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Show HB The Telephone Franchise. BH Theic hasleen consideiabledlscus- Bfl slon on the sticcts the last fewdajs HB ocr the question of granting the BH j franchise asked for by the Home Bfl f Telephone Company. There is some Bfl t opposition to the franchise In the Bfl Council giowing out of a supposition Bfl , that the Homo Company ma) not be BH in caiuest In cair) logout tho piomUcs Bfl set forth In its application. It Is be- HB Ing urged that the purpose of the HB coinpati) is piucly speculative and that Its piomotcis want to secuie the i franchise for the puiposo of selling It probably to the Hell Co. In discussing discuss-ing this question previously we have urged the Council to consider the question can-fully and when the franchise fran-chise Is granted to make the conditions condi-tions such that the people's interests will be carefully guarded. We want competition in the telephone business and It might be advisable to Insert a hh I clause In the franchise foifeltlng It if HHt it should be tiansfeired to the lie 11 HJB Co. The people want the new com- HK( pany and the council will be roundly HH ceusuied for refusing a franchise tin- HH less a good reason is forthcoming. |