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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 23, 1906)
THE OMAHA' SUNDAY BEE; SiyTEfBER 23, 190ft. 1' 9 LKQAL lOTtCEl, nance, dspoett with th City of Omshi th am of twenty-rlv thousand iA.Ao.ii dollar In Cash, or city warrante of th City of Omaha, Nebraska. If tha aaid grantee, It successors or assigns, abitil within tbe laid time eonatract and put In operation A telephone ystem. aa above provided, tha cltjr. on tha presentation of a certificate from tha City sCngtneer of aald city, or on tha passage of a resolution by tha City Council, showing that The said telephone system ha been so constructed and put In operation and tha provision of this ordinance fully compiled with to aald data, ahaU return to aald grantee, It ucotMon or aealima, tha (aid mm of twenty-five thousand ,00 .00) dollar! or warrant ao deposited; but should tha aald irrantea, Ita tucctiorn or assigns, neglect 4r rafuaa to put In operation such telephone ayatam within tbe tlma ao specified, then tha aald aum shall thereupon becoma for feited to tha City of Omaha, and aald fran chise ahjt.ll become null and void. The City of Omaha I hereby given tne right to Intervene In any and all eulte or pro. ceedlnge brought by or against Mid com pany, wberv It may be necessary for tha City of Omaha to protect Ita Interest. Has. 7. 1 ha aald grajitee, Ita successor or assigns, shall not. without the consent of tha City, evidenced by a mnyorrty vow ot the alectora of said City voting upon the preposition, except a hereinafter provided, sell or transfer this ordinance to Any per son, company, trust or corporation, now or hereafter engaged In the telephone busi ness In tha City of Omaha, and sliall not at any time enter Into any combination, di rectly or Indirectly, with any person or persons, or any corporation, concerning tn rate to be charged for telephone service in the City of Omaha, and bo offlcera. em ployee or managers of the said grantee. Ita successors or assigns, shall at tha same time be In charge of or be moere or em ployee or managers of any other telephone system being operated In said city. Provided, however, that nothing herein bail be held to limit or ehrldge tne right of tha grantee. Its surosssors or assigns to make contraou with tne telephone system . or exchangee outside the City of Omaha for Interchange of buesj ee nnd division of earnings from their connecting lines. And. provided, further, that the ald grantee may pledge and mortgage this ordinance and the rights, privileges and franchisee hereby granted aa security for any issue of bonds or other obligations of aid grantee, Ita euooeasors or assigns. And, provided, further, that the proceeds of all of such bonds shall be expended In the construction, extension and operation of said telephone system and no bonds hall be Issued by said grantee, Ita suc cessors or assigns, for any other pur- tBec. 8. In constructing, operating and repairing said conduits and telephone ' ... i plant Skid grantee. Its successors o slans. ahaU use every reasonable nmnar tirenatitlon to avoid danger jury to persons or property and shall at all times and In all places hold harmless the city from all ana every sucn damage. Injury, loss or expense caused or occa. loned by any act or failure to act on their account, or through any carelessness of themsslves or their employes, and this pr6vlslen obligating the grantee, Its suc cessors or assigns, under this ordinance, to hold thai City of Omaha harmless against injury, loss or damage, ahull ex tend to and cover any Injury, loss or damage to said city by reason ot material being placed upon any street, alley or via duct lu said city, or to any Injury, loss or uaaaage caused thereby to any third per son to whom tha said city may be lluble; and tret said grantee, under this contract, or Its assigns, or any other person acting under or by virtue of the provision of this ordinance, shall at all times hold said city harmless by reason of any lots, damage or Injury so caused, directly or Indirectly, whether caused by carelessness - or negligence of said grantee. It suc cessors or assigns, or of any employe or agent, of the grantee, its successors or assigns. Bee. t. Tne city shall have the right to purchase the property of the grantee, Ita successors or assigns, at the expiration of twenty-fljve years or at any lime there after. If such option Is exercised the city shall pay for the value ot the physical property alone, nothing being added thereto for franchise value or so-cailed going value. In case an agreement a to value cannot be reached between tbe city and the telephone company tbe value shall be determined by the District Court of louglaa County, Nebraska! The said tel ephone company shall file with the City Clerk on or before the first day of July each year report and statement of the value of its property on the first day of April of . said year, v giving In detail first, the value ot Its physical property; second, value of so-called going value, and la case tli city desires to purchase under Its op tion given above It shall have the right to do so at any time after the expiration ot twenty-five years by paying the eeti tmite of value put upon lla physical prop erty In aald report. Sec 10. The franchises hereby granted luiU have no force, validity or effect until a proposition for the same has been sub mitted to a vote of the electors of the City of Omaha at a special olty election, called for that purpose, and to carry such proposi tion It shall require a majority ot the lectors voting on such proposition, and is granted upon condition that unless at tha city election nereinaxter provided tor, a majority of the electore voting on such proposition shall vols In favor of tha same, this ordinance and franchises hereby granted shall be null and void and of no Sect. , A special city election Is hereby callod for the purpose of submitting to a vote of the electors ot the City of Omaha the proposition embodied In this ordinance of granting franchises In this ordinance pro vided for to the. said grantee. Its suc cessors and assigns. Bald special city elec tion shall be held on the 4th dny of No vember, Iftut, and shall be conducted In accordance with tha provisions ot the law of the state of Nebraska, by which spe cial election In the City of Omaha are guverned; and In said election voting ma chines may be used and the reeult ot said election ascertained by aald voting ma-' chines. The Mayor of aald city shun give notloo of the submission of aald proposition by issuing a proclamation, setting forth the time when and designating the place In each election district where suoh election hall be held, which proclamation shall contain a copy of this ordlnano in full and shall be posted up at least ten days prior to. suoh election In at least three publlo places in each ward In said city; and said proclamation shall be also piloted onen In the official newspaper of