03/05/1956-CC-Minutes-RegularMarch 5, 1956
The City Uouncil met in regular session on the atove date those
present were Mayor Wiloon, 'Councilmen Cooper, Acker, Seely. and
Johnson® Spratt being; absent®
The minutes of the previous meetings were read and approved®
Mr® Earl Nunnely of the Sager Telephone Co® was present and presented
to the Counc-9.1 a proposal about installing a dial telephone system
in the City of Saeger® motion by Cooper, seconded by Seely to
accept the following agreement or proposal submitted by the S der
Telephone `4o® The agreement is as follows®
S�nIG�.R TI;LEPIIONT
CITY. OF SANGEI� ,
TS3E CONSTRUCTION
a GR?�'I+MI� NT
between
C OM -PA NY
AND THT?'
TEXAS
for
OF .A DIAL
TYPE TEL �"PHONE �>YSTEM
The Sa,nge�� Telephone Company proposes to build a dial system in the
City of Sanger, Texas® The new construction will consist of a new
telephone building, additional poles, cable, dial telephones, dial
central office equupment and supplies riecessarY for completion, This
will i.nclude bringing Greenwood, Slidell, and , Texas into the
central office which will be located in t he City of SaYrer, Texas and
all calls to and from these places will carry no toll charge or other
additional charges a Bove the established monthly rates.
New rural da.stricts and lines will be cor�tructed as soon after the
completion of the city system as possible®
The S� ger Telephone Company is ready to begin engineering for immediate
cora.struction with the approval of the City Council® O11 completion of
engineering, the necessary equipment will be ordered., and construction
will continence®
This proposed dial type telephone system will be completed within one
year from the delivery date of supplies and equipment, ka.rring unforseen
conditions®
In con.siderati on f or t he dial type telephone system for t he City o f
Sanger, Texas, and all the rural area, the S� � er Telephone Company
ahks that the following rates be madejvailable on completion of tine
dial change�Over, and the renewal of the telephone franchise for a
period of twenty®five (25) years from the change®Over date® The rates
to go into effect are as follows®
(Conti nixed on Next pa��e �`� 167 )
(Continued frmrn page 166)
Business Straight Line �a9.00 plus tax
Business Extension 1.50 plus tax
Resident Straight Line 11®75 plus tax
Resident 2 ParLine 3.75 plus tax
Resident ! Party Line 3e00 plus tax
Resident 'Extension 1.00 plus tax
Rural lines 3.00 plus tax
The dial system is the b est type telephone service available
anywhere today and gives subscribers 24 hours service® The
Telephone office will be attended by operators to give inform. ation
and render long distance service®
By
This proposal has been approved and accepted this day of
March., 1956
Mayor City of Sanger, yex
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The monthly bills amounting to �9,697®59 was read and a motion
by Cooper, seconded by, Johnson to pay accounts, motion carried®
These bills included the Fire Truck which cost 5076®26 and
the new Ford Chassis costing 19875*659
The council decided to change meeting time from 7:00 P®M®
t® 743o R®M® This wi11 new time of 030 .'.M® of meeting will
be effectibe at once, with the next mmeting,
:Discussion was ��;iven about furnishing water to coustomer
on the west side of the new � proposed highway and also
those who live outside the City Limits®
.A motion by' Cooper, Seconded by Johnson to adjourn, motion carrie
d®
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