Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-11-13
CITY ANNOUNCES INTENTION or ASKING COURT
TO COMPEL COMPANY TO KEEP CONTRACT
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a" with the raising Of telephone rates..
which was az that time projected ht tho
ltrhuno company This ordinance
was Responsible I'm part fur litigation
which followed ON NAV 90 1913. the
city commission. composed u Mayor
Nuus. Commissioner CIZl,ll uud Com.
missioner TrDhngcr together with CITY
Manager Bartlett aud Cooperation tuuu.
.Ul lrcksuu. met bon conference with tlr
telephone officials Tho result uf thHt
Conference was un agreement ou the
nan ul M city co. repeal tho objection
allie ordinance. No $3.50 Hnd m the
company tO undertake a. complete uu.
drrefmnd installation within mlNi.
mum period of xix month from the
rim" 40, telephone system should huvi
been turned back tu &c. owners hv ihr
O. =. government which was then Ia
control The city commission takes th.
ground that Will" the city Kept ne part
~ tho agreement In good faith. and ru.
pcllcl ordinance 80 1913 the telephone
company has failed entirely tn ko %
itR part a. the agreement. which fol-
low verbatim.
Phone tnnipanN's Agreement.
This agreement. nude ana cnt'ro1
into by and between the city IT Am1.
ullu. hereinafter referred to as the civ.
lud tho Southwestern Telegraph nui
Telephone Company. hereinafter &C.,
igrIcd tn see tn telephone company.
Niincsssth'
whereas the plant and property uf
ihc telephone company b. now iu the
puss, ssiun and under the c,ntiul uf the
i'nitud States government and
whereas IN new construction, bet.
t,rW'ntH and improvements are liU
Wise under the control aud subject Go
tine approval uf the government: AMI
whereas there b. litigation uuw
pending In tho district court ul the
riirl States between the ,Iiy md ths
telephone company over be- provision %.
ts franchise ordinance. particularly Err.
iiuus five rnd seven thereof relating To-
nCrcarr bon Iu'tH and tu certain under.
Ground construction within the iirr llm.
H. ~ tfr cts;
wow, therefore IN order tn comply
with 90" Wishes &C tho c'tN boz suid mat.
tor and Co settle and dispt e. uf the liii
utiun between th, city and the tolc
ihunc company:
e. The telephone company agrees -
w. lts utmost tu obtain the consent n
The Operating Board of Control 81 th'
United States government tu De- the
work cf underground construction ns thc
ity Wishes IL tu d, bon arruIdiucr VITA
section even Of slid franchise ordi.
nance
"2 In the event II the failure of th"
lpuhOue company tn obtain The Cuu.
cont ~ the government through itg Op.
Grating Engrd uf Control ~ 10 such un-
lorgrmiud work. then the tclcph Inc
company agrees a. begin said work Iva.
urdilt,ly upon the return IT its proper.
ties 10 IL from the government. and To-
complete an IT said work within at
months and Hnoncr 10 II can. from tn
time los properties are su returned ON "
90 TIE city agrees e. repeal ortli.
nance so $3.50. passed on the nth day
uf Npril. iaiS.
o. The telephone company agrees Go
dismiss the litigation now pending b.
tween Il aud the city.
Witness our hands this the 2ist dlv
n April \. -. 1919.
THE cry OF AMARILLO.
"By Lon -. Mnrrs Mayor.
THE SOUTHWESTERN TELE.
GRAPH AND TELEPHONE CoM.
pANY.
nv \. T.. Elias. SECOND Vice Pres"
Many Conference
Failure oi the telephone company -
hold good tu itr part of the ulutr uuu.
od agreement led To- severed conference
ON the suhioet between the commissiui
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