snld city at least ten days prior to suoh election. The proposition shall be submitted at said election substantially In the following form, towlt! "guavtlon: Shall the franchise provided or and described In ordinance of the City of Omaha entitled 'An ordinance granting unto the Omaha Home Telephone company, Ita successors and assigns the l'lght. permission and authority In, upon, over, under and along the streets, avsnue. alleys, viaducts, boulevards and publlo grounds of the City ot Omaha, to erect conetruot, operate and maintain for and during the term of twenty-five years line of conduits, wire and canductors, to gether with feeders, service wires, eon duotnra, poles and appliances to be used for the transmission of sound, tlgnala and Intelllgance by means ot electricity or other nine; aud also providing for the sub mission of a proposition for the franchise to a vote of the electors of the City of Omaha,' be granted unto tha Omaha Home Telephone company, Ita auecessora and as signs, on the term aa provided Ir. said ordinance." staid proposition substantially In the form In which it la herein provided that the same shall be submitted aa aforesaid, shall be printed on the ballot label with the words Yes. or No, for the voter to Indicate his -affirmative or negative vote on said imposition or question by operating the proper device therefor. Tbe polls shall be opened at suoh place In eacn election dis trict aa may be designated by the Mayor, and they ahall be kept open between the hours apecllled by law for general state and county elections, and ahall be con ducted In accordance with the provisions ot such law, and the election returns shall be canvassed by the council .: o'clock p. m. on the flret Thursday after election, and the city clerk shall record the result of auch canvas In the permanent olty record In which ordlnano of the city ar recorded. If. upon the canvass of aald election returns. It ahall appear that' a majority of the electors voting en said proposition at iiJd election have voted for aald prop anion, tha same ahall be deemed and considered, aa carried, and thereupon the said Omaha Home Telephone ootnpany, Ita euooeseors and assigns, aha!) become and he the owner of and poesessed of the franchisee provided for, described and granted by aald ordinance, subject to aad upon the terms and conditions therein prescribed, with tha right to use and en Joy ttie same for Itself, its auecessora and assigns, provided that said grantee, Its sucevesora or assigns, shall, within ninety c) days from tha data ot aald oaovasa, file with tha city clerk their acceptance, in writing, at the aald ordinance and Ita term and conditions, and upon auch ac ceptance being ao filed this Ordinance shall become and be a valid and binding contract between the city and aald grantee lla rue ;esors or atslgns but if It shall appear that a majority of the electors voting on aald proposition have voted against the same, then said prop osition shall be considered aa not carried. usd this ordinance shell be null and void. Provided, however, that the mayor ahall eot Issue his proclamation or notice of said election until aald . grantee shall have deposited with the city treasurer twenty pv hundred dollars (li 800.00) la money te be tued by the olty te defray oil ot the ;ajpeaeg af eelluig. glrto aoUo of, aad L2C41AL SOT1C2C conducting said election. Any part of said depuvit remaining after fun payment of OJd expeii BAoll be Tetumra to said grantee witntn thirty oays sifter tald elec tion is held. Section U. This ordinance shall take ef fect and be in forte from and alter Its passage, but the rights, privileges ana macule therein mentioned are granted conditioned upon a majority ot the electors of me city voting en tne proposition for said Irani nine, voting tor aald proposition at said election, as herein pivvideu. Introduced by Mr. Sneldon. Referred committee telegraph and telephone. fuouaned by order of tha city council of tbe City ot Omaha. DAN B. BUTLER. City Clerk. Sfedltt. No S36. September IS, 1808. An ordinance granting unto Joseph J. Helm of Kansas City, Missouri, T. E. Parmele and T. H. Pollock of Piattsmouth, Ne braska, their heirs and assigns, the right, permission and authority in, upon, over, under and along the streets, avenues, al leys, viaducts, boulevards and public grounds of tho City of Omaha, to erect, construct, operate and maintain, for and during tha term of twenty-five years, lines of conduits, wires and conductors, together with feeders, sen-Ice wires, con ductors, poles and appliances to be used for the transmission of sound, signal and Intelligence by means of electricity or otherwise; and also inrovldlng for the submission of a proposition for the fran rhlse to vots of the electors of the City of Omaha. m Be It Ordained by the City Council of tha City of Omaha: Section 1. That the right, permission and authority nre hereby granted unto Joseph J. Helm, T. E. Parmele and T. H. Pellock, their heirs and assigns, hereinafter called the granteea. In. upon, over, under and along the streets, avenuea. alleys, viaducts, boulevards and public grounds of the City of Omaha, to erect, construct, operate, maintain and repMr for and during the period of twenty-five years, lines ct con duits, wires and conductor, together with all necessary or proper manholes, feeders, service wires and conductors, polea and an pllances. to be used for the transmission of sound, signals and Intelligence by means of elertrlcltv or otherwise, sublect to existing ordinances relating to such construction and such reasonable regulations aa may from time to time be provided by the ordi nance of aald olty for the eafery and pro tection of the persons and property of the Inhabitants thereof, and also subject to tha conditions hereinafter provided. See. i. The latest and most approved apparatus and equipment for the purpese of this ordinance shell be Installed, and all Lguch line or lines of wire and electrical (conductor shall be placed under ground within tha district bounded by Ninth street I vnot. - vii n ii. w Burn nil III'' south. Eighteenth street on the west and Davenport street on the north, which terri tory may bo extended at any time by the Mayor and City Council. Provided, how ever, service end exchange connections, as provided in this ordinance, may be made above the ground surface, and for that pur pose wires may extend from the under- S round system above the surface aa tar As may be reasonably necessary; and pro vided, further, that nothing herein shall abridge the. right of the city to enlarge said underground district" from time to time. Outside the limits of said district the poles and wires shall be erected and constructed In such manner as to comply with the city ordinances. And the said grantees, their suc cessors or assigns, mny erect and maintain a system of conduits, polos, wires and ap pliances for such transmission of sound, signals and intelligence In the streets, ave