City of St. Paul v. Tri-State Telephone & Telegraph Co.

Loring, Justice.

This case comes here upon an appeal from a judgment of the district court reversing an order of the railroad and warehouse commission which refused to consider an application by the city to compel the telephone company to provide and maintain without charge all wires, conductors, and conduits required by the city for its fire alarm and police call systems.

Franchises granted by the city to the Mississippi Valley Telephone Company and the Northwestern Telephone Exchange Company were later acquired by the Tri-State Telephone and Telegraph Company. These franchises required the…