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Show WANTS CITY TO INVESTIGATE CHARGES FOII PHONE SERVICE Warren C Bogue. city purchasing agent, hu addressed a letter to th mayor and th -tty eemmleelon, In whlcb be ask. the cnmmlselou to make an In-veetlaation In-veetlaation through tli legal department of the Justice and legality of charges that ara mad against lha irlty government for telephone service by th local telephone ceeopany . Mr langu points lo th- f t that the city ha tha rlgrht. under in telephone company's franchise, to fifty free tele- amm. but that tha telephone company kaa a aariaa of charges for extension pkonaa, for belle. Cor extra listing in tha directory, and other extras that run to tJH'.at a year, which he believes la an . unyuet cAarp Ha aekl that the legal 11 mi Intent determine axartly arkat la meant by a free phone aarvlca. and what tha rompenv ran actually c harge to the rtlj-'B account, ureler the existing fran-I fran-I hies Hie letter follow . L To the Honorable Mayor and Board of i Cfemmreatonere Gentlemen: For your information I give yen the following facta i concerning the telephone aervlce of tlila H city: Pnder the telephone franchlae the city I la allowed fifty free phones, and I per rant on groea receipt, and I am showing you here what the city la paying. In ad I a It Ion to theee free phonee. for telephone esrvice, Phonee Extensions ruMnTgafalr MH.H W.M Parka and p. P W N UYterworte UI.U li.eo Pub affaire and finance TJ o ..... Street, and P. I I tO M.j Auditor W.W Fifty free phone i 1 par ceut on gross receipt" for 111! From lha above fhjuree yog will note that at regular rate the Telephone company com-pany la plying the city tM M a year for lie franchlae primage, and w are paring them for our telephone aervlce fir.7lfi. Under the franchlae. aa 1 have etated, we are allowed fifty free phonee, I now dealre to aak the question what doee a |