nues, boulevards, viaducts, alleys and pub lic grounds In said City of Omaha, and on bulldlnua (with the consent of the owner thereof), and In going from one building to another. In so doing the said grantees, their successors and assigns, may. wnen neces sary, crosa the streets, avenues, nllevs, boulevards, public grounds and city prop erty to any part of the cltv. provldf-d. that wires ahnlt In no part be nearer then twenty (30) feet fo. the surface of the ground. . . And provided, further, thnt the City of Omaha ahall have the rlyht to the use of the top cross-arms or each of said poles for necessaj-y wires for its police and fire department for the transmission of sound signals and Intelligence, and said grantees, their successor and assigns, shall. In con structing their conduits, provide one duct In each conduit In the underground dis trict prescribed from time to time for the use of the city when needed, free front charge, for the accommodation of the nec essary wlree for Ita police and fire depart ment for the transmission ot sound, sig nals and Intelligence. Provided, further, however, that the city shall, on its use and maintenance ot ite wires In uch duct, comply with the rea sonable rules and regulations of sold grantees, their successor or assigns, and the city ahall Insulate and protect any wires in such duct or on such poles, so that they shall in no wise Interfere with the operation or use of the wires or cables of aald grantees, their successors or assigns. Bee. t. After aaid granteea, their suc cessors or assigns, shall have commenced laying their condulta they ahall. In the streets which they desire to use for that Jiurpose ana wnicn are to be newly paved, ay such condulta prior to the laying of tha pew pavement. Said granteea, 'their successor or as- signs, shall place and at all tlmea keep on file with the City Engineer pinna showing the location of condulta laid, and before laying any new conduit shall file with the City Engineer a plan showing where each conduit Is to be laid, and location of man hole) and other opening to gain access to such conduits. Sec. 4. Before opening any afreet for the purpose of laying, repairing or remov ing condulta, wlree or other conductors thereunder, said granteea. their auecessora or assigns, ahall apply for and obtain a permit therefor from the proper city offi cial, whose duty It Is hereoy made to grant the same when applied for; and said grantees, their successors or assigns, shall in all cases restore any and all openings made by them under this ordinance In sucl. streets, avenuea. alleya, boulevarda or pub llo grounds, to a good condition; and for that purpose the said grantees, their suc cessors or assigns, shall from the time they commenoe construction thereunder, place nd maintain on deposit with the City ot Omaha at all times the full sum of one thousand . (11,000) dollars. Any 'portion or all of sold sum may. at the discretion of the said city, be used for the purpose of restoring said streets, avenues, boulevards, alleys or public grounds to a good condi tion. In case said grantees, ihelr aucceasora or assigns, shall not so restore the same within thirty (10) days after the comple tion of the work for which said openirur waa made. ' bee. 6. In consideration of tho rights, privileges and franchises hereby granted, the said grantees, their successors or as signs, shall have and maintain headquar ters and principal offices, and keep thlr books and records In the City of Omaha, Nebraska, and such books and records hall be open to examination and Inspection of the taxing authorities for the purpose of determining tbe taxable Value of the property and business of said grantee, their successors or assigns; and the said grantees, their successors or assigns, shall pay to the City of Omaha on the flret day of January in each year an annultv baaed upon a percentage of the gross earninga of the ownera of thla franchise, aa fol lows: Two per cent (2) of aald gross earnings each year after charge for service here under la begun, during the period granted by thla ordinance, ana said granteea ahail furnish twelve free telephones for the use of the city police end fire department. Said grantees, their successors or as signs, shall establish a rental for telephone service as follows: There shall be no charge on telephone rentals until the gran tees, their successors or assigns, shall have In active operation and connected up at least three thousand tl,0X) bona fide sub scribers In the City of Omaha. Until eight thousand (&.0OOI telephones shsll.be in operation, the rental for each full metallic long distance business tele phone shall not exceed fifty-four (tS4.u0) dollars tr year; for each full metallic, long-distance residence telephone shall not exceed thirty (130.00) dollars per year; for ful 'metallic, selective signal, two (2) partv late business telephones ahall not exceed thlrty-elx (KM.00) dollars per year for such telephone; for full metallic, selective sig nal two (t) party line residence telephones shall not exceed twenty-four (Ktt.Ou) dollars per year fur each telephone, and for full metallic four (4) party line residence tele phones shall not exceed etahtaen fill out doll re per year for each telephone, and for a full . metallic, eight ti) party line. reaaaeocw iriepaono snail nor exceed twelve (tU.00) dollara per year for each telephone; provided, that for each addi tional one thousand (1.000) of one or mora party line telephone connected up and tn service tn the City of Omaha, the above rental tor one and two party lines for each telephone, after said plant shall have been in service for two years, may be In creased one (11.00) dollar per year, but there ahall be no Increase of rental for four or more party line 'phones; provided further, that the maximum rental shall never exceed stxty (140.00) dollara per year for each business 'phone, nor thirty-six ($3.00 dollar per year for each residence Vhone. it la provided that the. granteea may, upon application, furalah service to sub aortic ra w a nrsuft rate) bsuua, not to exceed the following rate.