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DON ADAM GETS AN EARFUL DURING HEARING
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Both motions followed a the type and number of poles Continued From Page I
silence during which the council The College Station City the cable companies used. of `he poles were city -owned
said nothing and a filled council Council said "no" to Com- Before the item was officially and that in College Station 85
room waited expectantly. munity Cablevision Monday taken up on the agenda, during per cent of the poles were city.
PPpresentatives from both ° -�- - — the time that visitors are ov red.
Community Cablevision and The council denied the regrested to speak on agenda Acam had explained that. the
Midwest Video attended the company a franchise to opera'e items, Jim Gardner, planning reason they didn't want to "be
hearing. in College Station by tabling the ar,d zoning commission mere- married to the telephone
third reading of an ordinance. ber, asked if Community company was because that
Councilman Joe McGraw The vote was taken on a Cablevision, would have to put would preclude anything like
opened the discussion when it motion by Councilman Jitn 4 new plrses to add to the two -way communication. in the
c �lne up in order as an agenda Dozier that the reading br general clutter. future."
item by asking Don Adanl, tabled for further consideration Adam said 95 per cent of the Ransdell has suggested that
C o m m u n i t y Cablevision until the company proved their city s utility poles would be it would be unwise of the
president, if any local or public sincerity and that they could usable and that they preferred col.ncil to grant the franchlse
official had a vested interest in make it in Bryan. them to telephone poles. whr n there was another com-
the corporaton. "chat way we can come back Cluncilman Bill Cooley said pany already operating in the
Adam assured him that no and grant them the franchise r city.
one on the council did, but that t: xere 11 be places where you <<
(Bill) on one reading," he said. Dozier p p poles." Leet�o I feel cable TV will grow,
Sen. W. T. Bill Moore and also included a request that ttlZ have to Put u y but not just the simplex system.
Judge W. C. Davis both owned George asked if they would go feel we will find it a necessity
council put Midwest Video I on
part of the company. official notice that their service underground where other lines for two-way communication
Much discussion surrounded were already underground and
should improve. Adam said yes. rather than just a medium for
Councilman C. H. Ransdell Later G. R. Morrell, president entertainment. This would be a
voted no. He had earlier moved of Midwest Video, speaking duplex rather than a simplex
y ,em. Why tie ourselves to
to deny the franchise altogether, against giving the franchise to
but the motion died for a lack Coltunlmity Cablevision said simplex when we are an the
of a second. they hadn't found a way to keep verge of this," he asked.
from using both city poles and Adam reminded Ransdell that
telephone poles and usually it when he ran for office one of
was a 60 -40 ratio. his campaign planks was that
.Adam challenged hi on this the people of College Station
saving that in Bryan 80 er cent should have the advantage of
S CABLE FHANCHI , Pg. 4 a choice in companies.
n? , ozier o rapped M Morrell for