Organisation · organisation
Western Union Telegraph Company
An organisation in 37 Board decisions, 1909–1987.
37Board decisions about it
1909–1987first and last decision
In short
- 23 Feb 1909Western Union Telegraph Company's request for more time to ground overhead wires was referred to the Electricity Committee.
- 18 Apr 1913Board urges Congress to acquire telegraph and telephone systems for a federal network serving local and interstate communication.
- 13 Nov 1922Four urgent claims were approved for payment, covering water, a telegram, insurance and typewriter tables for the Recorder. linked by the name only, not checked
- 13 Mar 1950City Attorney authorized to intervene against Western Union's new intrastate telegraph rates before the state commission.
- 14 Oct 1952City Attorney authorized to represent the city before the state commission on Western Union's telegraph rate increase.
Who appears together
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People
- Alexander T. Vogelsangproposed 1 · 1913
Organisations
- Spring Valley Water Companynamed in 16
- Standard Oil Companynamed in 1
- Associated Oil Companynamed in 1
Places
- Main Stnamed in 1
- Market Stnamed in 1
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How many decisions pay each one; amounts are not shown until a person checks them.
Votes · 28 roll calls
yes 404no 1absent 53
28 printed roll calls; 27 were unanimous.
Decisions, by type
| claim | 22 |
| resolution | 7 |
| other | 4 |
| communication | 3 |
| motion | 1 |
Decisions, by outcome
| passed | 26 |
| continued | 5 |
| referred | 3 |
3 decisions have no outcome read yet.
All 37 decisions · in date order
- Western Union Telegraph Company's request for more time to ground overhead wires was referred to the Electricity Committee.
- Western Union allowed to dig across Market Street for a conduit
- Board urges Congress to acquire telegraph and telephone systems for a federal network serving local and interstate communication.
- Finance Committee's city payments totalling $239,560.61 were presented and approved, along with several urgent necessity bills.
- Payment of $35.20 to Western Union Telegraph Company for telegrams was approved.
- Finance Committee recommended paying $226,864.11 in city bills, including $94.89 to Spring Valley Water Co. for public troughs. linked by the name only, not checked
- Three small payments, to Spring Valley Water, Western Union and Mrs. Dorris Moore, were laid over one week.
- Urgent payments approved for Marina Airport rentals to four people and official telegrams to Western Union.
- Urgent payments of $109.80 to Spring Valley Water Co. and $8.26 to Western Union Telegraph Co. were approved. linked by the name only, not checked
- Board approved $308,059.46 in city demands, including telegrams and water for public troughs. linked by the name only, not checked
- Board approved a $30.07 payment to Western Union Telegraph Co. for telegrams. linked by the name only, not checked
- Board approved a $25.40 payment to Western Union Telegraph Company for official telegrams.
Pages that mention it · 13
Scanned pages whose text has the name: 13 city report pages.
Journal 1909
Journal 1921
Journal 1923
Journal 1924