- BUSLNIISS RATES. Tor Individual line, uollsilted incoming service. tl.aO per month. Kqr each outgoing -city call, t oecta. ' REalDKNCE RATES. Vwt wdhrtduei Hne, nn limited tntrsnlng Mrvieeh se esnup per nionub LEGAL ROTICE, For each Vtitgolng city call, t cents. The said grantees shall at no time charge more than live oeata for any single message trom any public pay station to any other teieihone ot said company within the cities of Omaha or South Omaua, The sid grantees. Its successors and assigns, shall subject to the terms and conditions of Mils ordn ance connect Its line or lines with the lines of any independent company, who shall extend Its standard copper metallic toll lines to the limits Of tne City of Omaha, and demand such connection, and pay the reasonable cost thereof, and to furnish said connection to said romninles upon reasonable terms, and also to furnish to Ita subscribers long distance connections with said lines at reasonable rates, and that aald subscribers shall not be charged more tor connections beyond the CJty ot Omaha than is chnrgfed by other Independ ent systems for like service for like dis tance. Hy tha acceptance of this ordinance the aid granteea tgree and bind themselves, their successors and assigns, to estab lish a telephone station or exchange In the City of South Omaha, Neb., end to Install in onld City of South Omaha a first-class telephone system and to furnish to their telephone subscribers In the City of Omaha telephone connection and sen-Ice with the telephone subscribers of said South Omaha system without toll or charge therefor of tny kind tn addition to the telephone rental for telenhone service In the City of Omaha authorised by this ordinance to be charged. Sec. 6. The said granteea. tneir success ors or assigns, by the acceptance of thla ordinance, agree to build, lay, maintain and operate an efficient telephone system and exchange In Omaha, Nebraska, the switchboards, conduits and Doles to be of sufficient else, capacity and number to ul timately supply telephones ana teiepnone service to ten thousand (10,000) subscribers. which system, as above described, shall be coinnleted within two years after the acceptance of thla ordlnanca; provided, aaid grantees, their successors or assigns, are not hindered by the city or any of Ita oilicers. or by lepal process, strikes, fires or causes over which they have no control. For the purpose or securing compliance with the conditions of this ordinance, the grantees, their successors or assigns, shall, on or 'before the acceptance of this ordi nance, deposit with the City of Omaha the sum of twenty-five thousand (JJo.OuO) - dol lars. If the said grantees, their suc cessors or assigns, shall, within the aald time, construct and pat In operation a telephone system, as above provided, the city, on the presentation of a certificate rrom tne city engineer ot sain cuy or on the nassaae of a resolution by the city council, showing that the said telephone system has been so constructed and' put in operation and the provisions of thla ordinance fully complied with to aaid dale, ahall return to said grantees, their suc cessors or assign, the said sum of twenty live thousand (A.0u0) dollars so deposited. but should the said arantees. their suc cessors or assigns, neglect or refuse to put in operation such teicpnone system within the time so specified, then the suld twenty-five thousand (fc.0u0) dollars, as we'll as this franchise, thereupon shall be come forfeited to the City of Omaha. Sec. 7. The said granteefc, their auccea sora or assigns, shall not, without th can sent of a majority of the legal voters of aid city voting at an election called by the mayor and council of said city In the man ner and form aa other elections are called, to submit the question ot the consent ot the city to the sale and transfer of this ordinance, or any of the rights, privileges or franchises hereby granted, except as hereinafter provided, sell or transfer this ordinance, nor any of the rights, privileges or franchises hereby granted, to any per son, company, trust or corporation now or hereafter engaged in tne leiepnone u ness in the City of Omaha, and shall not at anv time enter into any combination. directly or indirectly, with nny person or persons, or any corporation, concerning me rate to be charged for telephone service in the City of Omaha, and no officers, em ployes or managers ot the said grantees, their successors or assigns, shall at tho same time be In charge of or be offlcera or employee or managers of any other tele phone system being operated In suld city. Provided, however, that nothing herein shall be held to limit or abridge the right of the grantees, their auecessora or assigns, to make contracts with telephone systems or exchanges outside tbe City of Omaha for Interchange of buslness-and division of the earnings from their connecting lines. Provided, further, thnt for the purpose of carrying this franchise Into effect the granteea shall assign and transfer this or dinance and franchise to a corporation duly organize with power to take over and operate under the same, aaid corporation not being connected with or any way In terested in any other telephone aystem In the City of Omaha, and a majority of the directors or such corporation shall at all tlmea be bona fide residents of the City of Omaha, and shall maintain Its principal office In the City of Omaha, said corpora tion to be known as the Independent TeleV phone Company of Omaha; and It Is further provided that the grantees, their successors and assigns, may pledge and mortgage this ordinance end the right, privilege and franchises hereby grsnted as security for any Issue of bonds or other obligations of aid grantees, or of their successors or as signs, and the proceeds of the sale of such bonds shall be used In the construction and maintenance ot said telephone plant. Sec. (. In constructing, operating and repairing said conduits and telephone plant said granteea, their auecessora and assigns hall use every reasonable and proper pre caution tn avoid danger or Injury to per sons or property, and shall nt all times and In all places hold harmless the city from all and every such damn re. Injury. los or expense caused or occasioned by act or fsllure to act on their account, or throurh any carelessness of themselves or their employes, snd this provision chltsntlng the grantees, their uccesors or s "signs, under this ordinance, to hold the City of Omaha harmless against Injurw los nr damage, shall extend to and cover anv Injury, loss or dams to saH cltv by reason of ma terial being plnced unon any street. a'lr nr vldnct In sld cttv. or to any In'ury. Inei or flamssre paused therehv to anv third person to whom thm said cltv may ho lli We: and the said erentees, under thlg con trst. or their alen. or nny other person sctln unflee or by vlr'e of the nrnviop of tH- ordinance shell at all time hold said city hsrmle hv reen of ny !. amee-e or tntiirv so pue. (Ileectly nr . dteectlv. whether caused hy the csrela PN T neflrepe of ald rrsnt-e. te' sueceespes or seetrria, nr snv person or r. r sctlp- '-"w o- nr virtue of the pro- Section . The franchise hereby granted hall have no force, validity 'or effect until a proposition for the same has been sub. milted to a vote of the electors of the city of Omaha at a special city election called for that purpose, and to carry such propo sition It shall require a majority of the electors voting on such proposition, and Is granted upon condition that unless at the special city election hereinafter provided for a majority of the elector voting .on such proposition shall vote n favor of the same, this ordinance and franchise hereby granted shall be null and void, and of no effect. A special city election is hereby called for the purpose of submitting to a