Show TWO ORDINANCES ARE INTRODUCED Solution of Phone Controversy Expected to Meet Opposition Two ordinances relieving the Rocky Rock Mountain Bell Telephone company and the Independent Telephone e company compan from the payment of at their license tax were intro introduced Introduced introduced In the council last evening by Coun Councilman Councilman cilman Fernstrom One of at the ordinance gives gies an absolutely absolutely absolutely unlimited franchise Mr f r years ears to the Bell company In return for forthe forthe the tho payment of oC a 1 I per cent gross gro s earn carn earnings earnIngs ings Ins tax The Tho other relieves the Inde Independent pendent company of at paying the license tax tac as under its Itz franchise granted in InlO lO It now pays pas a allier 1 per cent gross earn earning ing jg tax The franchise proposed for or the Bell tom Com Company om pany pan ratifies and confirms all rights heretofore granted ranted to that concern The rue city attorney H 11 J T 1 DInInny In an opinion opinIon opinIon ion submitted to the council two months ago said that the Bell company has no franchise at present as the transfer of ot the original ori franchise granted ranted to William Jenning and others to the present con concern concern cern has never been by the coun council council cil dl If It the ordinance introduced by Fern storm passes the transfer will be rati lieu floel tI and the Bell Dell company will have havo a definite status until 1933 when its Us cor corporate corporate i existence expires I Opposition to the franchise Is expected to develop and nel Councilman Stewart pro proposes proposes proposes poses that the underground wire Iran fran franchise ran chise of the Bell people be amended to the company to pay the 1 per cent In lieu of ot the license tax This franchise was granted ranted in and only gives Ives the company the right to build conduits for Its wires It Is argued that if Jr It should be amended as proposed It would not af affect a feet any right of ot the council to regulate the company in other ways was Both propositions were referred to the municipal lava las committees committee for consideration tion The contract for or curb and gutter Jutter exten extension Ion sion No 7 was approved The Tho work was let to J D Hanley by the board of or public works and the tho cost will be 42 The board of ot public works work was wa asked to advertise e for or bids for tor the following improvements Sewer extension No 1 9 located be between between between tween First and Fourth South streets street and Second and Fifth Firth West cst and on Fourth South between Fifth and Eighth West st extension No located be bc between between tween Tenth and Seventh East and Ninth South and Belmont Helmont avenue Sidewalk extension No 33 located In Inthe inthe the tho district bounded by b B D and N streets and Sixth and Eighth avenues Paving extension No 47 4 on G street between South Temple street and First avenue |