Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-11-13
CITY ANNOUNCES INTENTION
OF ASKING COURT TO COMPEL
COMPANY TO KEEP CONTRACT
Telephone Case Thehed Out at Session City Hall and Further
Complaint Of Failure to Secure Service Heard;
Marrs and Tronger Talk.

The commissioner stated. with vlgoe,
that II was not the fault ~ the commits
sion. that every possible effort had been
made 90 obtain the installation Of tele.
phones hut that all efforts had 30 far
been fruitless. lie added: '"rhe com.
mission In now determined TO find out
just how the matter stands and whnt
can be done. II anything. and 10 do no
nj once"
Marrs' Statement.
Mayor Marrs followed Commissioner
Trolinger. stating. In part: 1T II my
opinion. and one which I have held for
more than n year. that II would be the
most satisfactory thing all around II this
question were taken into court and
threshed out thoroughly there. II has
gone on and on and on. and tho public
has grown more and more impatient for
action. AH the matter stands when W.
make a proposal to tho local telephone
officials. they find II necessary 10 send
II away 20 their headquarters. and II
comes back n month or NJ later In an
entirely different form. and nothing has
been gained, no progress made In the
matter"
we have no wish 10 antagonize any
body" the mayor declared. with all due
Difference 90 MIR Hiii. the local manager
who has done everything In his power
To gct action on our demands. hut we
find u impossible to continue negOtlL.
tiOns with people who are not empow.
cred to act. II II my opinion that Z
would be- better for all concerned. and
FAR mor. likely 10 satisfy the public. u
We take the stand that the franchis"
must be- fulfilled to the letter. and take
the matter ~ its non.fulfillmeni into tho
federal court. and ask the court to sny
Just what shall be- done"
section Seven.
During the discussion which preceded
the mayors last word NJ quoted
above. Il developed that the principal
point az issue was the non fulfillmeni
~ Section :, ~ the original franchise
which provides
section :. That al wires and ca.
bles shall be- placrd underground
within the fire limits a. they now
eNid, ar ~ they may be extended
frum time 10 time, with the eNcep-
tion of the tower p0le in the middle
of each block for distributing pur.
poses"
Other sections.
sections and 10 ~ the franchise are
also ~ interest. They provide
section :: That the apparatus AMI
fixtures necessary Tor the building Of
slid exchange be ~ tho Vcrv latest and
best posfihle ~ be- bought. IN" outside
construction shall be- built under stand
ard specifications Throughout
Sertlun 20. At the tim" uf the filing
nf their acceptance a. specified. the
grantees shall alsu file good and suffl
ci"nt bond In the sum ~ one thousand
dollars tsi 600 Oui Co D, approved by tho
city council. p1yahle to IN. said city ~
Amarillo and conditioned Tor the faith
fm performance ~ the terms ~ this
franchise. hut this provision shall not
be- currtruol as q waiver on N" part n
IN, city q iis right 10 fnrf,it the fran
chisp hv proper pruce~iur" ON account
~ the failure of the grantees 90 comply
with the terms - the said franchise"
The sections above quoted are taken
frum the original frHnchis' which was
granted Co. "H - naNenuort 8 Co. 90
uattn.rs ~ iliil-boro. Tex was
dated June - 1907. ard vas signed for
the city hy VIII \ MILLER Dr. mayor.
and sam brown. citv secretary.
Ordinance Passed.
ON the iith day ~ April lals, the
city l,assed an ordinance which had %
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