vote of the electors of the city of Omaha the proposition embodied In this ordinance of granting the franchises In this ordinance provided for to the granteea, their heirs and assigns. Said special city election shall be held on the sixth day of November, lDug. If for anv reason said special city election cannot be held on said date, then such special city election shall be held on tha twentieth day of November, 19u6, and ahall be conducted In accordance with the provialons of the laws of the state ef Ne braska and the ordinance of the city of Omaha by which special elections In the city ot Omaha are provided for and gov erned. The mayor of said city shair give notice of the submission of said proposition by Issuing a proclamation setting forth the time when and designating the place in each election district where such election shall be held, which proclamation shall contain a copy of this ordinance In full and shall be posted up at least ten daya prior to auch election In at least three pub llo placea In each ward In aald city; and aid proclamation ahall also be printed once In tha official newapaper of said city at least ten days prior to such election The proposition shall be submitted st said election substantially In tha following form, to-wit; "Question: Shall the franchises pro vided for and described la ordlnano of the city of Omaha, entitled 'Aa ordlnanca granting' unto Joseph J. Helm, T. E. Par mele and T. H. Pollock, their heirs and assigns, tha right, permission and authority In. upon, over, under and along the streets, avenuea. alleya. viaducts, boulevarda and publlo grounds of tha city of Omaha, to erect, construct, operate and maintain for and during the term of twenty-five years lines ef conduits, wires and oonduoors, together with feeders, earvtoe wlree, con ductors, polea and appliances, to be ued for the transmission ef sounds, signals snd Intelligence by means of electricity nr otherwise; and also providing for the anb mlMloa of a proposition for the franchise to a vote of the elector of the cltr of Omaha,' be granted unto Joseph J. Helm, T. E. Pannele and T. H. Pollock, their helra and aaalgna. on the term and aa provided ta said ordlnano.' Bald proposition, aubetantlany In the form In which It la hare'n. provided that the same shall t submitted a aforesid. shall be printed on the ballot label with tne words YES and NO, tor the voter to Indicate his affirmative or negative vote on aaid proposltlos or question. The polls shall be opened at stoch place la each election district aa anay be deals' a 14 by the conor, aad Uur haU be kept open between the hour specified by law for general mate and coanty elections, and snail be conducted In accordance with the prov.slorts of such law, and the elec tion returns shall be canvassed by the council at eight o clock p. m. on the first Thursday after said election, and the city clerk e imll record the result of such can vass In the permanent rtty records In which ordinances of the city are recorded. If, upon the canvsss of the s.tld election returns. It ahall appear that a majority of the electors voting on snld proposition at said election have voted for aald propo sition, the same shall be deemed and con sidered aa carried, snd thereupon the said Joi-rph J. Helm. T. E. Parmele and T. H. Pollock, their heir and nsilgns, shall be come nnd be the owners of end possessed of. rfle franchises provided for, described and granted by said ordinance, subject tn and upon the terms and conditions therein frescrlbed, with the right to use and en.loy hi same for themselves, their heirs snd assigns, provided that said grnntees, their heirs and .issigns, shall within ninety l day from the date of said canvass file with the City Clerk their acceptance In writing of the said ordinance nnd Its terms and conditions, and upon such acceptance being to filed 'hla ordinance shall become and be a valid and binding contract between the city nnd aald grantees, tnelr heirs find assigns. But If It shall appear that a majority of the electors voting on said proposition have voted against the same, then sid proposition shall be considered as not car ried, and this ordinance ahall be null and void. Provided, however, that the Mayor shall not Issue his proclamation nr pot Ice of snld election until said grantees shall have de posited with the City Treasurer the sum of eeven thousand f T.COfiv dollars In money to be used by the' city to defrav all of th expenses of calling, giving notice of and conducting said election. Any part nf -hi1 deposit remaining after full payment nf said expenses shall be returned to said grantee. Sec. 10. Thla ordinance- shall take effect and be tn force from and "fter Its passage, but the rights, privileges tnd franchises therein mentioned are granted conditioned upon rrnjortty of the electors of the city voting on the proposition for said franchises voting for said proposition nt said election, as herein provlded.f Introduced by Mr. Sheldon. 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It la obtained from the aeeda of the Ivory nut palm. Australia Is now going to make war on her rabbit pest scientifically, having raised 876,000 for .experiments on Brougliton Island, off Nswcaatle, writes Consul Cod ing. Dr. Danysa of Pari will be In charge and It ia proposed to Infect rabbits with such contagious diseases that will spread among their kind, but do no harm to other animals or humanity. Tha police authorltlaa of the Island of Ceylon and of Allegheny, Pa., ought to form a mutual aid society. The former are searching for an Individual named Vtlegodawlckramaga Arnolla Appu, whlla the latter would like to learn the where about a of "Baron" von Doerowoteky Don jneremark. It should not be difficult to pnd either. The changing rose Is a plant to the cul tivation of which the Japanese devote mi i h attention. It produces a tiny, but beautifully formed flower. On being taken suddenly out of a dark plac Into a sunny ruofu It slowly gaeumea a pale pink hue. Which gradually grows In Intensity until It becomes of the deepeet red shade. The color vanishes sgain at night or when the ros la replaced In a dark room. Mount McKlnley. the highest peak lu North America,, haa baffled the Columbia professor who sought to reach "Its summit tha laat auratner. From his observation he thinks It lowers 21,008 feet, which is considerably higher than previous esti mates. At any rats, its height seems te have made a great Impression upon those whs have attempted tn get U the ton. DIARY OF CUSTER'S BUGLER Eoo1lection f John Martin, fold! ef Tortnn in Two ipnieg. STCRY OF LITTLE BIG HORN TRAGEDY asanstBBBSBaas Feat am of the Fnsnnns Battle with Slnna Indians Rtenlle'd Relics f the Nota Cavalry -Cosnsannner, A modest man la John Martin, a retired army veteran of thirty years' American service, and the sole survivor ot the Cus ter massacre ot 18i4 now passing his day aa a ticket chopper. In the employ ot tha loterborough. Railway company