venient moment. now estimated lat not
- enceeo 10 months but with respect
to which no absolute or definite time is.
hereof that the NorthWesfter1n" me e1epbo
exchange company shall at the e]arIisst
convenient moment consolidate the Two
and run all lines Into one
IN the city Of Grand Forks i hall Fl, con- con
solidated. -. 80 } eo"-
(dl That. the periods Of time nxed
IN paragraphs and &C. hereof are
Understood to be estfmates onju ava 80
made by the said Northwestsua' reies
ct the situation and upon the best ins
f%orInation in its possession and are sub-
enemy, t.. strikes and similar disstmrhhcc
snces and the conditions created 81
.(el That all poles. conduits and wire.