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t910. question ef allowing the Engineer of the ~nambers Fire 0omp~ny a ten day leave of absence, with pay. to attend a convention of electricians t.o be held in New York ~tate~ To instruct the ~treet Inspector to have covered catch-basins at the corner of Elm and Pr~ntis avenues and at the corner of South and Pearl str~eet.s. To return to J. -_W. Davis his certified check for $500~ given ~th ~s bid to erect a clerk's of- flee. To renew notes in ~e ~k of ~o~smou~h. The ~erehm~ts and Fa~ers B~. ~he First National ~ of Port~outh. ~d the ~ of ~ide~ier. io ~e~t of $38.000.00. ~ull of the above were concurred in; and the Beard concurred also in all recommendations of com- mittees a~opte.d by the Common Ooun¢il August 9th. exsept in the reeommendatienas toallowing paid men of the Fire Departmen~ an~ employees of the ~ewe~age Department a ten day leave of absence yearly, on the condi~ion'atta~ned. That matter was recom~ted. Seeond. 0onm~u~ications from the ~yor. ~The Oouncil:- ~Gent!emen:- "Police have repor~ed catch~basins on Rim& Prentis-avenues ~d at South & 2e~l streets. ~th no covers on "I have re~es~e~ ~ha Board of~blie.Imprevements ~o ha~e eove=s~u~ o~.~hese ~e open.sins ~re apt to ~use inj~y ~e t~s.~d persons Dmssi~g along or meross the streets tioned. "Yoga truly. "J. Davis Reed. ~yor.~ (See above for motion on this matter~. The ~yo~ re~ed also his aDpro~l of the follo~ters adopted bY the two b=anehes of cji J~y t4-19. I910: s~em ~rri~ for'~ng records of ~e Eus~mngs To appropriate $522.13 for sala~ of Judge off She Gi=eui~-~our2 for ~he year be~mg l. To m~propri~te $225. for p~ase of ~ a~ding ~ohine ~o~ the City ~reasurer. To authorize ~he ~=ansfer cf $460.18 ~f Seven. Ward f~ to the 3oar~ of Health. ~o To authorize_the Zi~h Wa=~ Zoeat Board te eon~aet-~r ~he removal of nighs soil ~om ~e ward. at $1,25 Der ho~e p~r year. To app=opriate $922. o~t o~ pa~ng f~ds.. ~o pave Webster. Z~ekie ~d Rmndol~h streets,. To authorize ~he T=eas~er to renew notes mn the Sever~ City ~s to ~m~t o~ $21,000.00. To ~pese a fine of $~. per ~y for 32 ~ys. on the ~ome ~omp~y, for failure 2o s~oply~term- al for the ~iff~h Ward ~werage. ~s req~red to dO by, its. eontrae$~th ~he Gi~y. To appropriate $5~- to re-imb~e a co. tree of ~he Go~e~l for e~enses lne~e~ by them visiting cities for e~tion o~ pavements._ Te.~s~ct. the Oi~y~t~o~ey to t~e the necessary st~ps for condemning ~he ~A~stem~ property" touching ~he eo~t house ~=d. ~- ~- . '& ~ To kee~ ~olice~n. W. J. ~te. on the ~y =oils as lon~ as he ~y continue ~mt ~e~ He ~sa~oved of the FolloW.g: ~ o~di~nce for Ne~ger-of the ~outhe~Be~I'~d ~he ~eu~he~ S~ates Telephone Coca. es. and gave ~he follo~ reasons "I~smpp=ove of the ~ reDe~ing the ~ise heretofore ~ted ~he 3o~thern ~d Sou~he~ Bell Telephone ~d Tele~aDh'~ompany to m~q~re ~he Telephone O~p~ and ~ohold ~ op~rate ~he same Southe~Bell Telephone ~d Tele~a~ ~o~mny. and p, ~er~in ra~es, ffo~ the reaso~ ~ha~ Z believe it is i~ violatio~of seetiom 28. 2er ~t~ ~dequate provision has ~ot bee~ made t0 secu=~' of ~he property in good erder, t~ ~he ra~es e~ ~e said B~l! Oomp~ is equitable ~d I question if ~he ~tes ~e ~easonable. and IBelieve said of the Sta~e ~o~s~i~ulion w~eh p=o~bi~s the enmc~ent~of la~s ~mpairing . 'The ~ant~ng of the pri~leges a~ze'd for by the Bell Co. e~eates m business in t~s City and section,, and before pe~ttin~sueh a monopoly ~o~d be adopted te sec~e effici~cy cf se~ice at fair and ~uitable rates'. ~ ~ve givem my vie~ ~ly in =e~rd to t~e' necessity of ~e~ation ~d as to =ares. in a c~arletter ~ed ~y ll~h, 1910~ a ~0py of which is arrayed to this. ~In ~e~=d ~o said ordi~nce being in~olttion of ~h~ $~ate ~stitution Z ~o~d sta~e that the 2ou~he~ EraSes Telephone ~ompany entered into a contract on Getober 1. 18~6. t~:~sh ~e!ep[one se=~ee at ce~ain f~ed ~tes for ~ perio~ of~enty-~ve ~e~r~ from ~tha2 ~e. "The ~euthe~ states Oom~y has made eon~racts ~th ae~am~ telephone.use=s t~ suppl~ t~leDhone ~a~iee at ~he rates ~f~ed in i~s ~nc~se~ ~d w~e ~he Sa~d toni=acts ~y~ h~ve, been ma~e rot ~-not ~cee~i~ one yea=. ~et ea~ ?f tZe ~el~ome ~se=s :~d a ri~. ~9 ~en~ ~h~ to y~tl the e~i~tion of 2he pe~od fo~ ~hi~n ~he ffr~hise ~s ~nt~d. [~ha~ ~s, ~ ~he-s~d ns~rs sho~ not ~e deD=ived of the p~vilege they h~ve ~thout their ~9~en~ ~n~ ~he ~o~d not. by th~ passage of ~ o~nanee, impai~ 2he o~li~ion the ~ou~e~B~a~es ~ezepno~e party has entered into to ~DPlY telephone service, ~espeetf~ty. "22, J~y, 1910." The dis~D~ro~i of the ~yor mnd~s reamo~ ~here~o~.h~ng bee~ re~d,~ the .O~ir put the ques, tion. ~11 ~e or~n~ce s~d ~s ~do~ed by ~s body e~y 19th, not~ths~ding She veo~ of the ~yor Shereon? ~ereupon, on motion %herefor. ~he m~%ion of %he bo~ J~y 19th ~s re-~ffi~ed by following ~y, Ni~olson. 10.