The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, August 08, 1906, Image 7
CITY COUNCIL DOES NOT FAVOR
REVISION OF TELEPHONE
ORDINANCE.
Messrs. Strauss and Moise of Sumter
Telephone Company Present Argu?
ments in Support of Their Request
For Permission to Sell Local Ex
. ?change On the Terms Proposed
Attorney Fraser's Opinion.
Caty Council met at 8 o'clock
"Thursday evening to hear the report
of the special committee appointed
.on July 25th to consider the request
.of the Sumter Telephone Company
.that they be allowed to sell their
property and rights to the Southern
Reid Telephone and Telegraph Com?
pany under a contract I permitting in?
creased rates for service.
Present-Mayor W. B. Boyle, Al?
dermen H. D. Barnett, W. A. Bow?
man. J. H. Chandler, P. P. Finn, R.
F. Haynsworth, E. H. Rhame and R.
K Wilder.
Absent-Alderman H. C. Hayns?
worth, i
Mr. Finn, chairman of 'the commit?
tee, submitted the. written opinion of
Mr. T. B. Fraser, attorney, as to
the authority of council in the prem?
ises, wh?ch was that council has no
power to make any change of rates'
except by agreement of the patrons
of the company. In support of this
.opinion Mr. Fraser quoted from the
-.statute of 1904, which provides the
manner in which such changes may be
made, that is by agreement with
?.'Council and the subscribers. And
providing further, that except by
T agreement of subscribers no change
in any existing rates shall be made
without a hearing by the railroad
.commission. " He thought that a com?
pany whose franchise has been ob
;talned since 1904, is not within the
'first proviso, and .such change, in that
.case, is within the jurisdiction of the
hailroad commission and not the city.
1 Messrs. I C Strauss and Marion Moise
.-argued in favor of Council granting
tthe right to sell to the Bell Company
.under the contract increasing rates.
.They reiterated their statements of
July 25th, and emphasized the facts
.and necessities of the situation.
A number of citizens were present
and Messrs. L. D. Jennings, A. B.
.Stuckey and C. T. Mason appealed to
- . Council to stand to the present ordi?
nance and grant no change. Mr. H.
E. W Palmer; assistant to the Vice
Preside:.: of the Bell Company stated
that h;. was in attendance by the
earnest' request of Mr. Strauss, for
the purpose of answering questions
.should any arise and give such infor?
mation as he might have. He re?
peated that the Bell Company is wil?
ling to buy and operate the Sumter
plant at remunerative prices, but that
the present effort for art increase of
rates is not their fight. * He again
stated that the Bell Company is not
at this time, an applicant for a fran?
chise, and. wSl never buy the local
system without consent of Council.
Mr. Chandler moved that no com?
pany be allowed to operate a tele?
phone exchange in Sumter, except in
compliance with the Telephone Or?
dinance as it now stands, and his mo?
tion was unanimously adopted.
Mr. Strauss then asked that Coun?
cil agree, on consent of subscribers,
that the rate on residence phones be
increased to two dollars T?er month;
that office phones be placed on the
same rates as other business phones,
and combination rates be discontin?
ued. On motion of Mr. Finn this re?
quest was referred to a committee,
the mayor ar jointing Messrs. Finn.
Wilder and Chandler.
The Council then adjourned.
Mr. Fraser's Opinion.
In Re Proposed contract between the
city of Sumter and the Southern
Bell Telephone and Telegraph
Company.
Sumter. S .C., August 2. 1906.
To Messrs. P. P. Finn. H. C. Hayns?
worth and R. K. Wilder:
Gentlemen-You have submitted to
me the question as to the making of
a contract between the city of Sum?
ter and the Southern Eel! Teieph<.ne
and Telegraph Company. The first
"question for the city to determine is
whether it shall make any contract
which will bind the city for all time
instead of an ordinance which may
be changed a.?- the exigencies of the
future may demand. I understand
that the Bell Company will r.<>t c<">me
unless a contract ls made.
Another question arises as to the
Galveston's Sea Wan
* Makes life now as safe in that city
as on the higher uplands. E. w.
Goodloe. who resides on Dutton street,
in Waco. Tex., needs no sea wall for
safety. He writes: "I have used Dr.
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tion the past five years and it keeps
me well and safe. Before that time ?
had a cough which for years had been |
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power cf the city to make such a
contract as is proposed.