In -New York City. A true soldier of fortune, too, la Martin, in spite of the fact that hla honorable discharge aa an artillery ser geant on three-nuaiters pay would Indicate otherwise. For with the light of battle In his eye hs declares that should war break oift once more he will be In the ranks soon he can get there. At tha age ot S3 he la atlll au active, clear eyed man, whose strong face and perfect i poise clearly Indicate the active and per fect training he has had since inrancy. He la of Italian birth, and the name Mar tin waa originally Martini. Yet tha only possible way of detecting the fact Is In the alight Italian ascent to his English. Many a hard campaign has ha aen and many a battle In the varloua wara he naa been through, but It la mainly hla connec tion with Custer that Is of Intereat, since the diary he kept of the events of that campaign forma the only account, from an eye witness, of what happened among the KS men of Custer's division who were slaughtered at the battle of the Little Big Horn. At the age of 14 he ran away from home and enlleted in Garibaldi's srmy s a drummer boy, remaining In the service four year until that general' army waa finally disbanded. Hls'dlary in that period refers to the battle of "Vlllafranca." which waa fougbt against tha Auatrlans, and In which a fierce onslaught of the enemy made a prisoner of Prince Amadeo of Italy. The new of the capture put fury Into the hot blooded Oarlbaldlan. and such an on slaught was made a no equal force could hope to wlthatand, with the result that the enemy was put to rout and the much-loved prince recaptured. After the disbanding of Garibaldi's troops Martin returned to his parent and spent three years of peace, until in 1873 he was drafted Into Victor Emmanuel'a army, where he passed his examination, but was finally rejected because ot the Italian con- Lscrlptlon law which forbids the taking of an only son Into the service. Disappointed at hla failure to get Into the fray onco more,, he turned hla gass to the west and took passage to this country as an immi grant, enlisting In the cavalry of the United Statea In 1874. From that time until he waa retired in 1904, he was In continual service under the Stars and Stripes, and It is of that period of his life that he speak with the greatest pride and happiness. - A Diary and Sabre .'His diary contain an accurate arid de tailed account of the entire service, and although he prizes it next to the saber on the wall of hi little room nd more about that aaber later), he permitted its use for the purpose of verifying the fact of his tory, and certain extracts from It will be of Interest to every one. Referring to the battle of the Little Big Horn and the Incidents that led up to It, nothing can be more concise than his own words, which are reproduced here directly from his', own entry: "We were at Fort Abraham Lincoln, Da kota Territory, and It waa the first time In years that the Seventh cavalry had been united. General Terry and staff arrived and the general took command about May 12. 1S7. "General Custer come from Washington, but did not have much to any, for at that time he waa In trouble with General (Presi dent) Grant. But he hnd ethe spirit. "The troops for this expedition consisted of twelve troops of the Seventh calvary, four companies of infantry, ten or fifteen Indian scouts and twenty-five or thirty civilians. Wa took the field May 17 at 6:30 a. m. 'Boots and saddles' 'was sounded and at 7 a. m. stand, horse and mount. Then we passed In review and bade farewell to our friends, ind though the band was play ing The Girl I Left Behind Me.' It seemed much like a funeral procession. Later It played Cuatera favorite tune, "Garryowen." After leaving the post the march was taken up in columns of fours, route atep. General Terry and staff In front, followed by Gen eral Custer and staff (Mrs. Custer rode on the left of the general). That dny we made Little Ties rt river and camped for the night. After pitching camp assembly was sounded (I was. a buglen and we fell In for payment. It wa a pretty ober crowd and everybody felt the position we wore In. Some made deposit of their money, and I. for one. put 250 with the paymaster. Next morning general call was sounded at :S0, boot and aaddle at 7. and we took tip the march again. But the paymaster and poor Mr. Custer went, back to Fort Abraham Lincoln, and It proved to be the laat fare well for her and the general." Marching After Slttlner Ball. Th diary narrate everal day of tire less and ceaseless marching and under date of May hold the following incident: "We camped on the banks of the Little Missionary In the bad lands, and while at this place the chief Mrurapeter detailed mo a mounted orderty for headrtuartera; but aa it waa not my turn I refused to do tho duty, and after some words the chief trum peter had me tied up on the picket lines fof two hours (strung up by the thumb). I reported It to my captain, who told Gen eral Custer. He sent for me and said he would have it investigated as soon as we got back to quarters." More days of marching, with traces of Sitting Bull and hla terrible Sioux every where evident, fill the next few pages of the diary, and then comes the advent Into camp' of Bowyer, who finally guided Cuater tn the enemy. "He came In and went to General Custer as soon as we would permit, saying:. 'Gen eral, I give myself up; I am a deserter from Sitting Bull's camp.' The general questioned him and then wanted to hire him, but he aald It waa no use, 'cause Sit. ting Bull had placed a reward of loo ponies on hla head. But the general told him if they took him they would have to take us ail, and not to be afraid. He then con sented to go. and after the contract was made he said be would guide us to Sitting Bull In three or four day. After thl news spread through the camp every one looked gloomy, and Colonet Keogb mad hi will." Several daya ot dreary, heart-breaking marches are recorded, with a hot sun and dusty plalna as constant sources of dla oomfort to tbe men. Then the diary pro ceeds to the events fust preceding the en gagement: "Oeneral Cuater mounted hla horse at 6 a. nt., June 23, and started up the Rosebud, followed by two sergeants; one carried the reglaDentsl standard and the other the general's headquarter flag. This was ths signal to mount. (Wa were not allowed to sound the bugles). Next day we passed through many Indian camping place, tn on of which we found tbe scalp of g whit man. Bar we halted, one of th scouts having reported ths discovery of a large . flash cam;. About this Urns the beadquartara Bag waa stuck la tha ground. but th wind blew It down three times, and many of na believed It to h a want ing of disaster." (That prophesy came true only too well and today the Seventh cav alry ia known as th "colorless regiment." having lost all Ita standards In the en gagement of the Little Big Horn). Referring to the battle Itself, which took place next day, Martin