The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1919-04-16

a manner that an ideal telephone sys.
tenn could be constructed. Alleys are
provided IN almost every block which
can be served from the main base
line. which should be underground
The City Council has passed an ordis
nance which requires all overhead ca
bles and wires to be placed UNDER
ground as follows: Commencing at
the corner of Lincoln Street runninn
easterly an End Street to the corner
of Mill Street; thence southerly on
Mill Street to Fourth Street: thence
westerly on Fourth Street to the cor
ner of Lincoln Street, (but not on
Lincoln Street, including also inter-
secting streets, namely Washington.
and Third Streets, and Jefferson
Street. This to be completed by Novs
ember /, 1919. The pole lines of the
Redwood Falls Electric Telephone
Company are in fairly good shape but
they have not enough of them. Thew
use the Electric Light company's poles
on Washington Street for their 200
pair cable. This cable was placed a.
bove the Electric Light wires which
carry $500 volts. This is very poor
telephone practice and might have
been the cause of serious damage to
the central office equipment as we'll
as to the subscribers substations and
possibly homes They also use poles
of the Electric Light company in other
cases, jumping sometimes 200 fE. to one
of their poles and drop wires in order
to serve a subscriber which they conr
slider to be out of the way. The teles
phone cable in two places has been
opened for the purpose of clearine
trouble and closed with friction taps
instead of lead sleeve.
On the corner of Bridge and Swan
Street six drop wires are hanging ia
the electric light lead Several of the
drop wires were found in trees. the ins
sultation being entirely worn off there's
by causing poor service to the SUBJ
scriber especially in wet weather.
These conditions are not cited with
the intent of criticising the work of the
manage or lineman but to show that
for the sake of economy the Directors
have neglected to secure sufficient
help to keep the plant in good conditioa
TO give satisfactory service. 1t is nay
opinion that the present Manager is
perfectly capable of managing teleS
phone plant such as is needed in this
OlCy III given the cooperation or the
directors of the company. No one Is
more aware of the fact that additional
facilities and new central office equipu
ment is needed than he is.
During the past month il has been
necessary to request individual reSi~
dence subscribers to take party linA
service in order to provide facilities
for new subscribers. In many cons
versations which | have had with war;
ious business men l find that the peos
pie have been very patient with tho
present company; that they have given
them every chance to improve their
telephone service without becominH
but the company has fails
ed in every way to give them what they
have been paying for. They do not
care who operates the exchange in the
town as long as they receive adequate
telephone service, but they are of the
opinion that the present company does
not intend to do anything for them unv
til they are forced to do so.
Respectfully submitted,
Service Inspector.
COF-MVS Enclosure.
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