The Legislature in 1904 (See Acts
1904. pages 496 and 497) conferred
vupon the Railroad Commission the
power to fix rates. In that act we
find the following:
"Provided, That in Cities and
Towns where franchises have been
granted by any city or town, to oper?
ate and maintain a telephone ex?
change or exchanges and the rates
and tolls are fixed in any such
franchise so granted, nothing here?
in shall permit any increase in
the rates and tables so fixed
for services now furnished, wheth?
er 'local or otherwise, except by
agreement with the municipal author?
ities im any such city or town and the
subscribers. Provided, further, That
except by agreement with the sub?
scribers, no change shall be made in
any existing rates without a hearing
by said commission, etc." A ques?
tion has been raised as to whether
the present ordinance fixes rates in?
asmuch as a maximum and minimum
only are stated. The question is not
practical here. In either event the
consent of the subscribers is neces?
sary and has not been obtained. Any
agreement you make without the con?
sent of the subscribers is void.
I think that a company whose
franchise has been obtained since the
act of 1S04 is not included within the
first proviso, and any change of rate
it (without the consent of the sub?
scribers) is within the jurisdiction of
the Railroad Commission and not the
city. Respectfully,
T. B. Fraser.
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THIRTY BROWNED.
Ferry Boat Sinks on Vistula River
With Great Loss of Life.
Berlin, Aug. 2.-A ferry boat on
the Vistula River sank today near
Wilnaowo. Thirty persons' were
drowned
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Birmingham, Ala., Aug. 2.-An?
nouncement was made today of a
stockholder's meeting to be held on
September 1st. at Gadsden by the
Southern Steel Company, to increase
its capital stock from sixteen to
twenty millions. It is believed in
iron circles that this issue of stock
will precede the consolidation of the
Southern Steel Company with one or
two other big industrial companies of
the Birmingham District.
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The stores on the old court square
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Professor Tyler of Amherst Col
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Sommer Diarrhoea in Children.
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To Mrs. Dodge, aant of Mrs. Leslie
Carter Payne, the wedding of the ac?
tress brings no surprise. All ber life,
Mis. Dodge said today, ber niece has
been acting the same-always ruled
by mad impetuosity and violent emo?
tionalism.
Mrs. Dodge was seen in her home,
in East 72d street. She is a sweet
faced old woman, with white hair,
and a nature that radiates good hu?
mor. She was first asked if she had
anything to say on Mrs. Carter
Payne's age.
"Carrie gave her age in the mar?
riage license as 30, did she?" langbed
Mrs. Dodge." "That's funny. Why,
Carrie was no baby when I left Cleve?
land in 1858. In that year even she
was a high-strung child.
"Carrie is my brothels daughter.
She was born in Euclid avenue, oppo?
site the old Union Club Later the
family moved to East 9th street. Her
fatier died when she was 13 years
old, and Carrie was taken with her
mother to live in Dayton.
"It was Carrie's mad impetuosity,
violent emotionalism and red hair
that attracted Leslie Carter to her,
that led him to marry her, and in the
eud, I am convinced, led him to"
divorce her. It was her nervous tem?
perament and her hair that caused all
the trouble.
"Why, Carrie doesn*t put on at all
when she acts. She is just natural.
She is just as she has been from a
baby up. Carrie was a remarkable girl.
I always saw intellect in her, but I
also saw that she was too impulsive.
She just did things on the spur of the
moment. Her nerves controlled her,
and I used to say to her, 'Carrie, my
girl, use your bead.'
"I am very much troubled about her
marriage. She was doing well, and 1
thought she would let marriage alone.
The last time she was here my son
said to ner: 'Carrie, you know you
will not always be young enough to
act. Yen had better take care of the
future.'
" 'I am,' she answered. "I'm mak- '
ins money, and laying it by.'
"It gave me great comfort to hear
.ier say that, but I'm afraid this silly
carriage has spoiled it all." She
.vas so foolish to do it, but it's useless
"o worry. Carrie was never like oth?
er women.
"There was something in her that I
could not undersrand. I suppose it is
what is called 'artistic temperament,'
and I myself am the opposite of that
home-loving and quiet and precise. 1
have always liked Carrie, and I cannot
help feeling a deep fondness for her
now. Vvith all that emotionalism of
hers, she is one of the tenderest women
I have known. Ko woman has a bigger
heart than Carrie, and I and all the
family have always been drawn in
great sympathy to her."
On lier visits to this city Mrs. Car?
ter has been regular in caliing on Mrs.
Dodge, and one of her delights has
teen to have her aunt sit in a box at
the opening performance of her en?
gagement. -Cleveland Leader.
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where the city is building a trolley line
out of thr profits accruing from lights,
..valer works and other municipality ?
owned institutions. Grafters must
have been run <>ut ofthat community.
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