writes: "The orders" for the movement were Ma jor P.rno to mnrch down the Little Big Horn valley and charge everything before him, keeping well to tha left. Oencrnl Custer on Major Reno's right. Colonel Benteen's battalion was ordered to the left and front to a Una ef high bluffs about three or four miles distance, and to attack all he came serosa. "Trumpter Vose called back to me to report as orderly ro General Cusler, and, although aguln It waa not my turn, I did aa commanded. Oeneral Custer told hie to keep close behind him, and we began the march which . took us to the top of a high hill, from Which w saw all of Sitting Bull' village. It seemed deserted, aa we could only see a few squaws, papooses, ponies and dogs. (Thffi waa the ruse thnt lured Custer to his fate, for they were really ready and awaiting for us). Cuater thought the Indiana were out buf falo hunting, and. after a consultation, he addressed the men, saying: 'Boys. have, courage! Be brave and a soon as we get through with these Indians we will go home to our winter station.' "How different from the thrilling apeechea history put Into the mouths of Its generals! "Three cheers were given and the march down the ravine begin." ont to Ilwrry Itenteen. Here came the turning point In Martin's life the luck, of chance deciding he should live and It wa Custer who threw the dice. "Calling. to hi adjutant, the general told him to send a dispatch to Benteen and Reno notifying them of the position at the front. Adjutant Cook wrote on u piece of paper: 'Benteen, come on! Big village! Be quick! Bring packs! (Signed) Cook, adj. General Cuater read It, then called for an orderly. One man atepped out, but the general aald: 'No, no, the other man.' So I stepped out and waa told to rids aa hard a I could to Benteen nnd report to Custer again on Bentcen'a arrival. It was the . laat word I ever heard the general speak, but at the time I didn't know It. Riding fast I soon reached the crest of a hill, ajd, looking back, I could see that the Indian had already attacked, and our boys were acting very excited. I rested my horse on the brow of the hill a minute and sat watch ing the action in the distance. At the time I did not think It was the last time any one of those men would ever be een In life. Turning my horse I hurried away, and, though my horse wa wounded, and later I had to kill Mm, I finally reached Benteen with the message. I told htm Custer was about three miles distant and had already attacked the Indiana. Benteen hurried forward. Joined Reno, and we pushed to Custer's aid. But we were caught on a hill and had to retire to a position where we could form a square for our own protection. The Indians kept at us for a day and a night, till finally we heard shot In the dlstnnce, and at the same time the Stoux packed their tepees and papooses and moved swiftly to the mountains. The noise we heard was the approach of Generate Terry and Gibbons, who had come up from the Yellowstone to aid for we were about 400 against 5,000. The massacre of Custer' men had lasted from 11 JO a. nr., June 25, tn 12:S6 p. m. When we got to the place where they had made their stand, we found everything dead, except Captain Keogh'a horse.. The wen had been cut and man gled badly, heads ail smashed In, jsrms and leg twisted like rope, and twenty or thirty arrows, stuck In each body. It raa'the worst sight Imaginable. Toward thesmlddle of the battlefield we found the -body nf Ptister' gray horse, with the general's head resting on Ita stomach. There was a bullet hole in hla left breast and one other In his right temple. HI clothe, except hnt, coat and boots, were on him, but his watch was gone. About ten yard away we found the body of Tom Ouster, a brother of the general, which the Indians had taken for that of the general. It was" per fectly naked and badly mutilated. "The Indians, In taking their scalp locks, bad even twisted off beards from some nf the men, taking part of the flesh from the Jaw and the sight of the bloody faces was awful." The diary further relates how the troops ransacked the deserted Indian village In the hope ot getting some vengeance, but finally bad to march back to Fort Abraham Lincoln. ( Chopping; Tickets. And th man who Jotted those entries Into the book of his own life who fought under Garibaldi before that and against the Spaniards In Cuba afterwards that man sits at the One Hundred and Third street subway station as a ticket chopper, with the company Identification, "Gatemnn 02141" the only way he la distinguished from his fellows. But, though Jia la 63 years of age," he Is aa straight and sturdy as ever, and rises with a merry twinkle and a regulation military salute for every one' of the many patrons of the subway who know him personally, and who never fall to stop for a minute with the old vet eran of at least three active campntgna. His room la modestly furnished many people would aay poorly. Yet John Martin would not take a klng'a ransom for aome of the artlclea that decorate hla walla. One la hla bugle It went through the entire thirty years with him and another la a battered and slightly tarnished sabre, whose history he gave me In somewhat these worda: "When we were mastered out, after Cus ter's dlsaater. In 1878, we, all turned In our equipment, and I gave VP everything ex cept the bugle, which waa my own per sonal property. Twenty-one yeara later I waa In Cuba during the Spanish war, when my sergeant called me into his tent snd said: -'John, you were with Custer. I have a relio from his command and I'm going to give it to you.' Then he brought out this sabre. ' I took It and- looked at It carefully, and then, on the hilt, up un-or the handle, I found my initials, 'J. V. IS.,' with the date, 'June, 1S7V where I had scratched them with a nail years ago. I wag mighty glad to get it back, and It will never have to be given up again. If Cus ter's men had been carrying sabres that day, Instead of Just carbines and pistols, the story might have been different." A lightly tarnished cornet hangs oppo site th bugle, and Martin explained that It had been the property of a Spanish' bugler, who gave It to him after peace waa declared, because Martin could play It bet ter than Ite owner. Among hla other relics hang a photo graph of General Cuater yellow and grimy with sge and exposure taken In 1874. Martin wa never wounded, and doe got try to make himself a mark of admiration In any way. "I waa born for a soldier," said ha, "and I lov th life. The beat times I aver had were on the field, and I often think of the old daya with longing." In hla diary he never mentions himself ex cept where It Is-absolutely necessary. The only thing he aeema to be at all vain about Is th bundle pf recommendations he has from the various captains snd other officers under whom be has served. The first on of these Is bis honorable discharge from the Seventh cavalry In 1278, containing a long list of the engagements he took part In and giving