Show DAVIS WANTS TO KNOW President of Council Desires Information Information Information mation Concerning Regulation of Telephone Bates Rates After a brief discussion on enforcing the telephone license tax the council counell municipal municipal pal laws committee last evening adjourned without reaching any determination of at the question President A J Davis of ot the tho council asked several questions of at H J Dininny city attorney and among amon others he In Inquired Inquired inquired If it there thero Is not some method by b which the council may ma regulate rel the rates charged char ed by the Bell company At present the Independent company is limited to US USa 48 a year ear but the Bell concern Is without a franchise and may charge what It pleases Its highest rate Is 78 a year Mr 11 Davis would like lIko to know If it the city cannot give the company a franchise which will regulate Its rates and at the same time secure for the city a 1 per percent percent percent cent gross earnings tax and fifty free tree tel telephones telephones telephones for or municipal use His contention Is that this concern should be bit b placed on the same basis as the Independent people if it tho the license tax is Isto to be abolished |