him a high character tn every rwapeot. (It waa written on parchment, now yellow with aga.) Tbe ether ar all of a similar nature each on baring th word "ei;eHnt"' underscored after hit character qualification. Martin has also a ropy of the report of the government board of Inquiry, which tried Reno In connection with tho Custer mssMicre on March 11, 178, at Chicago. Colonel John H. King, Ninth Infantry, sat at the head of the board, and over hla signature Is the decision of the board to drop the Investigation. Martin's nnme is that of the only witness mentioned In the report, and It wan his testimony that saung the balance Into Reno's favor. New York Evening Post. LATENT POWER IN CORNCOBS . (Continued from Third Page standard rsleed, fewer chemicals used' and a flavor more akin to freeh corn than ths present pack. More corn and less "chicken ittu wouiu ira me reeuil. What the coat of attaching a distilling ' plant to tho packing plant would be has not been determined. The actual xpena of distilling the cobs should not be greater than ( cents pet gallon. Inasmuch as they are a waste which now requires sn outlay to dispose of them a distilling plant under these" circumstances would cost lesa than an Individual pHnt, A molasses plant with a dally capacity of 10.0CO gallons Is esti mated at 20.000, but a plant with a less capacity would In most caaea prove better for the canner. The Treasury department has recently delivered several decisions covering sim ilar situations which are of Interest In this connection as showing the resources for the manufacture of alcohol which are al ready In the minds of those who have taken an Interest In the subject. A distillery at which tomato parings, pea hulls, banana hulla, sugar corn coba, etc., could be need In the manufacture of dle tllled spirits must be constructed and oper ated under the general law which uppltea to grain and -molasses. It Is not Impossi ble to remodel a brandy distillery with certain additions made in the nature of a cistern room warehouse. If this can be done there would be no objection to it, being used aa a fruit brandy distillery during the fruit season and as a distillery for the manufacture of alcohol for dena tured purpoaea during the remainder ot th year. There has been no change In the law relating to the manner In which alcohol may be manufactured. The distillery must be constructed in the manner now pro scribed by the law and the regulations. The denatured alcohol law simply provides that alcohol manufactured In the usual manner at registered distilleries may be withdrawn from bond free of tax for de naturing purposes, nnd may be put upon the market after It ha" been denatured ao that It cannot be used a a beverage or In the- manufacture of liquid medicinal pre scriptions. ' Coald Preserve J Ices. The problem of how to preserve the al enhot tn . the stalks until such time as they enn be handled without Interfering with the, rush Incident to th packing aea son could be solved by tbe construction of silos, .where the juice could be pre served, or ome method of drying look ing to the subsequent utilisation of ths product. The fact that there are now over 100 artl- . clca of manufacture Into which the use of alcohol enters makes It all the mort" Important that these waste product of tha farm and factory should be converted Into 1 a marketable commodity. In addition to these there ar the three principles which it provide for in tha form of light. Bent and power. Already the manufacturer of gasoline engine has made hi Investiga tions and experiment looking to the near conversion of the small gasoline engine into one employing alcohol, with as few changes as are possible. , The portable engine so ',. much In use on the farm for pumping water, cleaning grain, chopping wood nnd doing various other farm work can be) -made -to do the work by a few slight changea. And the "farmer will find no ob jection upon the part of the Insurance company to hla keeping In hla barn a ran of alcohol, where a ran of gasoline would mean the canceling of his policy. Another phase of the situation lies in the converting of the corn stalks of ths six corn growing statea of tha union Into alcohol. At the figure given by the de partment, deduced by Ha experiments, there was over l.OOO.oon gallon of alcohol In the cron. of 1906 In the state of Iowa alone. Put to use as a motor power It la capable of propelling a car seating seventy people at a speed of fifty-five mile an hour for nearly 1,000,000 miles. This 1 not a theory, but ha been proven by actual demonstration. The danger of trolley line In the downtown thoroughfares of tha larger cities has given rise to much specu lation aa to the ultimate use of car pro. pelled by alcohol In pine of electricity In the more congested portion of th cltle. SURVIVORS OF WRECK SAVED ' ' Two Seamea oa Wreck On Virginia Coast Have Terrlbl Expe rience iw Stoma. NORFOLK. Va.. Sept. 21-From Monday morning at t o'clock until Thursday even ing following, as darkness was drawing near, thirsting and starving, but for three small fish which were cost up by the sea upon a bit of wreckage on which they rode, and which were divided and devoured raw, John' Koerber arid Karsten Bernsten, sea men aboard the lata three-masted schooner Nelson E. Newbury of New York, Captain ' Bernard, rode on a raft on the sea off this coast alternating between faint hope and deep despair, until the steamer Egda cam along and saved them. ' 1 Last Monday morning when oft Charles ton a hurricane struck them, which, Within I fifteen minutes, stripped every sail front the vessel. Next the deckload on the lea aide waa washed and blown overboard. Then the schooner dipped Its stern and the cabin deck waa washed away. Within a few seconds the vessel was turned over and all hands tried to climb over th weather side. 'A big sea came then and swept four of the six men off the wreck and the survivors, who never saw them again, ar confident they were drowned. Koerber and Bernsten swam about for two hours and finally both men, good rwlmmera, got atop of the cabin roof, and Hhough ths wgvea rolled over thla for many hours, they hung to it until they were rescued. The cabin tablecloth, which they found hanging on a hook, an oilskin coat and a pair of overalls were placed on the wreck and were waved by the men, who also houted and screamed when passing ships ware sighted. . Fifteen steamers passed them, some of them so Close that tbey could see their rigging befor th Eg da cam. HEARST PARTY IS AT BOSTON aaBneae Laga f Maaha tM Holds Its Fleet Ceavatla - s with Larg Attendance. . BOSTON, Sept. 22. The first stats con vention of the Independence leagu of Massachusetts at Faneuil hall -today drew to thla city between 400 and too delegates from all parts of ths state, every city and senatorial district In th commonwealth being represented. Practically all of th delegate ar pledged to the gomlnatloa for governor of i MgM Hifc;,M. H. Mams jjo. tor 1